

| Subject: | Advice about buying a bug |
| From: | Ken Wilford |
| Date: | Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:44:21 -0400 |
I just happened to drive by a local repair shop yesterday and saw a really nice 67 VW Beetle sitting next to the shop. I went to talk to the shop owner and it belongs to him and was for sale for $5500. It is a dark grey color (not original I think), has new floor pans, a rebuilt engine and all new brakes. It has recently been painted and the paint looks excellent, the engine bay looks like a show vehicle and the dash is complete with excellent steering wheel and original radio. However the interior needs to be completely redone (no interior panels, no carpet, the seats all there but need to be recovered. I know it sounds strange but the Beetle is the VW that I know the least about as far as value goes. I am wondering if I bought this thing to fix up and resell what could I possibly get for it? I was looking on the Samba and the prices seem to be all over the map. I have seen some for around $12k that seem to be in similar shape with the interior done but is that reasonable? I would appreciate any advice on this. Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com
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