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J'ai reçu ça dans mes courriels ce soir... Le Classic Car Auction of Toronto se tiendra du 8 au 10 avril et parmi les 119 véhicules mis à l'encan, il y a ce CT-114 ayant servi aux Snowbirds... Selon ce qui est écrit en page 30 du catalogue de l'encan (disponible à http://www.ccpauctions.com), il pourrait être certifié après une restauration ($$$$$)... Des intéressés?
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Canadian Transportation History Up For Bids
TORONTO, Ontario - March 15, 2011 - For over 40 years the Canadian Snowbirds Demonstration Team have entertained millions of air show spectators as international ambassadors for Canada, flying the venerable Canadian-built CT-114 Tutor Jet aircraft. These twin-seat aerobatic trainers were built in the mid-sixties for the RCAF by Montreal-based Canadair (now Bombardier) and adopted by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds team in 1971. One of these original aircraft is being offered for sale along with other historic vehicles at the annual Classic Car Auction of Toronto, April 8-10 in Mississauga, Ontario.
Flown by the Snowbirds team in the 1990s this classic aircraft on offer retains its original patriotic colors, cockpit instruments, controls and ejection seats. Since being retired from service, the aircraft is expected to become a candidate for restoration or a historical museum display. An extensive collection of documentation including log books, complete maintenance and service records will accompany the sale. This iconic aircraft is one of only four CT-114 jets under private ownership, presenting a rare opportunity for collectors or museums to acquire an important milestone of Canadian aviation history.
Examples of other vehicles with Canadian history offered at this event include an original 1966 Shelby GT350 that raced at the famed Mosport circuit and spent its entire life in Windsor, Ontario since new, an early brass-era 1915 Model T Ford Touring that rolled off Ford's Walkerville, Ontario plant and an extremely rare 1956 Meteor Rideau Sunliner built in Oakville solely for the Canadian market.
The Toronto event hosted by industry veterans Collector Car Productions, is the oldest and largest collector car auction in Canada, attracting thousands of automotive enthusiasts from across Canada and the United States.
IMAGE CAPTION: Canadian-built 'Snowbirds' CT-114 Tutor Jet offered at Toronto auction
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About Collector Car Productions: Collector Car Productions is a privately held Canadian-based auction house specializing in acquisitions, sales and appraisals of investment quality collector cars and private estate collections in North America. Further details regarding these vehicles and the event go to: www.ccpauctions.com. Additional photography, interviews and information available upon request. Images, video and audio of the Snowbirds team is available on the Canadian Forces website at: http://www.snowbirds.forces.gc.ca/v2/index-eng.asp
C'est sur que dans un monde ou les contraintes financières n'existeraient pas...oui let's go...mais dans la vraie vie nonobstant le coût de l'achat, d'un nouveau moteur et de la restauration...on est bien comme faut dans les six chiffres déjà, il reste le cout d'opération. Le burger à $100 devient un burger à $1000. Mais rendu là quelqu'un qui auras déboursé quelques cent milles pour retaper cet avion devrait...normalement avoir le budget pour les burger à $1,000....je vais garder mon Arrow je pense.
En plus il doit avoir moyen de trouver équivalent déja en état de vol sans se taper tout les tracas d'une restauration...être fou:
C'est pas les choix qui manquent et pas si cher a acheter...c'est après que ca fait plus mal en $$$$$$$
Cool, un peu de réactions... Ça fait chaud au coeur!
Je garde un oeil sur le dossier. Je vous donnerai le nom du «chanceux» après l'encan. Si c'est un musée qui met la main là-dessus, ce serait bien aussi. Probablement qu'il y en a un ou deux qui vont s'essayer.
Pour votre information et pour souligner la belle photo de JP Bonin...
Le Tutor a été vendu à un Albertain pour 48 400 $...
Voici une partie du communiqué:
Former Snowbirds Jet Finds New Owner at Toronto Auction
TORONTO, Ontario – April 12, 2011 – History was alive and well at the recent Classic Car Auction of Toronto held April 8-10 at the former De Havilland factory known now as the International Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. Leading the pack of rare and unique vehicles up for bids was a Canadian-built aircraft once flown by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds Demonstration Team. Known as a CT-114 Tutor Jet, it sold to an Albertan buyer for $48,400 and was one of several examples of Canadian transportation history to cross the block at this annual spring event.