The story is that they would be sold as kits. I agree with you that this makes the story strange, though. While his plan involved extensive modification to the

The story is that they would be sold as kits. I agree with you that this makes the story strange, though. While his plan involved extensive modification to the engine and resale, the easiest workaround is to have the customer order the engine and freight it to him for modification. It would be expensive, but I do not see how it would have been impossible. This kind of aircraft would have been expensive in any case. It sounds like other issues may have been just as big of a factor here as Ford's lack of interest.