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1944 American Champion P-51D MustangSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Redondo Beach, CA, USA

This 1944 North American P-51D, registered as N5483V and carrying serial number 44-73158N, is offered as a complete restoration project at a price of $1,600,000. The airframe shows a total time of 10, with the Packard V-1650-7 engine at 0 SMOH and the Hamilton Standard 24D50 propeller at 0 SPOH, both currently in core condition. The seller positions this as the most complete P-51D project available, noting that all parts have been acquired over the past 20 years, with many being New Old Stock, and states that no better project can be found anywhere. The restoration work completed to date is described as being to the same quality as the Tom...

Year
1944
Make
American Champion
Series
P-51 Mustang
Model
P-51D Mustang
Tail #
N5483V
Serial #
44-73158N

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Classic / Antique, Military / Warbird, Recreational
Flight Rules
VFR

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
10 hrs
Engine 1 Time
(SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
(SPOH)
Prop 2 Time
(SPOH)

Additional Equipment

Oxygen System

Original Oxygen Bottles (2x) - Two

Weapons System

50 Caliber Machine Guns (6x) - Six Replica With New Ammo And Correct Date On Shells

Exhaust System

Exhaust Stacks (12x) - New Inner And Outer

Cooling System

Coolant Tubes - New door actuator, New New

Brakes

P-51 Brakes - Overhauled,

Fuel Cells

Fuel Cells (2x) - Original

Bomb Shackles

Bomb Shackles (2x)

Drop Tanks

Drop Tanks (2x) - to be overhauled

Fuel Door Actuator

Oil Door Actuator - New

Oil Tank

Oil Tank - New Overhauled

Flight Controls

Elevators (2x) - Overhauled, Overhauled, New, Overhauled Covered In Stits

Windshield

Windshield - New

Throttle Quadrant

Throttle Quadrant - Overhauled

Gear And Flap Handles

Gear And Flap Handles - Overhauled

Canopy Crank And Chain

Canopy Crank And Chain - Overhauled

Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel - Complete With Overhauled

Hydraulics

Hydraulics - All NOS Or Overhauled

Wing Tip Extensions

Wing Tip Extensions - New

Aircraft Manuals

P-51 Manuals - Complete Set Of

Airframe Components

Fuselage - New New Longerons And All New Skins, Odeagaard Overhauled, Overhauled, Overhauled, Overhauled, Overhauled, Complete Set Of New, Overhauled

Armament

Six 50 caliber replica machine guns w/ new ammo and correct date on shells

Fuel System

2x original fuel cells

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Packard
Engine Model
V-1650-7
Propeller Model
Hamilton Standard 24D50

Asking Price

$1,600,000

Aircraft Location

Redondo Beach, CA, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Jul 31, 2026: $1,600,000 - trade-a-plane

May 1, 2026: $1,600,000(-$3,900,000) - controller

Oct 6, 2025: $5,500,000 - trade-a-plane

+2 more price changes

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First Seen: Aug 25, 2025

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