1961 PIPER CHEROKEE 160, CUTE AIRPLANE, NO ACCIDENT, CHEAP !!THIS IS A VERY CLEAN, WELL MAINTAINED.
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THIS IS A VERY CLEAN, WELL MAINTAINED 160 CHEROKEE !!
UNLIKE THE 160 H.P. CONVERSIONS WHICH CAN BE DONE TO THE CHEROKEE 140 TRAINER, THE 160 MODEL, LIKE THIS ONE, IS A CHEROKEE 180 AIRFRAME (WINGS, FUSELAGE, INTERIOR, ETC.,ETC., BUT DESIGNED FOR A 160 H.P. LYCOMING ENGINE UP FRONT, FOR BETTER FUEL ECONOMY !!
THAT MEANS IT HAS A REAL BACK SEAT, AND IT IS A FULL COMFORTABLE BENCH LIKE THE 180 HAS, NOT THE LITTLE HARD JUMPSEATS INSTALLED IN ANY "4 PLACE " 140 !!
AND INSTEAD OF 10 INCHES OF SPACE BEHIND THE JUMPSEATS LIKE A 140, THIS 160 HAS A FULL SIZE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND A FULL SIZE LOCKING BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR !!
THIS AIRPLANE HAS ONLY 4400 HOURS TOTAL TIME ON THE AIRFRAME !!
JUST BECAUSE AN AIRPLANE OF THIS VINTAGE HAS LOW TOTAL TIME, DOESNT MAKE IT NICE. IN FACT, IF IT WAS SITTING UNUSED IN AN AREA WITH A CORROSIVE ATMOSPHERE, WITH ORIGINAL PAINT, GLASS, INTERIOR AND INSTRUMENTS, THE LOW TIME WOULDN"T MATTER.
BUT THIS LOW TIME PLANE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, UPGRADED, AND TREATED WELL!!
NEWER PAINT, OVERALL WHITE WITH TWO TONE BLUE STRIPES, IN A CUSTOM, UPDATED SCHEME
PAINT IS SHINY AND ATTRACTIVE
GLASS LOOKS GOOD
EXTERIOR UPGRADES ALSO INCLUDE LATE MODEL METCO WINGTIPS. THESE TIPS ADD TO TOP SPEED AND REDUCE LANDING SPEED, WHILE HELPING TO UPDATE THE LOOK OF THE AIRPLANE
ALL 3 WHEEL PANTS, BECAUSE THEY MAKE IT FASTER, OF COURSE, BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT REALLY "MAKES" THE LOOK OF A NICE CHEROKEE !!
THE INTERIOR IS IN GOOD CONDITION, WITH BLUE AND GREY SEATS AND ACCENTS
THE DASH IS VERY CLEAN, WITH ALL OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS HAVING BEEN UPGRADED TO MODERN UNITS, LIKE THE COLORED EDO-AIRE ATTITUDE INDICATOR AND VERTICAL CARD D.G. VERY NICE !!!
TRAYS AND WIRING INCLUDED FOR 2 NARCO COMMS AND A NARCO TRANSPONDER (UNITS THEMSELVES NOT INCLUDED WITH THIS LISTING) MODE C ENCODER AND ALL ANTENNAS STILL INSTALLED AND WIRED
4 PLACE INTERCOM SYSTEM INSTALLED AND WIRED TOO !!
THE FLYBUDDY LORAN WON"T DO YOU MUCH GOOD, BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SLIDE IN REPLACEMENT UNITS AVAILABLE THAT ARE DIRECT REPLACEMENTS, NO WIRING CHANGES REQUIRED.
OH, AND THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY IS STILL INSTALLED, AND HAS JUICE !!
I"LL BET YOU ARE WONDERING WHY THIS SUPER NICE AIRPLANE IS SOOOO CHEAP?
2 REASONS
THE AIRPLANE SUFFERED LIGHT, BUT ALL OVER HAIL TO THE TOP SKINS, WHILE TIED DOWN OUTSIDE, AWAY FROM IT"S HOME AIRPORT (SINCE FLOWN HOME WITH NO ISSUES, OF COURSE. THIS TYPE OF HAIL IS COSMETIC ONLY, NOT A FLYING ISSUE)
SECOND, THE ENGINE AND PROP WERE REMOVED, AND ARE NOT INCLUDED, SO NO, YOU WON"T BE FLYING IT HOME TODAY.
