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Are old Bug bodies really going for $10k+?
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 12:30 pm
by Matt
I heard that somewhere... restorers are paying absurd amounts just for shells.
Re: Are old Bug bodies really going for $10k+?
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 4:11 pm
by foggydogg
Don't know about that, but on the Eastern Shore, my buddy tried to sell a super beetle for about a year - maybe longer - and finally took it to the scrapper last month. Got $135.
Re: Are old Bug bodies really going for $10k+?
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 5:05 pm
by Matt
Hm, must have been split window bodies I heard about.
Re: Are old Bug bodies really going for $10k+?
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 11:11 am
by LudwigVan
The old VW market is hyper inflated. Its isn't quite as bad as some of the Fora
The worst section is the Split Busses - Type I 1950-1967. A rusty body shell missing its pieces can capture anywhere from 20-50k...no engine or transmission.
There is a firm which works up Old Vanagons into Campers, reworks engine and trans, and sells them for 75k. They have all the orders they want. Kudos to them, but 75k for a VW camper used is still insanity...all IMHO of course
Spllit Beetles 1953-back are being restored and sold for 50-100k an hour south of me. Also full with work. These restorations are NOT perfect, but good workmanship and materials. OEM parts for the splits simply are NLA.