I once saw an ad for an Enstrom project in a Chicago newspaper. The ad
read"Traffic copter $10,000"

I called and went to see it. It was in a garage in the near north loop area.

Supposedly, the pilot, down near St Louis, did a bad auto after running out of
gas. He was so mad when he exited the ship he punched a hole in the left front
windshield.
The blades flexed down into the tail boom, dinged themselves and the boom.
It came with a used tailboom, but it had the TRGB on the new side.

3 used blades, MRGB & TRGB overhaul, and parts to convert to new style tail
rotor brought the cost up to the price of a similar, flying Enstrom.

When I walked in and saw the ship I was reaching for my wallet. It was
beautiful, blue tinted windows, real nice interior and the Lycoming started
right up and idled sweet.

This was at least 10-15 years ago, before the cost of "salvage" type aircraft
went through the ceiling.
Tom