IT SEEMS THE PARTNERS THAT OWNED THE AIRPLANE HAD JUST SPENT $30,000 ON A FACTORY OVERHAULED 160 H.P. ENGINE AND OVERHAULED PROP !!
THE PARTNERS TOOK THE INSURANCE MONEY, AND THE ENGINE AND PROP WERE REMOVED (NICELY) FOR ANOTHER AIRPLANE.(ALL OF THIS HAPPENED RECENTLY, THIS AIRPLANE IS NOT A SITTER. IN FACT, IT HAS BEEN IN AN INSULATED PRIVATE HANGER SINCE IT RETURNED WITH THE HAIL.)
SO WHAT DOES IT NEED ?
THE AIRFRAME NEEDS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING !!!
THE IA THAT HAS BEEN MAINTAINING THE AIRPLANE (AME IN CANADA) SAYS ANYTHING YOU WOULD DO TO THE AIRPLANE WOULD BE FOR AESTHETICS, THERE IS NO AIRWORTHINESS ISSUE AT ALL !!
AS I SAID, THE ENGINE WAS PROPERLY REMOVED. ALL ELECTRICAL WIRES (COPPER STARTER/BATTERY CABLE UPGRADE) ARE UNCUT, ALL ENGINE CONTROL CABLES INSTALLED AND UNCUT(INCLUDING VERNIER MIXTURE UPGRADE) OIL COOLER AND UPDATED LINES INCLUDED, ETC.
THERE IS/WAS NO DAMAGE, SO THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE MOUNT, FIREWALL, GEAR, ETC., ETC.
SHIMMY DAMPENER HAS BEEN UPDATED TO THE NEW STYLE AS WELL
ALL OF THE COWLING AND NOSEBOWL ARE IN VERY NICE SHAPE, AS YOU WOULD EXPECT FOR A WELL LOVED PERSONAL AIRPLANE THAT WAS INSURED FOR $50,000 LIKE THIS ONE WAS, NOT ALL PATCHED LIKE A FORLORN TRAINER !!!
IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO AN ENGINE FORWARD OF THE MOUNT (A TRI-PACER ACTUALLY USES THE SAME ENGINE AND PROP), YOU CAN HAVE THIS AIRPLANE BACK FLYING IN A MATTER OF DAYS (NOT WEEKS OR MONTHS)
REMEMBER IT REQUIRES NO REPAIR !!
OTHER THAN THE COSMETIC HAIL, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO KNOWN DAMAGE !!!
THE HAIL SHOWS SOME ON THE WING CONTROL SURFACES, NOT MUCH ON THE WINGS, LITTLE IF ANY ON THE FUSELAGE AND COWL.
ACTUALLY, THE SKINS ON THE HORIZONTAL ARE POSSIBLY THE WORST, AND THEY CAN BE FAIRLY EASILY REPLACED IF YOU WANT, BUT AS AN ADDED INCENTIVE TO PURCHASE THIS AIRPLANE BY HITTING THE "BUY IT NOW", WE WILL INCLUDE A GOOD USED REPLACEMENT HORIZONTAL FREE WITH THIS AIRPLANE !!
CRATED AND READY TO SHIP AT OUR CRYSTAL, MINNESOTA LOCATION. (YOU CAN ARRANGE SHIPPING OR PICK UP, OR WE CAN AND BILL YOU THE ACTUAL FREIGHT CHARGES ONLY)
LOCATED IN RED DEER, ALBERTA CANADA, (HALFWAY BETWEEN EDMONTON AND CALGARY ON ALBERTA"S MAIN HIGHWAY) THIS HAS BEEN A CANADIAN AIRPLANE FOREVER. THIS IS A HUGE ADVANTAGE TO YOU CANADIAN BUYERS, AS THE PAPERWORK WILL BE EASY TO REGISTER IN YOUR NAME, AND EITHER CANADIAN OR AMERICAN WILL APPRECIATE THAT THE REQUIRED MAINTAINANCE, AND THE LEVEL OF DETAIL IN THE REQUIRED RECORD KEEPING IS FAR SUPERIOR ON CANADIAN AIRPLANES !!
