I think we are in an era where Ercoupes are coming out of the ugly sister, spit
and baling wire fix-up stage and entering the era of care and careful
maintenance, long denied by previous owners. As noted, the price of new LSA's
hovers around the $100 grand point and to find an older vintage LSA with a
starter, which most of the old birds don't have, is worth some money. In fact,
I think the biggest selling point about the Ercoupe is that for a vintage plane
it is about the only one I know of that has a starter. Thats a boon for the
old wheezing geezers like me who don't want to be chased around the pasture by
a sabre-toothed Piper Cub that had the throttle open too far on engine start.
I think most guys are really trying to take care of their planes now as opposed
to on the cheap as before and will be rewarded handomely when the time comes to
sell.
Bart
