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Post by Naki on Mar 18, 2008 13:44:14 GMT 12
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Post by Kereru on Mar 18, 2008 14:36:50 GMT 12
Check the expiry time and date of the auction? ;D
9:41 am April 1 asking price is $0
Cheers,
Colin
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Post by Peter Lewis on Mar 18, 2008 15:02:43 GMT 12
I'd be in at that price! . Is the one that is domiciled at Dairy Flat? TE330 - Mike Subritsky |
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Post by p40fanatic on Mar 18, 2008 18:07:35 GMT 12
Same! I'll pay half...and shipping!
And thats a Yes! Would be nice to see the thing actually FLY! I seem to recall reading in 2004 that test flying was imminent!
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Post by Peter Lewis on Mar 18, 2008 18:19:07 GMT 12
Same! I'll pay half...and shipping! You're on - we'll form a syndicate. |
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Post by Naki on Mar 18, 2008 21:06:53 GMT 12
I see the closing date has now changed.....there is also a nice Tiger Moth on trade me. Now for the winning Lotto ticket........
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Post by beagle on Mar 19, 2008 21:18:13 GMT 12
Just checking it out, is that a wasp in the back ground  |
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Post by sputnik767 on Mar 20, 2008 6:20:13 GMT 12
Sure looks like one...
Whats the big frame beside it??
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 20, 2008 11:06:42 GMT 12
Yes it's a Wasp, and the other aircraft is a gorgeous Vickers Vincent.
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Post by vgp on Mar 24, 2008 7:43:23 GMT 12
One of a famous few has hefty price tag 5:00AM Monday March 24, 2008 By Vaimoana Tapaleao The New Zealand owners of a World War II Spitfire are the focus of international attention after putting the vintage plane up for sale - and could be up to $5 million better off. The Vickers Supermarine single-seat Spitfire is one of more than 20,000 of the aircraft built during World War II, but is one of fewer than 50 left in the world. It has been in the Subritzky family, of the North Shore, for 11 years. They own a number of other aircraft, including a Vickers Vincent, Avro Anson, Gloster Meteor and a Hawker Hind which when completed will be one of two flying examples. Owner Mike Subritzky said having the Spitfire was a privilege, with its history making it the best aircraft the family had owned. "It's a time capsule. It's been around since 1944 and it's special because it's not a replica." Although the Subritzkys have not got an asking price for the aircraft, Spitfires in good condition can be worth up to $5 million. Britain's Spitfires have been regarded as one of the most famous fighter planes in history, for their role in battle in World War II. Together with the Hawker Hurricane, it proved too strong for opposing aircraft. The Vickers Supermarine Spitfire up for sale still holds its original equipment, including the radio. Mr Subritzky acknowledges that a lot of people have a passion for restoring old aircraft but says sometimes it's better to do less. "A lot of collectors restore aircraft and they modernise them a lot and they simplify them. "But we're more about conservation because when you modernise a craft, I think it takes something away from it. It takes away it's soul." The Spitfire has been advertised on Trade Me, generating keen interest here and overseas. "We've had interest from around the country, the UK, America and even the Germans are after it." Mr Subritzky said people had already come in to view the Spitfire, which for many has brought back memories. "An old man came to see it and he was in tears, thinking back as a 19-year-old flying in a Spitfire," Mr Subritzky said. His mother Robyn Subritzky said: "We've even caught a fella with one leg over the side of it." Because it is one of a handful of Spitfires in the country including one at the Auckland War Memorial Museum and another in Feilding, Mrs Subritzky says, the family definitely hope a Kiwi buys the Spitfire, as it will continue to be an asset to the country. Mrs Subritzky acknowledges the historic icon in their hands, saying: "It's special and a real bit of history. "We're not just going to give it away." www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10499760 |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 24, 2008 11:41:47 GMT 12
Great story. Thanks for posting it.
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Post by beagle on Mar 24, 2008 16:29:10 GMT 12
roll on power ball this weekend
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Post by stu on Mar 25, 2008 10:50:56 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 25, 2008 11:55:29 GMT 12
It was good to see the story on the news, and great to see that the owners hope it will stay here in NZ.
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Post by phil82 on Mar 25, 2008 13:05:20 GMT 12
Anyone know the history of that Spitfire? I see the owner says it has its original radio fitted!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 25, 2008 13:12:41 GMT 12
I know it has been owned by the BBMF and later the USAF Museum before coming to NZ. I'm sure there's more about TE330 on the net somewhere. We had a thread about it a few months back.
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Post by Brett on Mar 25, 2008 13:53:56 GMT 12
History:
Delivered to RAF as TE330.
- BOC: June 14, 1945.
- SOC: July 16, 1957.
- Accepted by 9MU, RAF Cosford.
- Passed through 6, 9, 29, 20 & 5 MU, Mar. 1950-1957.
-- Served with 2 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Cooperation Unit, 1954-1955.
RAF West Malling, 1957.
- Used as gate guard.
- Flew in Battle Of Britain Flypast, Sept. 1957.
RAF North Weald Station Flight, Mar. 13, 1958.
USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, July 1958.
- Delivered from RAF Odiham by C-124, July 1958.
USAFM Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH, 1961-1995.
World Wide Aeronautical Industries, Moorpark, CA, May 9, 1996.
- Registered as N75460.
Murray Griffiths, Deniliquin, NSW, Nov. 1996.
- Sale not completed.
James Slade, Hong Kong & Blenheim, NZ, 1997.
- Shipped to New Zealand for restoration, 1997.
- Restoration to airworthy, Auckland-Dairy Flat, 1997-1999.
Don & Mike Subritzky/Classic Aircraft, New Zealand, 1999-2002.
- Under restoration, Auckland-North Shore, 2001.
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Post by corsair67 on Mar 25, 2008 14:41:14 GMT 12
Oh, no doubt it'll be a push button AM radio then! ;D I hope they have set a good reserved price on it, or else they'll end up like the owner of that Wirraway who advertised it on eBay, and got $100 000 less than what he wanted for it!  |
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Post by Kereru on Mar 25, 2008 19:58:04 GMT 12
There is a feature in one of the newspapers I brought back about this and he is looking at $5 million? Start saving chaps! ;D
Colin
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 29, 2008 19:19:56 GMT 12
I think the $5 million is a ballpark figure for one that's flying, isn't it?
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