Hi Steve, with the help of the Shuttleworth archivist, managed to track it down!middlefour1 wrote:
It's a Spartan 7W Executive, one of the most beautiful and collectable classic American aeroplanes of the 30's. Only 34 were built
by an oil magnate who sold them to the likes of Paul Getty, Howard Hughes and the odd middle eastern King. It was so far ahead
of it's time in looks and performance, it could do 250mph while we were still bumbling around in tiger moths!
The one you pictured is owned by Nigel Pickard, based at Little Gransden airfield in Bedfordshire. It was the only one in Europe but
he's recently acquired another one to keep it company. Already working out when I may be passing that way, maybe he needs help
with the polishing.........
Here it is at Silverstone in 2010, just look at the shape of those wings in silhouette, remind you of anything?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vng_OQ7IZ74
some great pictures of it here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29126266@N ... otostream/