In 1988 Bill and Don Whittington had an idea to remake a legend and one of the greatest race planes of all time; the Griffon-powered Mustang. Only nine months later, the Griffon-powered precious metal was at Reno. Unfortunately, a few days later the Precious Metal was sitting on its belly in the middle of a dry lake, having crash-landed there. Following a six-year rebuild, Precious Metal was back in 1995. Precious Metal did not see Reno again until its new owner, Ron Buccarelli, brought here back in 1998 and hasn't left since. For more information on Precious Metal, please visit: www.preciousmetalairracing.com.