If Beech Bonanza ownership seems out of the budget, the good news is that there are plenty of vintage V-tail models on the market at affordable prices. The bad news is that unless those 50- and 60-year-old airframes have been we’ll maintained, you could be buying a money pit. Plus, shops won’t feel sorry for you when you roll up in any Bonanza.
Not that an old V-tail restoration is bad thing. Many owners throw endless amounts of money at these airplanes making them far better than new. Pick your vintage. With antecedents dating to 1947, the venerable V-tail remained in continuous production until 1982, something no other model can claim.