We had a shop on the airport that mainly dealt with Cobras, originals and not replicas. Wasn't unusual for a paint job to be in the 30-50K$ range. Easy to do when you have 6-700 manhours into the prep, paint and finish out work.
Figured it out....The photo you have is a C model, with part of the cowling off of 44-15459, which was American Beauty. There is a media photo of 44-15459 that attributes the pilot at the time of the photo was Voll.
The American Air Museum in Britain, under the listing for Voll, states that he...
On deck, a tire or brake change would be done with a single gear jack. The only time you would completely jack an aircraft onboard, would be when it's in the hangar bay. Remember to add at least three chains per gear to be correct for at sea work...
Tried to do a self craniotomy at work last night. 5'10" stepping up on a 8" step stand under a longeron that is 5'5" off the hangar floor doesn't work well. Airplane didn't move, but I did.... Coworkers wanted to rinse the area down with the 90% isopropyl we have on hand. Told them I didn't...
I've always appreciated when I've been buying, to know if there are people in line before me on something, and the current status. When I've sold stuff, or had it up for freebies, I always let people know where they stand in line and the expected time for a resolution for person #1. When it goes...