Thread: Lighters,,,

It's John's fault!!

I didn't realize I was a Zippo collector........


Got a few more scattered about I can't put my hands on at the moment.

I still carry and use one. Right now it's the brass USS NIMITZ one.

Oh mannnnnn,,,,,, he's on the path of no return,,,,,,

Thanks John, yet another thing for me to collect....
I had to get one of these. I picked up a Dunhill service lighter just got it yesterday.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Oh mannnnnn,,,,,, he's on the path of no return,,,,,,

I had 2 NIB big lighters. Both of them had Ramsey Winch, Tulsa, OK with a 5 digit phone number. Came back off a run and my cousin who was living with me at the time decided they both needed to be used.........

They got used after that. One of those is packed away somewhere around here. The beat up Zippo with the signature on it belonged to my grand father. The other side of it is engraved with N71L. That N number belonged to a P-51 Mustang that he had some financial interest in back in the 60's. A gent named Jimmy Cook owned most of the plane. Jimmy had plans to race it but it never got done.

According to everything I can find out, the plane is amongst the missing. It was never reported wrecked/crashed. It was sold, so it's out there somewhere. LOL

Well, wherever it is at, I hope she's in the air, where she belongs,,,,,

I know where two P51s are,but they are sold for parts,one in san Jose calif,one in Palo alto Calif,Belonged to my Uncle.
Bought new in the crate in 1952,$400. Ea

I am trying to envision a P51 in a crate. AND for 400 bux. WOW!

I'd like to get those old 1911's for $50.00 I heard,,,,,

Originally Posted by Hirlau

I'd like to get those old 1911's for $50.00 I heard,,,,,

Why I collect razors, I suppose. SOMETIMES, you can get a decent one for fifty bucks. Seems those days are gone too!

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

I know where two P51s are,but they are sold for parts,one in san Jose calif,one in Palo alto Calif,Belonged to my Uncle.
Bought new in the crate in 1952,$400. Ea

Small airstrip near me known as Hicks Field, had 200 acres of P-51's and P-38's parked as close as they could get them. They were waiting to be surplussed out and sold. Grass fire got started out there and the whole damn 200 acres of planes melted. They dozed into manageable piles and sold 'em for scrap metal.