Final update on this post - re Mr. Hoyt's pursuit of the 63 150 in Iowa with LR tanks, heavy-duty front gear, purple/silver paint.
To make a long story short, the plane is still available...and I feel the need to help them out.
PM me and I can pass along the owner's contact info. Lori is going to contact them to see if they want to re-post their ad. They seem like very, very nice people.
I never saw the plane as Mr. Hoyt's deposit stopped my pursuit of the airplane. See below for Royson's comments:
It had terrific paint, and factory long range tanks, and was located in Iowa. It appeared to be an above average straight tail at a good price. Lori and I actually talked about the possibility of buying it to convert to a taildragger, but since we already have two airplanes that we don't fly enough, we came to our senses, and passed.
