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1959 Beetle - How much is it worth?
MotoGuzzi - August 29th, 2013 at 08:11 PM

Hi:

I have a few VWs and want to cull the collection a bit as I am never going to restore them all. I am keeping the two cars that have an emotional significance to me (my father's and uncle's Beetles) and want to sell the 1959 Beetle. A friend of mine is interested in the car, so I wanted to work out a fair price.

The Car has been stored under cover (open fronted shed) since the mid 1990s when I bought it. The body / pan has no rust and is in pretty good condition, though the paintwork is peeling a bit and there are a few dings and scrapes on the bodywork.

Mechanically the car is not great, there is a fair bit of play in the kingpins and the engine is clapped out (smokes a fair bit). The engine is a 40hp anyway, not the original 36hp. The gearbox from memory is okay, with the standard crash first gear. I originally bought the car because of the rust free straight body.

The car is in reasonable condition, however the major areas that will need to be addressed include a repaint, interior / headlining replacement, replacement engine and kingpins. Most of the parts are on the car apart from the passenger seat and semaphores. Basically my friend wants to buy it and restore it as a road car.

I have been looking around a bit but have not been able to find a late 1950s Beetle in a 'barn find car' condition, where I can work out a reasonable price.

I was thinking $1000. Do you think this is a fair price? The car is stored in Sydney.

Thanks in advance,

Jason

No Dunes - August 29th, 2013 at 08:43 PM

send me a Photo, If looks ok I will give you $1000
Shane 0410639269

h - August 29th, 2013 at 10:19 PM

hey Jason
welcome to here!

if you are selling to a mate, n you're happy with the groilla then it's fair n you are happy
open market I would think you would get a bit more for it..
it's a 59 model so everything mechanical would be flogged out
rust is the issue n if it is fairly clean n free of the cancer it is worth more than a rusty bucket
it sounds like in fair nick for a 59 been stored..
lie I said if it is for a mate then the gorilla or if the open market I'm sure you would get a bit more
at the end of the day you get what someone is willing to pay :)
cheers pauly

grumble - August 29th, 2013 at 10:51 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MotoGuzzi
Hi:

I have a few VWs and want to cull the collection a bit as I am never going to restore them all. I am keeping the two cars that have an emotional significance to me (my father's and uncle's Beetles) and want to sell the 1959 Beetle. A friend of mine is interested in the car, so I wanted to work out a fair price.

The Car has been stored under cover (open fronted shed) since the mid 1990s when I bought it. The body / pan has no rust and is in pretty good condition, though the paintwork is peeling a bit and there are a few dings and scrapes on the bodywork.

Mechanically the car is not great, there is a fair bit of play in the kingpins and the engine is clapped out (smokes a fair bit). The engine is a 40hp anyway, not the original 36hp. The gearbox from memory is okay, with the standard crash first gear. I originally bought the car because of the rust free straight body.

The car is in reasonable condition, however the major areas that will need to be addressed include a repaint, interior / headlining replacement, replacement engine and kingpins. Most of the parts are on the car apart from the passenger seat and semaphores. Basically my friend wants to buy it and restore it as a road car.

I have been looking around a bit but have not been able to find a late 1950s Beetle in a 'barn find car' condition, where I can work out a reasonable price.

I was thinking $1000. Do you think this is a fair price? The car is stored in Sydney.

Thanks in advance,

Jason

I will offer the same as I paid for the last 59 I purchased $50.

68AutoBug - August 30th, 2013 at 12:03 AM

I think a $1000 is good price for a friend...

although the car is rust free it still has a lot of work to do on it..

maybe $1500 on the open market..

depends on how many people want to buy it.. lol

cheers

LEE

newghia - August 30th, 2013 at 05:46 AM

Hi Jason,
You have PM
Nathan

MotoGuzzi - August 31st, 2013 at 08:43 PM

Hi everyone:

Thanks for all the replies, I'll get some photos organised and post them up before talking to my friend. He has not talked to the minister of finance yet (the wife) so the deal might not go ahead anyway.

Thanks,

Jason

MotoGuzzi - August 31st, 2013 at 08:47 PM

Nathan:

I could not reply to your PM as I have not made 5 posts yet (forum rules), however I have your details and if things don't work out with my friend, I'll get in contact.

Thanks,

Jason

newghia - August 31st, 2013 at 09:10 PM

Thanks for your reply Jason,
I appreciate it
Nath