[QUOTE=Mike J]Worthless?[QUOTE]

I do believe that was the word he used. I was quite gobsmacked because i had always assuned that the rarer WWII type, and one equally as popular at airshows when they are flying, would have been quite something of value even when in a dissasembled and unrestored state (much like the one that has left Duxford for Holland).

Still, I guess his comments come from his view as an engineer with a restoration company whose business is to make its money from restoring airframes, and they see it is a much more risky investment – it would be harder to find parts, a bigger job to restore to the air than a Spitfire that they have all the tooling for, and less attractive on the market when complete as it has less “appeal” than a Spitfire. It would (like a Spitfire) likely cost a lot more to restore than they can sell it for when complete, and that margin for loss there is probably higher. So in their eyes, not worth it I guess.That is the impression I got from the chap. Nice guy he was too. Not the sort to talk bull.

However, if someone was to come along with a passion for the Firefly and invest in it for themselves to own and operate, rather than for resale, it’d be a whole different story. That is what’s needed.