The world's most valuable motorcycle heads for auction

Landspeedracer said:
a friend of mine was handed a rivet off a 1940s Spitfire as a joke by another friend. Painstakingly over a period of 6 years or so he had amassed enough spare parts and old airframes to be able to have built a complete, period correct, Spitfire. That one was first flown again a dozen years ago. The cost then was around £600,000. He’s now looking to find the bits to build a 2 seater so that he will be able to actually fly in it - he can’t fly a plane, let alone a spitfire.

here’s the news report, exaggerated price tag too!

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If I had that kinda money, time, and determination, I reckon I learn how to fly ...!
 
Correct me if I’m wrong, but to qualify to fly a spitfire you need something more than a ‘normal’ pilots licence. Also some people don’t necessarily have the ability to fly.
 
Landspeedracer said:
Correct me if I’m wrong, but to qualify to fly a spitfire you need something more than a ‘normal’ pilots licence. Also some people don’t necessarily have the ability to fly.
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I’ve no idea. I struggle to fly a kite with the kids!
But I think it’d kill me having an actual Spitfire in my shed and not being able to ‘have a play’ !
 
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