The beetle is another one of my dream cars.....especially the convertibles. Out of all of the cars that I just like to look at, that's the only one I can truely see myself driving. It fits my personality more than any other car. My dad used to have a convertible one and he had it painted this neon yellow-green color. And at the time I don't think anybody else had one like it. He eventually sold it before I was able to drive.....I wanted him to pass it down as my car, but it was a stick shift...and my driving skills aren't the greatest, so that would've been a disaster. So now if I got the newer convertible....I'd probably have it painted the same color.

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I don't know anything about restoring cars, but how much would restoring it cost on top of the $40,000 bid? Is that a good price to pay for that? Not like I have any power to buy it or anything....I was just wondering.

This car is actually in very good condition for a restorer. I bet I would be able to scroung thru the job at around 5,000. If I had the money. Of course the paint job would be high. Would also depend on the ebay deals you can get on the remaining parts.
For those who don't care about authentic there are plenty of fiberglass copies of theese, around 15,000 for a complete and perfect car.

that's not that bad. That same seller's tryin' to sell a 1960 roadster too.