anyone looking for an early 356

356boy · Post by **356boy** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 8:11 am

http://www.automotiverestorations.com/a ... html?ID=39

here you go, nice price tag too

Post by **Bootsy** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 8:14 am

What a stunning little car - where's the price?

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 8:37 am

$435000

Derek

Post by **Bootsy** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 8:38 am

Derek wrote:$435000

Derek

- a miss type?

mycar · Post by **mycar** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 8:41 am

That`s what I was thinking, but it`s on the Autos for sale page.

$435,000.

http://automotiverestorations.com/autos.html

Mike.

roy mawbey · Post by **roy mawbey** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:21 pm

I just sent a copy of the advert to my brother who had a 51 chassis 10964. He bought his, okay it was 42 years ago, but for £110- !!

Bit of an uplift don't you think!

It makes me think our old 52 11789 bought for around a £100 shouldn't have gone to the crusher!

Crazy world or crazy people but even if they got £30,000 and not the £300,000 asking price this still would have been a nice retirement present no doubt if we had kept these cars.( Better than money earning interest?? in banks)

A question! What is the cheapest 356 anyone who reads the forum has bought? When so many wanted only the engines for beach buggies in the 70's it makes you wonder. ( I know in the early seventies the editor of the Porsche club magazine Bill Goodman bought a RHD 55 speedster for £50- sure it needed work but......!!!!)

And when was the last time ( if ever ) you saw a beach buggy on the roads?? Maybe someone has still got one?

Roy

Barry Wolk · Post by **Barry Wolk** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 2:30 pm

I believe that Brett Johnson is asking in excess of this asking price for his early Cab.

This car is a stunner, though.

Timo · Post by **Timo** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 7:52 pm

Very nice looking car but surely a misprint on the price? He even states that it has minor bubbling in the paint! For £435000 it'd need to be perfect in every way and come with a team of complimentary honey's to buff it clean oh and a free house!

jwhillracer · Post by **jwhillracer** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 9:47 pm

roy mawbey wrote: And when was the last time ( if ever ) you saw a beach buggy on the roads?? Maybe someone has still got one?

Roy

There are several in Northern Ireland used for Autotests, including my brother's one - a couple still have 356 engines!

My Beetle had a Super 75 engine in it in the early 70's - it was rallied, autocrossed, autotested, and driven backwards and forwards to College in Bedfordshire from Antrim for 2 years. Fabulous fun!

Cheers!

JW

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 10:05 pm

jwhillracer wrote:
roy mawbey wrote: And when was the last time ( if ever ) you saw a beach buggy on the roads?? Maybe someone has still got one?

Roy
There are several in Northern Ireland used for Autotests, including my brother's one - a couple still have 356 engines!

My Beetle had a Super 75 engine in it in the early 70's - it was rallied, autocrossed, autotested, and driven backwards and forwards to College in Bedfordshire from Antrim for 2 years. Fabulous fun!

Cheers!

JW

did you have to mod the wings for those headlights ? 1st time I've seen them on a beetle

jwhillracer · Post by **jwhillracer** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 10:10 pm

[quote="hot66]did you have to mod the wings for those headlights ? 1st time I've seen them on a beetle

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They were Cartune Fibreglass wings, made to accept standard 7" light units. With Cibie Biodes in, it was like driving in daylight, after standard Beetle (or 356) lights!

JW

914-6 · Post by **914-6** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:19 pm

I'm sure all this reminising isn't good for you JW.
Mind saying that, I once bought a very tidy 1967 (I think) beetle with 356 engine fitted, 912 engine on back seat and another 912 engine in pieces, plus some other bits and pieces. Just as we had it loaded up and were leaving the guy brought out some factory workshop manuals and asked if I'd like to take those aswell.
What really is getting to me is that I can't remember what I paid--I think it was either £125 or £250...but I'm sure Mr 904 will remember, over to you Barrie.....

I do remember selling the beetle which was later seen at Sant Pod..