Author Topic: $218k VW Bus For CP. (Read 858 times)

F Body · « **on:** June 26, 2011, 06:38:37 pm »

You read it right, a few VW buyers got caught up in the "Barrett-Jackson experience" while they were bidding on this immaculate 23 window Bus at the company's annual Orange County auction last night.

When the smoke cleared a high bid of $198,000 had purchased the 1963 Volkswagen you see here ($217,800 after buyer's fees)

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?ln=363.2&aid=423&pop=0

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #1 on:** June 27, 2011, 07:20:34 am »

Thats just a little silly

A 18-screen Samba in need of restoration = around £8k
A full rebuild / nut + bolt restoration = £20k
Scene Tax = £5k

Fieldy · « **Reply #2 on:** June 27, 2011, 08:08:19 am »

If that drove past me, I would look at it, but no more than all the others when they go past

Andy · « **Reply #3 on:** June 27, 2011, 10:03:53 am »

Wow, pretty expensive bus... Bet the guy who built it was happy!

Slightly OT, but saves starting a new thread, saw a bunch of buses out on a drive yesterday, in convoy. One stuck in my head as it was orange and had a massive '75' printed on the spare wheel at the front with a black stripe going down it. Anything special or was it just the year it was made.

Shortly after saw a pukka '65-'66 'stang that I gave a thumbs up to and promptly got one back, also drove past Andy's house (by accident) but boy can you tell an American car nut lives there!!

Roadkill · « **Reply #4 on:** June 27, 2011, 10:35:11 am »

Quoting: Cunning Plan

Scene Tax = £5k

:mrgreen:

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #5 on:** June 27, 2011, 01:07:22 pm »

Quoting: Andy

'75' printed on the spare wheel

It's something to do with the VW hot-rod scene in America. I can't find a reference link at the moment..

Author Topic: $218k VW Bus For CP. (Read 858 times)

Andy

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