AMERICAN BUYERS, DON"T DESPAIR. WE HAVE ASSISTED WITH CHANGING FROM C TO N NUMBER, AND CAN ASSIST YOU TOO IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES.
THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO HAVE YOUR OWN AIRPLANE, AT A PRICE POINT THAT MAKES IT VERY, VERY ATTRACTIVE
AND SUCH A NICE AIRPLANE WITH MANY UPGRADES AND MODS !!
READY FOR YOUR CHOICE OF ENGINE. 160 H.P., OR IF YOU WANT TO DO THE PAPERWORK, WHY NOT A 180 H.P. (REQUIRES AN STC.) THIS AIRFRAME WAS PRODUCED WITH 3 ENGINE CHOICES, 150, 160, AND 180 H.P. SO WHICH ONE IT BECOMES DEPENDS ON YOUR NEEDS AND DESIRES !!
CURRENTLY IN A HANGER, BUT THE LEASE EXPIRES AT THE END OF JANUARY, SO WE WILL ARRANGE TO TIE IT DOWN OUTSIDE AFTER THAT. WE WILL PAY THE TIEDOWN CHARGES FOR 30 DAYS FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION
SOLD WITH AIRFRAME LOGS, JOURNEY LOGS, LOTS OF OTHER PAPERWORK, AND CAA BILL OF SALE
DON"T WAIT, THERE IS ONLY ONE OF THESE FOR SALE LIKE THIS !!
AS WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED IN CRYSTAL,MINNESOTA, NOT…RED DEER ,AB, CANADA…..…….. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PERSONALLY ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR OR MOVING OF THIS AIRPLANE SORRY.
WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT DOES NOT OBTAIN REPAIR ESTIMATES, AS WE DO NOT REPAIR ANY OF OUR AIRPLANES. WE ONLY FACILITATE THE SALE OF REBUILDABLE AIRCRAFT TO THOSE DESIRING TO SAVE MONEY OR HAVE MORE AIRPLANE THAN OTHERWISE POSSIBLE FOR THE MONEY.
REPAIR OF ANY AIRCRAFT WILL DEPEND ON MANY FACTORS, SUCH AS AVAILABILITY OF USED PARTS, LABOR RATE OF THE REPAIR FACILITY, FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, ETC. AND WE WOULD NEVER PRESUME TO ESTIMATE THIS NUMBER FOR A BUYER. BEWARE OF THOSE WHO OBVIOUSLY GIVE UNREALISTICALLY LOW "ESTIMATES" FOR THE REPAIR OF THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT THEY SELL.
THIS ITEM IS BEING SOLD WITH A LOW RESERVE, THEREFORE WE FULLY EXPECT THIS LISTING WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE CLOSE OF THIS AUCTION, SO BID EARLY AND BID HIGH. THERE WILL BE NO CHANCE TO BUY THIS ITEM LATER!!
AS WE SET OUR BUY-IT-NOW SO LOW, MANY OF OUR AIRPLANES SELL BY THIS METHOD BEFORE THE END OF THE AUCTION. DONT WAIT TOO LONG HOPING TO SNIPE IT AT THE END, AND BE DISAPPOINTED !
WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT INC IS THE #1 VOLUME SELLER IN THE USED AIRCRAFT MARKET!
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WE HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SATISFIED CUSTOMERS OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, SO WHEN YOU BUY AN ITEM THROUGH EBAY FROM US, YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT WE WILL LIST ALL ITEMS AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE, AND THAT WE WILL ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS TRUTHFULLY.
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DUE TO THE AUCTION FORMAT, IT WOULD NOT BE FAIR FOR THE HIGH BIDDER NOT TO BUY THE ITEM LISTED, SO TREAT YOUR BID LIKE A HANDSHAKE!!
YOUR BID IS NOT A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL, BUT RATHER A CONTRACT TO BUY OUR AIRPLANE AT YOUR BID PRICE
SO BE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, AND FUNDSIN PLACE.
A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $2,000 IS DUE WITHIN 72 HOURS OF THE BID CLOSING. WE PREFER PAYPAL FOR THIS DEPOSIT, BUT IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PAYPAL, LET US KNOW, AND WE WILL HELP YOU FIND AN ALTERNATIVE.
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