AFAIK there are several shops that specialize in just this.  You can either
bring your Beetle to them for a complete pan off restoration, or you can buy
one of their freshly restored cars.

Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Brideau" <dan@HOBBYETC.COM>

> When I was still too young to shave, I had a grand plan to buy up VW's
> (Beetles), and store them in some sort of semi-clean environment.
>
> The carcasses would be sorted as candidates for restoration, or donors for
> restoration.
>
> My restoration process would be semi-assembly line.  Strip to a bare
shell,
> repair all the holes and dents.   Install all new rubber, seals, seat
covers
> etc.  Rebuilt engines, gearbox, brakes.. the whole thing as new as
possible.
> Small crews that specialize in each area, working independent of each
other.
>
> Price them nearish a "new" car, and build them to order.  Colors,
sunroofs,
> etc.
>
> But, who's gonna buy a 20 year old "new" car?  Assembling a
> sales/distribution program would be tough.
>
> Seeing the pricing on syncro campers, makes me think.
>
> Dan B
> 85 Weekender
> 87 Scirocco 16V
> 02 GTI
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > > Start buying these Vanagons and we can find a central location to
store
> > > them, say, Kansas.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > naah..   bring em all here..  i'll line em up out back in the cornfield
> :<)
> > make a big aerial vw crop circle out of dead vanagons... ohh yea..
> pretty..
> >  :<)
> >
> > chris
> >
>
>