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GKL 7
14 years ago

Hi

Check this baby out!!!!

https://www.colomemotors.com/gallery/v/1951Ragtop/ 

Cheers

cupa65 wrote:




Well i enquired,and it's out of my reach.Don't forget shipping and duty.

$100,000(U.S)

And the Hebmuller sold today.
pre67vw
14 years ago



And the Hebmuller sold today.

'50 Karmann wrote:



Amazing, a car cobbled together from 2 - with numerous non correct 'issues', surely it couldn't have gone for the asking price?
Rob Amos
Happiness is a stock VW
GKL 7
14 years ago

Amazing, a car cobbled together from 2 - with numerous non correct 'issues', surely it couldn't have gone for the asking price?

pre67vw wrote:



Didn't ask Rob, as i knew i would be told that's the buyers business.
cupa65
14 years ago
Hi

Moral is hang onto all your's (and mine) early original VW's. Like gold there is a limited supply and they can"t make any more.
Aston, Ferraris, Porsches, BMW old 328"s etc may be more exotic, but to keep em running costs hell of a lot more!!

Ovaltine
14 years ago
Far from big money this one by today's standards :shock:

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1017898 


Has anyone seen this, its in Pymouth, tempting 😎  '51_For_Sale.jpg You have insufficient rights to see the content.
The way to end a good day out with your Split is with an Ovaltine!
Rattletrap
14 years ago
Its interesting to note now, that outside vintage VW circles, values of early Beetles are considered to be increasing. 😮

Popular general classic car magazine 'Practical Classics' have now moved the split-window Beetle up into the £10,000 price bracket in their price-guide, after years of it being stuck at around £7,500. Ovals and other air-cooled VWs have moved up a notch too.

I've always thought this basically British car magazine, which is very pro Morris Minor, to be a little indifferent to the Beetle. Buy they are no longer able to deny the trend of VWs while listing the value of the Minor considerably lower at a virtually unchanged price. :wink:
Rattletrap – the Volkswagen Beetle that has covered an incredible mileage equivalent to over 35 times around the planet :omg:
Running nifty since 1950… the King of Volkswagens:beer: Why not make friends with this famous little VW – he's on facebook! :d
http://forums.pre67vw.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=16378 
Rattletrap
14 years ago
Chance to grab some Volksworld history, their first cover car, remember this well, still have the magazine:

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120666169558 

What happened to the original lights that it had back then :?  1959 Cover Car.png You have insufficient rights to see the content.
Rattletrap – the Volkswagen Beetle that has covered an incredible mileage equivalent to over 35 times around the planet :omg:
Running nifty since 1950… the King of Volkswagens:beer: Why not make friends with this famous little VW – he's on facebook! :d
http://forums.pre67vw.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=16378 
54 Gertie
14 years ago

Chance to grab some Volksworld history, their first cover car, remember this well, still have the magazine:

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120666169558 

What happened to the original lights that it had back then :?

Rattletrap wrote:



Most of the 80's cal look crap I assumed had long since rotted away, as they always just look like stylish filler buckets in photos, that one look in amazing condition.

Okay, a few blemishes, but it's a testament to what a 'good' restoration get you. I'm sure there are cars that were restored 2 years ago that look worse than that.

William
Rattletrap
14 years ago
The car appears to be the victim of another valuable registration plate sell-off, with its 1963 'A' registration.:?
Rattletrap – the Volkswagen Beetle that has covered an incredible mileage equivalent to over 35 times around the planet :omg:
Running nifty since 1950… the King of Volkswagens:beer: Why not make friends with this famous little VW – he's on facebook! :d
http://forums.pre67vw.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=16378 
64rotbox
14 years ago
It had that same A-plate when it was on the cover of Volksworld in 1987, didn't it? Rather too late to worry about it now.
You can call me Al.
55Kab
14 years ago

Most of the 80's cal look crap I assumed had long since rotted away, as they always just look like stylish filler buckets in photos, that one look in amazing condition

54 Gertie wrote:



:shock:

Well this is what you saw under my 80's cal look fuel tank...not much filler there... :wink: :beer:


 UT1.jpg You have insufficient rights to see the content.
55Kab
14 years ago

The car appears to be the victim of another valuable registration plate sell-off, with its 1963 'A' registration.:?

