Willyslancs Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 And other bargains!!!!(mind you the auction was in 1972!!:n00b:). Found the sale catalogue from this auction (i was 5) we went to the auction and luckily noted down some of the prices . Read them and weep! , personally i like the sound of the half track at £265......(shame there were no pics):coffee: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Which Lancaster was this? Where is it now? A Jeep for £30! This was in 1972, by when i had already decided i wanted a Jeep. It would have been a better investment than shares in British Leyland. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisg Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Lancaster VII NX611 now at Linconshire Aviation Centre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 dad said it was a nice sight seeing it go down the runway ........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 a dodge american truck and a dingo scout car ,,,, :shocked: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 i would have snapped the lot up i would be a rich man now :sweat: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 a couple of dodges ........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzaw Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I wonder where or with who all these vehicles ended up, might be a good research project and of interest to all on here. Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Ramsden Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I went to that museum as a brat. I was only about 14 so it would have been about 1969. I remember there being a Guy Quad Ant there and my dad was in ecstacy because he drove a Guy Ant in the RA in 1943 and he hadn't seen one since then. You could climb in and on most of the exhibits and they were suffering as a result; I remember everything being dead rough so it was probably a good thing that the museum closed and everything was sold off. There was a lovely Seafire with its canopy lying on the floor at the side. It's flying again now in the USA, I believe. The Percival Mew Gull that Alex Henshaw flew to South Africa and back in an unfeasibly short time in the late 1930s was there in a pitiful state. I nicked a broken bit of the plywood covering from it, even though I didn't know the significance of the aircraft back then. The Lanc was open and I've got a photo of me peering out of the cockpit. There was no supervision - a bad person could have done untold damage. What a crappy way to run a museum, but it was a long time ago. Thank heavens things have changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 i believe we had a trip down the runway in the lancaster ( but i was only 5 , dont remember much of it ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil munga Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Very interesting , Its good to find reminders like this , think the year before a new Landrover was about £800 just to put them prices in persecutive , how would that compare today with a new Landy being about £20K I've just been flicking through the pages of Autocar 1977 and a new Range Rover £6844 but an Austin allegro would have been £1900 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cel Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I took this picture last year when plowing with my OilPull at the Little Casterton working weekend. Even stopped the engine to enjoy the magnificent sound of the 4 engines (Merlins I believe?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 that sound makes the hairs on my arms stand up ......... lovely noise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 The Lancaster flypasts at W&P this year were the first time I'd seen it pass with the U/C down... even slower and lower... stunning like the 12" EP of the Merlin soundtrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 Found this pic of it last night taken around the time of the auction ( dont know who is in the pic)............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 £9,500 then is the equivalent of £158,000 today, based on average earnings. Still sounds pretty cheap given the prices of WW2 aircraft today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 found these pics tonight , some of the vehicles from the sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoseman Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Found this pic of it last night taken around the time of the auction ( dont know who is in the pic)............ She is now renamed JUST JANE, and she is beautiful. Been on the taxi ride, took up Rear End Charlie. Unforgettable experience. The smell of those 4 Merlins, full waft of aviation fuel in the nostrils!! A fantastic day and biggest stupidest smile on my face!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1944 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Just been on an inflation calculator which says that £9500.00 is equivalent to £106000.00 Regards John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedford Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Hi Mark, Some brill photos,have been to the Lincs.aviation centre a couple of times last year and spoke to one of the two brothers, he told me that they were out bid at Blackpool but later bought the Lancaster when it had been used as a gate guardian. They also plan to get it flying again. Darren.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Hi Mark,Some brill photos,have been to the Lincs.aviation centre a couple of times last year and spoke to one of the two brothers, he told me that they were out bid at Blackpool but later bought the Lancaster when it had been used as a gate guardian. They also plan to get it flying again. Darren.. cheers mate , I was only 5 but remember going to the sale .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzaw Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 interesting that £30 is now £335 today - so a jeep has well increased in price since then to the prices they go for today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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