1946 Piper J-3 CubSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Bixby, OK, USA

This 1946 Piper J-3 Cub, offered at $65,000 by a friend of the owner in Bixby, Oklahoma, is a comprehensively rebuilt example with 153 hours since overhaul. The airframe has been thoroughly refreshed, featuring excellent paint, all new Plexiglas, all new instruments, a new 10-gallon gas tank, new battery, and new 800-6 tires on Cleveland brakes. A 95-horsepower engine has been fitted with a starter and generator mounted under the plane, chrome valve covers, and Scott’s tailwheel. The cabin is well-appointed with raising/lowering windows, an intercom, seat cushions and covers, and storage behind the back seat.

Avionics include a Bendix/King...