67beetle sold at estate auction

I just got back from an estate auction that had a 67 beetle. Its
condition was fair for this area, been sitting in a barn for tha last
13 yrs. The battery tray area was gone but the rest of the drivers
floor pan looked very nice the drivers side looked as good as when it
rolled out of the factory. The luggage tray was gone along with the
already replaced tire well. The car must have been nosed when it was
near new, The nose was replaced from the head light wire holes
forward. The engine was locked solid. There was also rust thru on the
dash just under the ignition. the passanger rear quarter looked to
have a good amout of bondo repair. the rear pumper was original and in
fair shape the front was aftermarket and very rusted. The drivers door
had 2 small rust holes in the center and more rust at the bottom.
there is also oing to have to be a lost title filed.



I was looking to spend at most $100 for a parts car so you can
imagine my suprise when it sold for $1000.

Yes I handed the person that bought it my business card. looks like I
will be able to take a vacation off the repairs form it...lol

Mario
Vintage Werks resto

On Aug 11, 3:54 pm, " > wrote:
> I was looking to spend at most $100 for a parts car so you can
> imagine my suprise when it sold for $1000.

I am assuming it was a hardtop?

Out here in Ohio I see bugs in terrible shape with all sorts of prices
on them. Convertibles are even more ridiculous. It's not uncommon to
see a painted over rust-bucket at the curb for $6,000. The same beast
on either coast would sell for $600.

When I was 19 or so I spotted and old "Sun Bug" on a local car lot so
I stopped in to see what they wanted. $3,000 for a floorless bug with
questionable engine parts. Nuts.

Just before I found my 68' for $650 (a bit of floor panel rot, but
otherwise a gem!) I was looking to fly out to a hot dry climate and
drive back a bug. One, to avoid the obvious rusty bugs that you find
in the midwest, and two to get a better deal!!

-Steve Ballantyne

On Aug 12, 6:30 am, "
> wrote:
> On Aug 11, 3:54 pm, " > wrote:
>

>
> Out here in Ohio I see bugs in terrible shape with all sorts of prices
> on them. Convertibles are even more ridiculous. It's not uncommon to
> see a painted over rust-bucket at the curb for $6,000. The same beast
> on either coast would sell for $600.

That used to be the case but old air is becoming harder to find even
on
the coasts as well.

When I was looking for my vert in L.A. back in '96, back then most
convertibles averaged around
$3800 and you might expect to find cattails growing in the back seat,
that's how
swampy and musty some of them were.

The '67 I eventually found was pristine looking and the owner was
asking $12,500 for it,
a 67 convertible was always my dream bug, but I didn't have that much
cash.
For some strange reason and to my delight, she accepted my offer of
$5600, which turned out to be not
so strange...

Mechanically it was another story, the motor blew on the way home and
when the mechanic
who put in a re-built 1500SP called me after he removed the old motor,
he was livid. The case was cracked and
had been sealed up with some JB Weld; it was only a matter of time,
but fortunately a re-built was
only $795 + $300 labor back then. I've busted a connecting rod so am
putting in a fresh
engine right now and its 3X the price. Ah well, if I live long enough
and put enough care
and detail into it, hopefully someday it will be worth what Randy
Gate's bug is.

ok. Not likely.

But have you seen this?: http://www.oldbug.com/gates.htm