Sold for £11,250
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: WWM 643
Chassis No: 5030079
MOT: Exempt
Along with the Ford Model T, Citroen 2CV, and BMC Austin/Morris Mini, the Volkswagen Beetle is generally recognised as being one of the elite pack of pop motoring icons. Its story is like no other. Sixty-six years of production, over 21 million examples manufactured, factories on five continents, etc. The statistics are as staggering as the car's history. In 1933, Ferdinand Porsche was instructed to design and develop a 'Volkswagen' (People's Car) that was basic, affordable, and capable of transporting two adults and three children at up to 100kmh. The newcomer finally went into production in 1938 and, while it inevitably evolved over the years, the basic concept was never altered - an enduring tribute to the genius of Dr. Porsche.
Manufactured new in 1962, the Beetle offered is a desirable, UK-supplied right-hand drive example that was registered new on British shores on the 3rd of December that year. Fitted with a 1200cc flat-four engine allied to the four-speed manual transmission, ‘WWM 643’ was retained in first ownership for twenty-five years, with the Beetle understood to have been used as the daily mode of transport while in said ownership. Acquired by the vendor direct from the first owner in 1987, it has been retained with the vendor as the second owner ever since. Provided with a comprehensive restoration in the early 2000s, the Beetle has been kept pleasingly in an unmodified condition and retains its original registration number. Finished in Pearl White paintwork with a Brick and Cream vinyl interior upholstery, the Volkswagen is rated as in ‘good’ condition throughout by the vendor. Offered with a few previous MOTs, the ‘buff’ logbook, and a current V5C document.
For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452
Auction: Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire, 26th Jul, 2023
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