Thanks, yes a 1957 310B, it sat for several years and 5 years ago it went through an extensive annual by a real pain in the ass mechanic, the words of the previous owner. I called him up as well as the pain in the ass mech and asked him what he remembered from the 3 annuals he did in 2013, 15 and 16, he told me he had the owner put new hartzell props on it, new mags and harness new plugs, rebuilt the nose gear, he made sure all the AD were done.. the first annual in 2013 he did a lot. So I am thinking it is still in descent shape. The current owner/seller is an airline pilot and said he has had fun with it over the past two years, flown it about 50 hours and now wants a baron IFR something he can fly approaches in.
I talked to a 310 guru and he told me those over wing augmenter tubes slide out enough to get a bore scope into, might have to call him back, can you pull the tubes forward enough to get a scope in from the back? I have a non bendable scope with an articulating head camera with a bright led light. If the spars are clean not corroded and the engines give a good run up and it flys good than I think I will buy it, give my dad and I some happy times while he is still here with us, thats worth the 20k to me. Owner says it will do 170 knots, we can visit some places and have time to enjoy them. As far as the radios.. will stick to non tower fields and see and avoid.