Ironically old VWs are less rare today than they've ever been, 20 years ago you would never see a Heb for sale anywhere, now there's usually one for sale on the Internet somewhere - same for a lot of other models also.
pre67vw wrote:
So we agree Rob, like I said, a concentrated demand for the same very specific models generated by a trend can only mean an increase in prices, even if there are apparently lots surfacing here and there through the internet.
Whether it's good or bad for the hobby, it's bound to happen. Trends and fashions push up prices. It happens at varying scales in all car enthusiasts' circles but not as much as in VW circles because it remains the most famous car in the world and no other car has affected cultures all over as this curious little insect on wheels. No other car can claim to have started its life as a sinister reminder of a pre-war enemy dictatorship's alarming industrial and technological progress, then be painted over with peace signs and flowers to carry hippies to Woodstock and finally reach maturity and assurance at the pinnacle of its fame by representing the cool chunky convertible for glamorous girls with Farrah hair in California! What a piece of history, which many, all over the world, will naturally want to own a share of!
Maybe it was a cheap hobby in the 70s and 80s but it was too early then to see what is now the bigger overall picture of this amazing 60-odd year-old film. Now we appreciate that and the hobby created around the myth has invited unavoidable potential for a market to supply and satisfy the needs of fans.
It's not too kind to our pockets now but already, back in the days when I bought good split window beetles for £2K/£3K throughout the 90s, I remember a lot of older enthusiasts reminiscing even better good old days when no one cared about these old clapped-out tanks that only a few anoraks like them would care to save from the graveyard for £50. So really, does anything change?:wink:
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