Bug fans it can’t get any better than this. The Classic car auctioneer Historics at Brooklands is auctioning a pair of nearly new rare VW Beetles from the 1970’s.
Both cars as good as new, just look at the pictures, amazing condition throughout, one with just 242 miles on the clock and other 429 miles. The auction to be held in September will be the day these two immaculate historic beetles will be sold. Historics at Brooklands are setting a guide price at between £24-27,000.
[portfolio_slideshow]The story goes that in the late 1970’s Volkswagen offered each of its U.S dealerships the opportunity to purchase a limited-edition Triple White and Triple Black Beetle – the last convertible Beetle ever built. The offer was restricted to just one of each car now which now makes these rare VW beetles something very special.
The striking soft-top featured matching coachwork, interior and roof, but in the event that a dealership did not take up the offer, the cars were not produced, inadvertently creating an extremely rare future classic in the process.
The cars were ordered new in 1979 from ‘Chris Motors’ in Georgia USA. The Triple White offered for auction by Historics had covered just 8 miles when it was purchased by the ‘Road Scholars Automotive Group’. The new owners replaced the injectors, spark plugs and tyres before the car subsequently changed hands again in December 2006, and was registered for the first time on 2nd February 2007.
Having had just one other owner, the brilliant Beetle boasts factory fitted air-conditioning and comes to auction with a meagre 429 miles on the clock.
Recreated by Volkswagen with the new Beetle in 2007 and limited to 3000 cars, opportunities to buy an ultra-rare 1970’s original are far fewer, with Historics encouraging offers in the region of £24,000 to £27,000 at Brooklands on Saturday September 1st.
The La Grande Bug is a left-hand drive, limited-edition Volkswagen Beetle also made available only in the U.S, with Historics’ 1975 example sporting all the extras that make this model so special.
Leather grained seating with corduroy inserts are matched with colour co-ordinated carpets, a leather grained steering wheel and rosewood appliqué on the dashboard.
The steel sunroof was also standard equipment on the car and the inclusion of rack and pinion steering, together with electronic fuel injection. These features combine to make these rare VW Beetles equally attractive to drive.
Stored in a heated, de-humidified garage with a no-expense-spared cover commissioned to protect the paintwork, everything about the car is original, even the starting instructions on the steering wheel.
The car has never been registered in the U.S or the U.K, the car has covered just 242 miles in the last 37 years, and the ancona blue car with matching trim – one of just two colour options available alongside lime green – has an estimated guide price of £24,000 – £27,000.
I will look forward to seeing these rare VW beetles at a show somewhere next year.