Category: Modern Era (1945-Present)

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1957 Piper Tri-Pacer Project For Sale: “Mostly Refurbished”

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A 1957 Piper Tri-Pacer project has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

Inspected and mostly refurbished… Rebuild project, Fuselage and flight controls covered with brand new Stitts. All new Airtex interior side panels and rear seat still in box. Front seats recovered. Three wings. only three struts. All new Throttle. Mixture and Carb Heat cables. Two windshields one new in box. Propeller looks good. Cables, mostly new all inspected. boxes full of spare instruments and Tripacer stuff. lots of extras but also missing a few things, I am sure

The aircraft is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and is currently available for bidding. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes a number of additional photos.

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1949 Cessna 170A Project For Sale: “Complete Airframe”

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A 1949 Cessna 170A has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

Classic 1949 Cessna 170A — perfect for a full restoration or backcountry build • Complete airframe with original parts • Straight tail, all-metal wings (early A-model) • Desirable rebuild platform: low production year, tailwheel, metal wings

The aircraft is located in Macomb Mi and is currently available for US $40,000, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes a number of additional photos.

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1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser For Sale: “Beautifully Restored”

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A 1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

This beautifully restored 1947 Piper PA-12 features just 5 hours since major overhaul and 3,422 total time since new. Finished in Daytona white with blue trim, it includes new fabric, paint, windshield, wiring, and panel. O-320 engine and prop are both freshly overhauled. Equipped with floats, federal skis, vortex generators, PA-18 mods, and more. A rare vintage taildragger that’s ready to fly.

The aircraft is located in Pitt Meadows, BC Canada with offers currently being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes a number of additional photos.

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Beech G18S For Sale: “Pristine, Low Time”

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A 1959 Beech G18S has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

This low time, nicely equipped and meticulously maintained Super G18S Beechcraft is at the top of its class and is ready for the most discriminating buyer. It is among the very best of the remaining Twin Beech’s and is eager to please a new owner for years to come… Only 6852.1 Hours total time, at Hobbs 748.8; February 2025 Annual Inspection; 9700 lb. takeoff weight, 6616 empty weight, 3084 useful load. Flight plan at 145 knots at 65% power, and 20-GPH fuel consumption when leaned. 395-gal. fuel capacity, with factory 76-gal. main tanks, 23-gal. aux tanks, 60-gal. bladder type wing fuel cells, and 77-gal. aux nose tank per STC SA02301CH.

The aircraft is located in Bridgewater, Virginia and is currently available for US $325,000, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes a number of additional photos.

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Pietenpol Air Camper A-65 For Sale: “Always Hangared, Complete Logs”

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A Pietenpol Air Camper A-65 has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

…1986 “Pietenpol Air Camper.” (It’s registered as a Pietenpol, but is largely Grega GN-1 – meaning, among other things, it has a slightly wider cockpit!) Restored in 2019 by an A&P/IA, the airplane has a 395lb useful load (including fuel.) Wings and airframe are covered in Ceconite fabric. 450hrs SMOH on a reliable A65, all compressions in the 70’s. No electrical system, no starter, but a handheld radio and portable intercom are included in the sale. J-3 “Cub” style gear, with new bungees in 2022. This is a sweet little airplane that has always been hangared. Times will increase as I enjoy flying it. Conditional inspection completed October 2024… Airframe and engine logs are complete.

The aircraft is located in Newport, New Hampshire and is currently available for US $12,500, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes a number of additional photos.

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1946 Aeronca Champ 7AC Airframe For Sale: “Highly Modified, Restored”

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A “highly modified” 1946 Aeronca Champ 7AC airframe has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

1946 Aeronca 7AC Champ restored in 2009. 1. STC SA3-372 converted to O-200-A with electrical system. 2. STC SA507CH installed Cleveland hydraulic toe brake rudder system. 3. STC SE100076SC Sky-Tec Light Weight Starter. 4. STC SA10921 Plane Power Light weight Alternator. 5. STC SA176GL Aero Fabricators Shoulder Harness. 6. STC SA-10008WE Poly-Fiber Covering. Installed Scott 3200 Tailwheel, Wide Rear Seat, 26 Gallon Wing Tanks, PMA Vertcal Compass Card, King 135A GPS/Com (GPS inop), King KT76A Transponder with Garmin GDL 82 ADS-B Out. Continental O-200-A has been removed and IS NOT INCLUDED. The following from engine is included: Prop, Starter, Alternator, Air Box, Exhaust, Baffling. TT Unknown. Time since Restoration 725.

The aircraft is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and is currently available for bidding. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes a number of additional photos.

