1947 Piper PA-12Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • Topping, VA, USA

This 1947 Piper PA-12, offered at $75,000, presents a classic taildragger with a thoughtful blend of vintage character and practical upgrades. With a total time on the airframe of 4,632.5 hours and 334.33 hours since major overhaul on its 160hp O-320-B2B engine, it benefits from a powerplant conversion that provides a notable boost over the original power. The aircraft has been rebuilt using the STITS process and enjoyed a long period of storage in a dry hangar in Wyoming for the past 30 years; the current owner has had it for two years in Virginia, storing it in a climate-controlled hangar.

Equipped with vortex generators (VGs), Cleveland...