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My friend has a very nicely restored mooney, this plane got me very interested in the mooney line. As a new pilot Im not looking to spend a lot of money to get in the air, I perf boat, and race cars already so flying budget is low. So when a not so clean mooney popped up I figured Id take a look. The plane is a 63 or 64 turbo normalized, m20e its in less than perfect shape, paint is base clear and the clear is falling off all over the plane, in fact in some areas it's through to the primer, all the pucks in the gear are shot, the interior is pretty well in need of a full replacement. It does have a good low time, fuel injected 200 hp engine, avionics are old original type, radios are out of the plane so not sure about the condition of those, it runs good but has been sitting a while( few years, said to be started on and off to keep it oiled.) The big kicker is the plane has two damage history notes, one gear up landing little to no damage. The other was a power line strike! Landed safely without, rudder and stabilizer. However that was back in 79. I know your probably all saying run don't walk away! Either that or is this post for real. Yes it's for real, my friend who owns the mooney flew over and looked at it with me and thinks it could be an inexpensive time builder, with a little work. Worst case scenario part it out Figured Id get the thoughts of more mooney guys here, and especially some thoughts on its value as it sits. Sorry I don't have any pics at this time.