Mike:
When I was about 10-11 years old, my Dad took me over by our airport. It was still in the city, then. (Before they built the current one on the edge of town) We pulled up along a row of hangers, and there was a P-51 sitting out front, getting ready for a flight. The pilot/owner was just ready to fire it up, and when that huge V12 Rolls Royce engine came to life, fire shot our from those 6 (on each side) exhaust manifolds about a foot or so. I'll never forget that! And, I agree, one of the most beautiful airplanes ever built.
..and, who ya callin' crazy?
My brain would be hard boiled by now if I lived in Florida.
