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#1 P51 Coupe
ddgonzal Posted on: 2010/3/8 1:34
A 1200 Coupe with a Mustang-inspired paint scheme
Do you like it?

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#2 Re: P51 Coupe
Dodgeman Posted on: 2010/3/8 1:46
Ummmmmmmmm, NO.
It's a car, not a plane.

That paint scheme, particularly the shark mouth, was used on AVG P40's in 1941, several years before the P51 was seen in general operational service, & months before the US was dragged into WW2

The shallower chin radiators of the P40B allowed the sharkmouth to look particularly fearsome.

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Oops, corrected a transpositional error.


#3 Re: P51 Coupe
clyons8 Posted on: 2010/3/8 1:54
P51 "bubble-top" style Mustangs had these paint schemes I think.

Speaking of fighter planes, some bloke dug up a Japanese Zero in his back yard when I was at home over the Uni break, not bad for a weekend find.

We have alot of aircraft at home in Rabaul, There are a few Zero's in the shallow water out the front of my place. Then there are a few B25 Mitchell's around the place.


#4 Re: P51 Coupe
ROConnor Posted on: 2010/3/8 3:27
would look better with the eye right out front of the gard. I kina like it though. would be cool if the gloss cleer coated it and was sitting nice and low with some intercepter steelies.


#5 Re: P51 Coupe
edp Posted on: 2010/3/8 3:50
Horrible! Should be named "why bother"

Its right there in the same category as those cars people glue all kinds of goofy little blocks & junk to trying to make god knows what - you all know what I'm talking about.


#6 Re: P51 Coupe
ddgonzal Posted on: 2010/3/8 4:58
Yes, an Art Car.


#7 Re: P51 Coupe
metalmonkey47 Posted on: 2010/3/8 5:46
Well, it's unique to say the least!


#8 Re: P51 Coupe
Dodgeman Posted on: 2010/3/8 13:43
Quote:

clyons8 wrote:
P51 "bubble-top" style Mustangs had these paint schemes I think.
The 'bubble top' was the P51D & it's true that some received the camouflage scheme, however by early 1945 the Alies had control of the sky over Europe & in the Pacific & it was deemed that camouflage was no longer necessary, so new planes were left in bare metal finish.






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