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Merlin Precious Metal and Griffon Precious Metal not the same airframe. First PM ended up in the Gulf of Mexico. Later recovered but never restored.
Precious Metal has raced Reno 7 times now Only raced under that name Three owners Don Whittington, Ron Bucarelli, And Mustang51 LLC (current)...
Good thing ours was built up out of a MGM movie prop. Funny thing is that most of the Mustangs (Strega, Voodoo, and Dago) were rotting on a static...
Yeah they look cool, but they are not fun if things go bad.
It's a burly starter. The big thing is that when you are starting with the hot gas is you can't really stop a start sequence. The blower will fill...
Some new video out. Purely awesome! http://vimeo.com/52158310
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7gWX7i6148 That's me on the wing tuning the carb. Gets a bit warm behind that stack.
463 mph quali run! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_MTUBoMHqc
Yep we lost a gear door due to the failure of the forward up-lock spring. Still qualified at 463 mph the fastest she has ever gone at Reno. 4th...
I think this slideshow shows what I did to her in 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToclXQXqBdU
We had our best year ever with Precious Metal. Thanks Dad "Old Guy" here on the board for the passion for racing. I think this picture shows that.
Wow dad I've seen you build some incredible s**t in the 39 years of my life but this is just amazing piece of work.
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