Fifi was based in my hometown for quite some time. Never got to ride in her, but have seen her multiple times. Hell of an airplane. But, it takes a Herculean effort to keep her flying and a kings ransom financially. So, some big money guy paid up the money to have her engines rebuilt but said that she would have to move to Dallas. So, that's what they did. It's unfortunate, but the CAF in Midland thought it was better to keep her flying than to just have her hangared here in Midland. I would agree.
I highly suggest to pay the money to be allowed to crawl around that airplane. It's amazing on the inside. The cockpit is big enough to put a living room set in.