Most Numerous Surviving Antique Car

[ModelA29]

Originally Posted by ronn

my vote is for the bug- but yes, they do tend to rot out. unibodies arent good for longevity.

The last Bug is just 22 years old. The early ones are valuable but post 50s not so much in the whole scheme of auto collecting. Even after the Bug died the plant in Brazil continued turning out complete running/driveable pans for their kit car industry. When Beck moved his Porsche Spyder production there he was buying the pans for the components. He'd ship the completed cars back to the US. He'd pull the engines and take the front spindles off so they came as kits not complete cars.

[Hitman]

Originally Posted by ModelA29

The last Bug is just 22 years old. The early ones are valuable but post 50s not so much in the whole scheme of auto collecting.

You'd be surprised. Their value has increases quite a bit recently. They on average, are worth more than A's across the various condition ratings. I'm talking about 60's era bugs too, the value increases as you get into the older years.

Just like everything, nothing is cheap these days.

[ModelA29]

Originally Posted by Hitman

You'd be surprised. Their value has increases quite a bit recently. They on average, are worth more than A's across the various condition ratings. I'm talking about 60's era bugs too, the value increases as you get into the older years.

Just like everything, nothing is cheap these days.

They really changed in 68. The 67 I'd consider the last of the original design. 68 got the ball joint front end and CV joint rear axles - don't get me started on the "Super" beetle with it's McPherson struts and curved windshield......
I've had about 8 of them over the years. Small window - glass Manxish buggy, Karmin Ghia, 914 (sold as VW in Europe). When I was in college the trans died in my daily driver 54 Corvette. Needing to get to school I swapped it for a 2 year old 66 Bug.

[Y-Blockhead]

Originally Posted by ModelA29

When I was in college the trans died in my daily driver 54 Corvette. Needing to get to school I swapped it for a 2 year old 66 Bug.

What a deal!