Rattletrap wrote:



Not necessarily John.

Some districts (mainly London area) were issuing A plate's in '63.

54 Gertie
14 years ago

:shock:

Well this is what you saw under my 80's cal look fuel tank...not much filler there... :wink: :beer:


55Kab wrote:



Behind the mirror...



:lol:

(:beer: )
William
55Kab
14 years ago

Behind the mirror...

54 Gertie wrote:



You cheeky lad :lol:

I'll have you know that even my exhaust cut outs and welded up trim holes were leaded over! :wink:


Rattletrap
14 years ago

Not necessarily John.

Some districts (mainly London area) were issuing A plate's in '63.

55Kab wrote:


Wrong way round Martin. The 'A' registration was introduced in February 1963 to all areas except London. Not until the 'C' registration was issued did London join the rest of the UK.

The car mentioned here is a 1959 Beetle. Sometime prior to its Volksworld cover feature in 1987 it had its original plate sold-off. It wasn't even given an age related plate back then, but the 1963 'A' registration, as was common practice up until about the mid '80s when age related plates were introduced.
Rattletrap – the Volkswagen Beetle that has covered an incredible mileage equivalent to over 35 times around the planet :omg:
Running nifty since 1950… the King of Volkswagens:beer: Why not make friends with this famous little VW – he's on facebook! :d
http://forums.pre67vw.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=16378 
55Kab
14 years ago

The car mentioned here is a 1959 Beetle. Sometime prior to its Volksworld cover feature in 1987 it had its original plate sold-off. It wasn't even given an age related plate back then, but the 1963 'A' registration, as was common practice up until about the mid '80s when age related plates were introduced.

Rattletrap wrote:



Oh yeah, forgot it's a 59 :oops:

Seems to be common back then as my 62 ragtop is on an A plate after the OG reg was sold off in 1988 :evil:

WayneMcCarthy
14 years ago

:shock:

Well this is what you saw under my 80's cal look fuel tank...not much filler there... :wink: :beer:


55Kab wrote:





Look's Very Tasty !
"Mr Stock"
Rattletrap
14 years ago

Seems to be common back then as my 62 ragtop is on an A plate after the OG reg was sold off in 1988 :evil:

55Kab wrote:


'A' plates were often issued for imported or re-registered older cars at that time.

The 1963 'A' suffix had a slightly shorter run, February - December '63, and, coupled with that, as London didn't adopt the system until later, a lot of 'A' registration combinations were not used. These batches were then so used in the later years for the private imports and re-registered older cars.

In fact, the 'age related' plates issued today are also registrations that were never issued way back.

Rattletrap – the Volkswagen Beetle that has covered an incredible mileage equivalent to over 35 times around the planet :omg:
Running nifty since 1950… the King of Volkswagens:beer: Why not make friends with this famous little VW – he's on facebook! :d
http://forums.pre67vw.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=16378 
Rattletrap
14 years ago
Yet another early oval with a centre-pillar welded down the rear window.:?

However, at least the seller is open about this change.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1076480   Divided Oval.png You have insufficient rights to see the content.
Rattletrap – the Volkswagen Beetle that has covered an incredible mileage equivalent to over 35 times around the planet :omg:
Running nifty since 1950… the King of Volkswagens:beer: Why not make friends with this famous little VW – he's on facebook! :d
http://forums.pre67vw.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=16378 
Rich Oakley
14 years ago

Wrong way round Martin. The 'A' registration was introduced in February 1963 to all areas except London. Not until the 'C' registration was issued did London join the rest of the UK.

Rattletrap wrote:



That's actually incorrect. Quite a few licencing areas didn't adopt the 'A' plate and only started issuing suffix plates in '64 with the 'B' series. On top of that, a small handful of licencing authorities were still issuing non-suffix plates in 1965 after the 'C' plates had been introduced.

You're correct about the London plates though. Regions such as Middlesex started in Feb 63 though.
47 Beetle, 56 UK Karmann Cabriolet, 56 UK Beetle, 57 UK Type 2, 59 UK Beetle, 66 UK Fastback.
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