Beautiful airplane! Well, it will sell in a heart beat.
Indeed it did. Details to come once everything is finalized, but if the new "owner(s)" want to chime in, they are certainly free to. I know one of them is away from home at the moment.
As far as the value, I know where everyone is coming from, and although I know the market is hot for selling, the truth is that it can't be ignored that the engine is past TBO on a 40-year-old overhaul. Even though it's making RPM and not making metal, there's the real possibility this engine may need an overhaul at some point in the next few years. I don't feel I could, in good conscience, sell it at full market value, knowing it may need an overhaul that in today's market and supply environnment could equal or exceed the buying price. Maybe I'm wrong, but at least I won't lose any sleep over it.