1979 Volkswagen Super Beetle Base Convertible 2-door 1.6l on 2040-cars

Year:1979 Mileage:86837

Location:

Lomita, California, United States

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"A Blast from the Past"

Hello there! We have a great little convertible up for auction. I am a broker, and I was hired to sell this car. All the pictures you see are from my digital camera. The pictures have not been re touched or manipulated. For the first time since the car rolled off the showroom floor, this car has been put up for sale, a 1979 Volkswagen Super Beetle convertible, a rear engine air cooled four cylinder engine, with rear transaxle manual transmission, ready to take you anywhere. This belonged to a collector. He had five cars, 2 went to restoration, the 1966 Ford Mustang was sold to Germany and the Alfa Romeo and the Beetle came to us and are both now on ebay. The nature of this car makes it a candidate for ebay. This completely original VW Convertible has a new top and glass rear window, and with factory jet black repaint. Typical of VW and Porsche, there were areas where the metal would be thin, both sides floor pans have been replaced. Engine, transmission, and clutch are all in good working order. This car has always been maintained, and always garaged. One owner, and has spent it's running around days in sunny southern California. It has some surface rust in the undercarriage, I guess something you would expect for a 35 year car, and only 86,837 original miles. It's a great specimen if you want to go ahead and have this Super Beetle restored, but it looks stunning, just the way it is! Beautiful shiny black paint, beautiful black top and the volkswagen beetle black vinyl seats. Only southern california can out do itself, this convertible features the dealer installed silver and gold steel spider wheels. Many people preferred this look better than the wheels that came with the car. If you really want to see what wheels came with the car, just open the trunk and take a look at the original white wall spare with the dull looking steel silver wheel. This car even comes with the highly collectable original blue California Blue License Plates. Never thought I would say a Beetle was classy, but this is pure fun, excitement and with the triple black, just waiting to be driven. Just a great car! Maybe it's time you took a second look at this one, it just might be the car that you have been looking for.

"Volkswagen Changes Gears"

1979 and 1980 the end of an era. Since the late 1940's, Volkswagen produced the Beetle convertible all the way up to 1979 and made just a few more for 1980, but were 1979 leftovers. This was the last rear air cooled engine convertible in the United States. Volkswagen, started to change to front wheel drive water cooled engines. The Volkswagen Beetle became collectable immediately! In the late 1970's Volkswagen produced a "Triple White" edition, along with a "Champagne" Edition and the "Epilog." and the last Karmann built soft top bug rolled off the line on January 10, 1980, then headed straight into volkswagen's Auto Museum in Wolfsburg. Everyone knows a Volkswagen Bug, well, you know the rest. They have been around for years, I drove one myself for years in my younger days, fast, easy to drive, great on gas, simple to work on, parts easy to get, all wrapped up in a great little car. Come and get this car, the very last of the last.

"So you would like to get this car, here are the Terms!"

This fun and beautiful 1979 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible is being sold in "as is" condition. There are no warranties or guarantees of any kind or implied. This vehicle is up for sale locally and in other areas and venues and can be sold immediately. Therefore, we reserve the right to cancel and end this auction "at will" with no explanation, of any kind at any time. You must have at least ten (10) positive feedbacks listed on your ebay account, along with having a current Pay Pal account, in order to place a bid in this auction. If you do not and you are interested in making a bid in this auction, you must contact us immediately, otherwise, your bid will be removed from the auction. At this time, we want to remind you that making a bid is a binding contract and making a bid, you are making a statement, that you are committed to the purchase of this vehicle. We are supporters of ebay and follow their instructions and regulations. Factoring in all the condition aspects of the Beetle Convertible, the reserve has been set at a fair-market price and we feel it should remain private. However, all offers are welcomed. We have done our best to describe and illustrate this vehicle to the best of our abilities. We are not responsible for any misunderstandings. We invite you to ask as many questions as you need, to enable you to buy the right car that you are looking for. All sales are final. There are no refunds, exchanges or returns of any kind. The buyer is responsible for vehicle pick up. Including shipping charges. We expect a $500.00 NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT to be paid through PAY PAL, with in 24 hours of auction end. We expect PAYMENT IN FULL, by Bank Direct Wire, Cashier's check, or in person with Cash, with in 5 days of auction end. You are to contact Al, at 213-400-6066 directly and he will work with you in the best way to handle your final payment. It is very important and we want to make sure that you READ EVERYTHING IN THIS AUCTION, in it's entirety for complete clarity. We thank you for your interest in this great little convertible, good luck and happy bidding!

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