In the finest traditions of English eccentricity, David Price built a full-size replica Spitfire by hand in his back garden, demolishing a potting shed so he could squeeze in the wings. His long-suffering wife Trish, 58, has been promised a new summer house with the proceeds of the sale. ‘I’ve spent the last year doing repairs.’Now, however, it is perfect again and David has decided to sell. The effect is breathtaking and the Spitfire has become a landmark at their house in a Cumbrian village, near Carlisle. ‘I’m older, less bolder,’ he says, ‘but never say never.’flight of fancy: David Price with his pride and joy replica‘My wife is very patient… but it’s clear it has to go’
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