1957 Volkswagen Beetle Ragtop Sunroof Survivor on 2040-cars
Cle Elum, Washington, United States
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The listing description has changed, please read carefully....I have owned this beetle for 43 years (since high school). It is time to let it go. It is nice, but not mint, and not a beater. It runs well, drives well. It has a factory fresh (5,000 miles) 1500 single port engine and a 1964 full synchromesh 4 speed transmission. There are drips from the transmission, but it shifts well and correct (no popping out of gear). It has one repaint in the mid 70's so it has patina, but not original patina. Interior has recovered front seats and the rest is original, including all original interior paint. It has new West Coast Metric rubber mats. Front seats were restored about 35 years ago. Pictures tell the story. It was rear-ended before I got it in 1971 and has a later (incorrect) rear apron and a repair to the drivers side wheel well with a sheet metal overlay. I can take pictures of this, but it will be a few days. There is an old sheet metal repair under the battery. There is virtually no other rust on the car. Front apron is damage free. It has aftermarket bumpers front and rear. All fenders are correct, hood (bonnet) is early 60's but basically correct, rear deck lid is original and correct. The tires are near new B.F. Goodrich radials from Coker Tire about 17 years ago but have not had any UV exposure so should be fine. The sliding factory sunroof is in great shape and the top mechanism slides and locks as it should. The soft top material was replaced in the mid 70's and is still nearly perfect: no tears and minor even fading. I will answer all questions to the best of my ability. I am a major VW nut and letting this go is very tough. It gets a lot of attention.
HERE ARE THE IMPORTANT CHANGES: 1) The ski racks on the rear grills ARE INCLUDED. 2) The roof rack in the pictures IS INCLUDED. 3) ALSO INCLUDED IS A REBUILDABLE 36HP ENGINE AND SPLIT CASE TRANSAXLE. It has a Bendix AM - FM push button radio that works well. NOTE: The Porsche Cabriolet in the pictures is NOT INCLUDED! Duh! Vintage Washington State Plates are NOT INCLUDED. I will add more pictures in a couple days. These are all I have right now. If you want to contact a local appraiser I will make the car available at my home for their inspection OR after a non-refundable deposit of $500 is made I will transport to an inspector of your choice within 100 miles of my home in Cle Elum, WA State. NOTE: I reserve the right to end this auction at any time for any reason at my discretion. I always add blue Marine Stabil to the gas every fill-up and battery is always on Battery Tender. This insures that it is always ready to go. On May-20-14 at 12:55:26 PDT, seller added the following information: |
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Volkswagen continued its Star Wars theme with two ads in the top 20, including the highest-ranking car commercial The Bark Side spot at number three with almost 18 million views, which doesn't even have a single car in it. Some of our favorites are from Chrysler with Clint Eastwood in It's Halftime in America and House Arrest with Charlie Sheen for the Fiat 500 Abarth. Chevrolet, Honda, Audi and Toyota were the other automakers in the top 20, but we'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention one of the coolest ads on the list, the Hot Wheels corkscrew jump.
Of all the car videos, only the Fiat ad wasn't played during a Super Bowl. Check out all eight videos - in order - after the jump. Nike took the top spot with its My Time is Now ad that has been seen online more than 20 million times with Pepsi's Uncle Drew posted up in the runner-up; some of the other videos include four Old Spice commercials and an ad in which Snoop Dogg is pedaling Hot Pockets.
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While the ad never aired in the US, most car people have surely seen the impressive Rube Goldberg-style spot. In fact, the only commercial on this list that we saw on US television was the Volkswagen ad "The Force," but many of the others have become viral videos, including transforming and dancing Citroën C4. Of the 19 other commercials that vied for the title of best ad of all time, only the Ford Puma "Steve McQueen" commercial gave Honda a run for its advertising money.
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In the image above Nieman is using the tank clutch hub to get the motor set up, but in one of the images below you can see what really belongs back there is: a two-inch, reverse-pitch prop taken from a wind generator. He says there's enough mojo with the propeller action to get the car rolling down the runway like a jet when he gives it gas - and speaking of gas, the engine's been refitted to run on propane.
After a few safety tweaks Nieman's going to take the matte-black Beetle to Bonneville, "put the prop on, let her go and see what happens!" We can't wait to see the video of that. There are two shakedown videos below to get you ready.