Are old Bug bodies really going for $10k+?
Are old Bug bodies really going for $10k+?
I heard that somewhere... restorers are paying absurd amounts just for shells.
Re: Are old Bug bodies really going for $10k+?
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+?
Hm, must have been split window bodies I heard about.
Re: Are old Bug bodies really going for $10k+?
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.
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.