Grumman G-36 Wildcat (N551TC)

That's a rare aircraft!

Photographer Bob Garrard has posted this on Flickr...

"General Motors FM-2 Wildcat BuNo 47160 (cn 2313) Built by the Eastern Aircraft Division of GM, the FM-2 was an improved version of the Wildcat. With lightened structure and a more powerful Wright R-1820 radial engine, the FM-2 was notably quicker, faster climbing, longer ranged and more maneuverable than its predecessor. The new plane had a distinctive, taller vertical tail to help control the increased power. It was a great improvement, and more than four thousand FM-2s were built in 1943-45. Of those, over three hundred went to the British."

https://www.flickr.com/photos/23032926@N05/6237697879

My understanding is that FM-2 Wildcats were G-36 variants.

Sam, thanks for sharing this excellent photo with us!

..and the Avenger next door..do we have a shot of that gorgeous old thing?

F4f was Grumman built fm-2 was General Motors built...no icao code for fm2

I took some shots of the avenger as we'll... Didn't fly much, it was throwing up a lot of oil after a few passes so I got it on the ground...hope it's not anything major