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1940 Taylorcraft BC-65 Airframe Project For Sale: “A Great Rebuild Project or Parts Donor”

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A 1940 Taylorcraft BC-65 airframe project has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

This aircraft sustained damage when the engine lost power and was forced to set down short of the runway… The current total time is 4,483. Polyfiber fabric on the whole ship, many, many, many new parts, with loads of receipts. Even though we don’t have the original logs, we have something which may be neater, a complete historical record of every piece of paper filed about this airplane from the beginning, including the original mortgage in 1940, the first annual in 1941 and years worth of additional annuals , sales records, etc., a small books worth! Great reading! And also 337’s, including those from the 1940’s before they were numbered 337! And AD complience and service bulletins, plus service manual, parts manual and owners manuals… This is a great rebuild project, or parts donor for another project.

The aircraft is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is currently available for US $3,995, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the listing on eBay, which includes many additional photos and a detailed overview of the damage.

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1946 Ercoupe 415-C For Sale: “Low Time Aircraft, Lovingly Maintained”

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A 1946 Erco Ercoupe 415-C has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

This low time aircraft has been lovingly maintained by the owner since his purchase of it in 2000… This aircraft has been kept as close to original as possible, with only the required updates to make it functional in the modern world. The C-75 in this airplane has 1,368 hours since major overhaul, but only 149 hours since the installation of 4 brnd new cylinders (top overhaul). As you would expect, the compressions at the last annual, performed 6/1 2021 were fantastic at 78/80 across the board!

The aircraft is located in California, Maryland and is currently being offered for US $11,950, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the listing on eBay.

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1945 Taylorcraft Project For Sale: “Very Minimal Damage”

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A 1945 Taylorcraft BC-12D has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

1,790 total time, 388 SMOH A-65… On 4/26/2020 the airplane hit a light guy wire of a power pole while landing on a grass strip (not a power line)… there is very minimal damage to this airplane… Sold with logbooks for the airframe starting from 1945, the engine since an overhaul in 1965, as well as lots and lots of historic paperwork…

The aircraft is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is currently available for bidding. Click here to check out the listing on eBay, which includes many additional photos and a lengthy description with detailed condition overview.

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1946 Aeronca Champ For Sale: “Runs Great, Flies Great, Always Hangared”

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A 1946 Aeronca Champ has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

Excellent 1946 Aeronca Champ. 7AC to 7BCM conversion done in Jan. 2000, with new Ceconite fabric, paint, Continental 0-200 conversion and 5 gallon wing tanks. Engine was overhauled in 2015 by Jewell Aviation after a starter drive came apart. Everything except the main cases was replaced. Has Skytec lightweight starter and Millennium cylinders. Approx. 70 hrs. since major. Recently installed Trig TY91 radio with intercom. Front stick has PTT. Runs great, Flies great. Still light sport eligible. Always hangared. Approx 4890 TTAF

The aircraft is located in Cherokee Village, Arkansas and is currently being offered for US $37,500. Click here to check out the listing on eBay.

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1947 Beech Bonanza For Sale: “Not a Ramp Queen or Sitter”

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A 1947 Beech Bonanza described as “not a ramp queen or sitter” has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

6696TT, 400 SMOH E-225, Hartzell hydraulic 400 SPOH, no damage or prop strike, cheap!… The spar carry-through has had a beef-up kit added. The wobble fuel pump has been made obsolete by the addition of a proper weldon electric pump. 10 gallon fuselage tank for an extra hour of flight. And the 2 big changes; the E-185 engine was converted to 225 H.P. at the last overhaul. And the prop was replaced with a Hartzell constant speed, which was overhauled and upgraded with new clamps and shank modifications in accordance with AD 97-18-02 to eliminate the ongoing inspections! This aircraft has been well maintained, with 1 shop doing all the annuals from 2001 to 2012, and another all annuals from 2013 to 2019, when the airplane was sold. The last annual was performed 12/1/20, which just expired 2 months ago on 12/31/2021.

The machine is reportedly sold with “logbooks since day 1, 10/22/1947 to the present for the airframe, engine from 1947 to the present, separate prop log from 2012 to the present plus 2002 upgrade to eliminate AD. Plus a super nicely organized binder with 337’s, weight and balance, ad compliance, etc., etc. Plus a box full of supporting paperwork and manuals! And the FAA bill of sale! And the FAA airworthiness certificate! And the keys!” Continue reading 1947 Beech Bonanza For Sale: “Not a Ramp Queen or Sitter”

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1939 Piper Cub Project For Sale

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A 1939 Piper J-3 Cub project has been spotted for sale. The listing states:

TTAF2350, C90 SMOH 315, was ground looped into a snowbank, wood prop strike, crank measures .0001 runout, right wing leading edge spar broke, but can be spliced, some rib & tip damage, aileron OK, left wing aileron and attachment point damaged, fuselage skylight broken & tube bent, the rest of the fuselage appears OK along with motor mounts, firewall, exhaust and landing gear (grove brake conversion). Plane recovered and restored 2005 with new wing spars, ribs, leading edge, fuel tank, pulleys, cables & fairleads. New front & rear seats, new windshield, overhauled engine and new propeller, Marvel carb., new spring loaded sealing push rod tubes, Airtech covering process with Ceconite.

