I agree with Kilroy. We don't want this to turn into another Flying Yankee debacle. The fiasco with the Winton engine basically killed the project — "should we save the engine? should we run it? should we make it a static display? should we scrap it? should we sell parts of it to collectors? no, let's restore it! no, let's not restore it. no, let's restore it and run it! no, let's make it a static display. no, let's sell the bits and pieces on eBay"...
We would have a restored, operable, running Flying Yankee today if they had simply pulled the Winton and installed a modern working engine in its place. Instead we have a monument to ... well, I'm not sure what.
Take that as a cautionary tale.
(Let me be clear: I DO NOT think that will happen with the 470, thanks largely to the people who are involved with the 470 restoration.)
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