It has joined the ranks of the high-performance P-51 kits alongside the Titan Aircraft T-51, which has a welded steel airframe with a secondary monocoque aluminum shell, the all-aluminum Stewart S-51D, and the full-scale, turbine-powered Cameron P-51G.

The Thunder Builders Group LLC owned the assets required to manufacture the airplane in September 2010, when they sold the assets to Dean Holt of Mount Vernon, Washington.

[1] Dean is currently in the process of manufacturing all the necessary components for complete kit offerings, which will be available in late fall 2011.

There were a total of 37 complete or partial kits produced, including the prototype.

On January 4, 2020, a Thunder Mustang crashed in Santa Clarita, California, killing the pilot.