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1946 Luscombe 8E For Sale: “Beautiful Condition, Fresh Annual”

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A 1946 Luscombe 8E has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

This amazing 1946 Luscombe is powered by a Lycoming O-320-B2C engine and features a fresh annual as of March 10, 2025. SMOH: 709 hours. The propeller has 37 hours since remanufacture. This aircraft is hangared and in beautiful condition, sporting a one-year-old paint job. Total time is 4,904 hours, and it includes numerous upgrades: Grove disc brakes, Cessna 150 seats, ski tube gear supports, Skytec starter, airwolf spin-on oil filter, split cowl, and retractable pull handle. Avionics include Garmin GTR 200 comm, GTX 327 transponder, GPSmap 496, ADS-B, two-place intercom, and more. A classic airframe with modern reliability and equipment.

The aircraft is located in Oregon City, OR and offers are currently being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes a number of additional photos.

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1955 T-28B Project For Sale: “100% Complete”

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A 1955 T-28B has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

1955 T-28B, R-1820-86B, FRONT END SCORCHED, 100%COMPLETE, W PAPERWORK, REBUILD OR PARTS, CHEAP! … THE ENGINE ON THE AIRCRAFT FOR SALE HERE IS AN UPDATED R-1820-86B. THE ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED IN 1996 AND HAS 901 HOURS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL. COMPRESSIONS AT THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WERE ALL 72 OR BETTER. THIS AIRCRAFT ENTERED CIVILIAN SERVICE IN 1986. CURRENT TOTAL AIRFRAME TIME IS 11,004. THIS AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A NOSEGEAR SHIMMEY ON LANDING, WHICH STARTED TO PULL THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT COULD NOT KEEP THE AIRPLANE CENTERED, SO HE ELECTED TO TAKE A PRETTY DRASTIC STEP AND INTENTIONALLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR! THE AIRPLANE ENDED UP ON ITS BELLY IN THE GRASS OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, WHERE IT STARTED A GRASS FIRE! DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE FORWARD BELLY AREA, THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOORS FROM THE RETRACTION EVENT, AND TO THE LOWER COWLING AND FORWARD FUSELAGE FROM THE GRASS FIRE BEFORE IT WAS EXTINQUISHED! THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED IMPACT DAMAGE FROM A RUNWAY SIGN AND THE LEFT FLAP (HEAVY DAMAGE) AND RIGHT FLAP (SCRAPED ON INBOARD TRAILING EDGE) WERE DAMAGED WHEN THE GEAR RETRACTED.

The aircraft is located in and is currently available for US $24,950, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes many additional photos and details.

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Lockheed T-33 Project For Sale: “90% Complete, All Parts Included”

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A 1955 Lockheed T-33 project has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

For sale by owner/builder. 1955 Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star. Registered as Lockheed/Keasler LT-33 N330TR. License as Experimental NOT Experimental/Exhibition. Hence would be easy to get certified to fly. This is a restoration project. It is 90% completed and have 105% of the parts. Many extra parts and a second engine. All work has been done by an award winning aircraft builder that was a T-33 instructor with 650 hours in the T-33. All restoration work beautifully done with 10% remaining. This plane is truly a piece of history that needs to be preserved.
Sale includes all parts and support equipment… Details: Engine J-33-35 ?0? time SHS, Wing NAS Pensacola ?0? time, Landing gear rebuilt new bushing, seals etc. Horizontal Stab NOS ?0? time. Rudder-rebuilt. Elevator-rebuilt. Dive Brake-rebuilt. Brakes-New Calipers-rest rebuilt. Aileron boost-rebuilt. A/C Cycle Machine-rebuilt (new). Wired for 6 dry 12V batteries. Support Equipment, engine ramp truck, tail cone installation and truck, wing roll around stand, new boarding ladder, three tip fuel tanks. All manuals.

The aircraft is located in and is currently available for US $125,000, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes a number of additional photos.

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1946 Ercoupe For Sale

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

1946 Ercoupe 415c, 2440 TT, 467 SMOH, light sport, little damage, very cute, cheap… this Ercoupe was owned and flown by flying club at a small field with a hard surface runway in southern Iowa… this aircraft has been well maintained by the club! The engine was overhauled in 2001… it has Slick mags, a 60 amp alternator conversion, electric start and other upgrades as well! The aircraft also has Cleveland wheels and brakes. Last annual was performed 3/5/24, so it has just expired… There is a slight wrinkle on the skin rear attachment point for the right wing, on the “center section” that goes from side to side under the fuselage.

The aircraft is located near Iowa City, Iowa and is currently available for $15,950, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes a number of additional photos and details.

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