Moller International Auctioning Its Prototype Of First Flying Car Type Aircraft On eBay

Davis, CA (AHN) - Moller International is auctioning its first flying car type aircraft on eBay, saying it is in perfect condition, in the same configuration as it flew during its international press flight and is expected to appreciate in value as production models go on sale.

"The M200X was the first flying car type vehicle to successfully demonstrate that it was possible to hover and maneuver a personal VTOL aircraft by someone with virtually no pilot training," the company said in a statement on the auction site.

The company is billing the Moller International M200x as a "A Piece Of Aviation History For Sale." As of 8:23 a.m. ET, the current bid was $18,888.00 and there were 32 bids, although the reserve hadn't been met at that time. The auction is slated to end on Oct. 7 at 08:23 a.m. PDT.

Company officials say that along with being the first VTOL aircraft of its kind to successfully fly, that the M200X volantor1 also had many successful flights during the 1980's.

Those successful flights resulted in the M200X volantor1 being the subject of articles in publications including Forbes, Discover, Popular Mechanics, USA Today and Esquire and also TV appearances on Good Morning America, The History Channel, 60 Minutes, The Discovery Channel and on the evening news with Peter Jennings, company officials said.

"The purchaser will be acquiring a piece of aviation history that is absolutely unique," the Company's President, Paul Moller said. "Its development is viewed as the genesis of the Neuera and Firefly models going into production now and planned for sale in mid 2009."