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Volkswagen Beetle - Classic (1965)
for sale

Price: US $19,500.00

Description:

Better than VW ever made them
Fully Restored - over 2 years in restoration taken down to nuts and bolts and rebuilt from the ground up. The restoration undertaken on this car is not the average quality Beetle restoration. It is much more on par with the type of restoration a vintage Mercedes, Rolls Royce or other upper end car would receive.
About 5K miles since restoration. The car is a unique Standard model not the typical North American Deluxe model. The standard had alot more exposed and painted metal in the interior than the Deluxe and with the right color combination the interior is quite striking.
This car has been thoroughly (money no object) restored. No corners cut. Full pan off restoration with new floors welded in and seams all sealed. The full undercarriage was then coated with Por 15 and then bed lined. This Beetle will never rust. The entire body was stripped to bare metal inside and out and painted from scratch. No filler anywhere, all metal car. No permanent modifications have been made to the car. All accessories are easily removable if that is preferred. Thorough (High Quality Butyl) sound deadening in the front storage area, under the carpet, behind the headliner, in the doors and in the rear parcel shelf/storage area. There is NO roofing material used as sound deadening in this car.
The engine has 5K miles on it (German short block remanufactured 1600 Dual Port) not a cheap Brazilian cast 1600. There is a serpentine belt conversion, NOS German Bosch SVDA Distributor, fully rebuilt Pict 34-3 Solex carburettor as well as a stainless mesh oil filter in an expanded sump plate. All Brake lines, hoses and hydraulics were replaced, all drums-shoes-hardware are new, new steering box, new kingpins, new shocks, new clutch, new starter, new generator, new wiper motor/mechanism/arms, new new new I cannot possibly list everything - This is a new car
All rubber components were replaced with German - window seals, door seals, trunk and hood seals, tires, etc...
New steering wheel, all fittings in the interior are new, new carpet and matching trunk carpet. The seats, grab handles and headliner are LEATHER and were custom made for this car at an upholsterer. The visors were custom made in the right color. New seat foams. The door cards are from TMI and Vinyl. The match is perfect. Factory fitted 3 point seatbelts were replaced with new. Included new tool roll and the jack has been restored and is in it's correct location hidden by the spare.
Converted to 12 Volt Electronics and ALL wiring is new. Retrosound Radio is installed and it is the top of the line $450 model - Bluetooth compatible, USB in the glove box and connectors for expansion to add any audio equipment you like. Currently has two high end speakers in the rear shelf beneath the rear seats leading edge.
Accessories include - Solid billet aluminum running boards with powder coated ribbing, mud guards, bamboo tray (Real Bamboo and period), Swans neck mirrors out of the UK which use the existing trim hole to mount, Impossible to find period correct Robri stone guards I had to get from German eBay after months of searching for $600 (Genuine - NOT Flat-4), 356 Headlamp guards out of the UK, Venetian blinds (Australian), roof and trunk racks are NOT the cheap EMPI units, they were made in California and I ordered them specifically with the red tint in the Marine Lacquer and a highly polished triple plated finish, A full set of Flying Cog Hubcaps that were over 1K alone for the set in fresh chrome and finally a small set of original Hella Turn signal indicators off of the earlier cars -
Again NO MODIFICATION was necessary to install these items. They can be easily and completely removed in about two hours.
I cannot list everything done to the car - If a component could not be brought to new condition in restoration it was replaced with the highest quality component available not the cheapest.
This is a new Beetle with 5K miles on the restoration. Over $50K spent including the car. We started with an average condition $8K Beetle which was well worn but complete, driveable and in structurally sound condition, but the more I looked at it the more issues I saw. I decided to completely strip the car and have it redone - nothing was allowed to compromise the quality of the restoration including cost - I aimed to have the very best 65' period, no excuses, and that is what this car is. This Beetle and the attention to detail will highly impress anyone.
I can help with national or international shipping if that is required
651.342.0928

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