F8F Bearcat - SMALL is BEAUTIFUL!!

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F8F Bearcat - SMALL is BEAUTIFUL!!

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Mar 21, 2024

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It's the Third in our Grumman "Cat" Series!
Take a Hellcat, put it on a crash diet, keep the big engine and what do you get? Bearcat: where LESS is MORE!
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Mar 21, 2024

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F8F Bearcat - SMALL is BEAUTIFUL!!

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