Now, bespoke coachbuilder Carlex is taking its previously-introduced retro-inspired Vintage G-Wagen redesign, based on the G-Class, and merging it with elements of the iconic P-51 Mustang fighter jet.
It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service — and changed the skies over Europe ...
P-51 Mustang - RAF Service While the P-51 Mustang would go down in history as arguably the best operational piston-engined fighter ever built, and was able to provide long-range escort to U.S ...
During World War II, the Mustang destroyed 4,950 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air—the most of any U.S. fighter in the European Theater. The North American P-51 Mustang may well be the most iconic U ...
The P-51 Mustang’s influence extended beyond World ... The NAA promised they could produce a superior fighter to the British P-40 Warhawk—and in less time. These were the halcyon days of ...
The resulting plane, of which only 272 were built, ultimately set the world record for longest nonstop flight of a propeller-driven fighter ... P-51 parts ended up being intended for the Twin ...
Rod Bower's S51 is a 70 percent scale replica of a P-51 Mustang fighter. Its engine? An all-aluminum 540 big-block Chevy.