Unrestored P-51D Mustang Just $4.5M

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Key Takeaways:

  • A North American P-51D Mustang, possibly the last unrestored in North America, is listed for sale at $4.5 million.
  • The sale includes a substantial collection of spare parts, notably approximately 20 Merlin engines and numerous new-old-stock airframe components.
  • Last flown in 1983, the Mustang served with the Guatemalan air force and reportedly still retains its wartime armor plating and equipment.
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What’s being billed as possibly the last unrestored North American P-51D Mustang is being listed for a cool $4.5 million. And while that seems like a hefty sum, consider that this Mustang comes with a trove of spares, including “approximately 20” Merlin engines and a raft of new-old-stock airframe components.

Last flown in 1983, the Mustang saw action with the Guatemalan air force between 1954 and 1972, according to the Platinum Fighter Sales, which is brokering the deal. The Mustang reportedly still has its wartime armor plating and “equipment” still installed.

Photos reveal a dusty but apparently whole Mustang with a smattering of 70s-era avionics. “Also included are several containers worth of P-51 airframe parts, many either New Old Stock or zero-time overhauled,” say the sellers. “This inventory would make you King of the P-51marketplace.”

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