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An Original Star Wars “X-Wing” Was Found In A Garage: It’s Now Selling For $400,000+ USD

Ben Branch September 21, 2023
Original Star Wars X-Wing Model 12
  • Gear
  • Planes

This 20 inch 1:24 scale filming X-Wing model was built by the team at Industrial Light & Magic for use in the original Star…

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For Sale: An Ex-US Navy Vought A-7 Corsair II – $50,000 USD

Ben Branch September 20, 2023
Vought A-7 Corsair II
  • Military
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This Vought A-7 Corsair II was first delivered to the US Navy in the 1960s, it would then serve with Attack Squadron 46 while…

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For Sale: A WWII Supermarine Spitfire Mark IXB

Jon Branch September 5, 2023
Supermarine Spitfire MkIXB Battle of Britain The Longest Day
  • Military
  • Planes

This is an original World War II-era Supermarine Spitfire Mark IXB, it’s been fully restored to airworthy condition and it’s appeared in a number…

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For Sale: A 1,100 BHP 28 Liter Supercharged Allison V12-Powered “Gentleman’s Racer”

Ben Branch September 4, 2023
Allison V12-Powered Speed Boat
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This is a 33′ “Gentleman’s Racer,” it’s a speed boat with a mahogany stepped-hull that was handbuilt by Tom Hill and Peter Russett in…

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There’s A Beautifully Restored Globe Swift For Sale

Ben Branch August 27, 2023
Globe Swift Aircraft 5
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This restored Globe Swift GC-1B is a fantastic example of what is unquestionably one of the most beautiful civilian aircraft designs to come out…

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For Sale: A WWII-Veteran North American B-25 Bomber

Ben Branch August 19, 2023
North American B-25 Mitchell Bomber
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This is a 1943 North American B-25 bomber, typically referred to as the B-25 Mitchell. Nearly 10,000 of them were built during WWII, they…

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There’s A WWII-Era 1939 Messerschmitt Bf-109E Fighter Plane For Sale

Ben Branch June 17, 2023
Messerschmitt Bf-109
  • Military
  • Planes

This Messerschmitt Bf-109E is the only surviving privately-owned Bf-109E that saw service with the Legion Condor during the Spanish Civil War, and it continued…

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Affordable Warbird For Sale: A Fully Restored WWII-Era Boeing Stearman

Ben Branch June 13, 2023
Boeing Stearman
  • Military
  • Planes

This is a 1943 Boeing Stearman, it was built during the Second World War and used as a training aircraft for military pilots before…

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A WWI Liberty V12 Aero Engine Distributor Cap Cigar Ashtray

Ben Branch June 12, 2023
Liberty V12 Aero Engine Distributor Cap Cigar Ashtray
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This is the only one of its kind that we’ve ever seen, it’s the distributor cap from a Liberty L-12 WWI-era V12 aircraft engine…

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Project Plane: A 1955 Soviet MiG-15 Fighter Jet – $25,000 USD

Ben Branch June 2, 2023
Soviet MiG-15 Fighter Jet
  • Military
  • Planes

This is a 1955 Mikoyan-Gurevich 15, better known simply as the MiG-15, it was the dominant Soviet fighter jet of the years just after…

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For Sale: An Aermacchi MB-339 Light Attack Jet

Ben Branch March 21, 2023
Aermacchi MB-339
  • Military
  • Planes

The Aermacchi MB-339, known as the “Macchi” in many parts of the world, is a light attack aircraft and military jet trainer that saw…

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Curtiss P-40 Warhawk – Rescued After Being Buried For 50 Years On A South Pacific Island

Ben Branch March 9, 2023
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Project Plane Master
  • Military
  • Planes

This Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is one of the 13,738 that were produced during WWII, it was built at the Buffalo, New York Curtiss-Wright factory…

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