THE PRACTICAL CLASSICS CLASSIC CAR & RESTORATION SHOW SALE 23rd & 24th March 2024

classiccarauctions.co.uk + buyers premium of 12.5% plus VAT (15% incl VAT) 205 LOT 380 Estimate: £18,000 - £22,000 1978 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 1303 KARMANN CABRIOLET Pretty, low mileage Karmann Beetle, imported into the UK in 1999 and fully refreshed a few years ago. • Believed to have been one of the last few hundred convertibles manufactured in Germany before production was moved to Mexico, this fuel-injection Beetle 1303 Karmann Cabriolet was delivered new to Los Angeles where it spent its life in the California sunshine • Imported to the UK in 1999, the car received an MOT in November 1999 showing the Californian number plate, 3DAD 542, (on file) and showing a mileage of 6,091 • When our vendor came across the Beetle in 2016, it had been stored unused, unregistered and never driven in the UK since being imported • Subsequently, it was fully refreshed, including a respray, new interior, new mohair roof and was fully recommissioned before finally being UK-registered with the DVLA on 01/01/2019 • Now finished in red over a new black leather- trimmed interior, sporting a new black mohair roof and powered by its original air-cooled 1.6-litre flat-four • It’s supplied with a Volkswagen Auto Museum Heritage Certificate which shows the car’s original specification confirming chassis, engine and gearbox numbers all match as original Lot Details Reg: EEL 740T Chassis no.: 1592001160 Mileage: 6,500 MOT expiry: 05/03/2025 Consignor: Stacey Williams Telephone No: 07472 250306 Vendor Condition Report: Overall: 133/135 ««««« More Details Lot 380 Bid On Lot 380