The project is located in Tonasket, Washington and is currently available for bidding. Click here to check out the listing on eBay.

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1968 Piper Super Cub For Sale: “Fresh Annual with Sale”

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A 1968 Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

Engine/Prop: Lycoming 320 Seriesm, Wide Deck; Borer Propeller; TT: 4,755; SMOH: 46; Exterior Colors: Red/White; N#: N4362Z; Serial#: 18-8681; No Damage History; Hangared Since Rebuild and Recover in 2021; Logs Complete; Avionics / Equipment / Modifications: Rebuilt with Heavy Weight Stits in 2021, X-Bracing, Seat Belt Relocation, Retractable Shoulder Harnesses, Tail Bracing, Under Seat Storage, Extended Baggage Compartment, Fishing Pole Tube, 2 Extra Sets of Tundra Tires, 32 Gal Belly Tank Plumbed in with Transfer Pump, Under Front Seat Battery, Garmin 396 GPS, Float Fittings, New Bungees, New Metal Floorboards, All New Glass

The aircraft is located in Soldotna, Alaska and is currently available for bidding. Click here to check out the listing on eBay.

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1947 Piper PA-12 For Sale: “Pristinely Restored, Highly Modified”

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1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser S/N 12-2853 (N14HR) has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

This highly modified Super Cruiser 150 has undergone a complete restoration by George Baker of new Smyrna Beach… The aircraft looks nearly new and shines everywhere!!! This highly modified Super Cruiser has almost every mod available and is now essentially a 3 place Super Cub… Currently in license and flown regularly Offered with a fresh annual at time of sale. Original logs since new. Very well documented and photographed restoration.

According to the listing, the machine has 2385 hrs TTSN, with 120 hrs since complete restoration. The engine has 875 hrs SMOH and the propeller has 925 hrs TSN.

It is located in Hendersonville, North Carolina and is currently being offered for $149,500 Click here to check out the listing on eBay, which includes a great deal of additional photos, as well as a lengthy list of avionics, features, mods and STCs.

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1943 Taylorcraft For Sale: “Priced to Sell, Airplane Needs Nothing”

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A “Clip Wing” 1943 Taylorcraft DCO-65/L2 has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

1300TTAF . 300SMOH on Lycon rebuilt Continental 0200 100hp engine with full electrical system. Lite weight skytec starter, lite weight B&C alternator, oil filter. All compressions in the high 70’s. McCauley propeller. Priced to sell, airplane needs nothing! In depth annual, and upgrades just completed in Dec,2021 to include: new TRIG ty-91 transceiver with internal intercom; new birch floorboards; new lite weight EarthX battery; new lite weight tailwheel; new pilot and co-pilot PTT switches; new headphone jacks; new pilot and co-pilot throttle quadrants; new upholstery. Other items of interest: paint in 2014; covered in Ceconite fabric; no transponder or ADSB!, but can be installed/equipped.

The aircraft is located in Cherokee Village, Arkansas and is currently available for US $34,000, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the listing on eBay.

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1947 Bellanca Cruisair Senior For Sale: “Annual Just Expired This Year”

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A 1947 Bellanca 14-13-2 Cruisair Senior (“2820 TT, 396 SMOH 150 H.P. Franklin”) has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

This airplane has been recovered in modern Stits Polyfiber. The engine has only 396 hours since a major overhaul, and compressions at the last annual in 2020 were all 70 and above! This neat airplane suffered damage when it was lead in a formation flight and landed long to accommodate the planes beside him. The pilot was unable to stop on the remaining runway and ran long, into some bushes and a small tree. As a result, there are small nicks and scratches along the leading edges of both wings. All very light and innocent damage… The fixed pitch prop suffered some paint nicks, but no bending at all and no damage that wont file out as you would at annual. With its heavy crankshaft and prop flange, the franklin engine has no A.D. requirements for teardown… The dash has been modernized greatly, with modern gyro instruments in a six-pack configuration, center stack for avionics, circuit breakers and modern switchgear for the electrical. The brakes are S.T.C.’d Clevelands and the retraction mechanism for the gear is hydraulic. Logbooks are included from 1953… The annual just expired this year…

The aircraft is located in Abilene, Texas and is currently being offered for US $8,495, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay, which includes a great deal of additional photos and details.

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