Skip to main content

The Ten Most Expensive VWs from Monterey

Monterey Car Week has come and gone and we now know how much the gorgeous, perfect, and historically important cars that assembled there sold for. As ever, more than a few classic VWs made their way to the event and these were the top selling ones from the Mecum, RM, Gooding, and Russo and Steele auctions.

Predictably, the Buses did well, with lots of money being shelled out for these nostalgic carry-alls. A few surprising entries made their way onto this year’s list, though, selling for a goodly sum, while other sold for way less than you’d expect, but that’s exactly the gamble that makes auctions so appealing.

10: 1971 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible

71beetle

Not much to say on this score, except that this is pristine yellow Beetle was probably a pretty good buy for whoever spent $11,000.

9: 1972 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Convertible

72ghia

Another pristine, though not intensely desirable VW, this Ghia is powered by a 1,600 cc engine with a Freeway Flyer transmission and has a brand new Haartz cloth roof, an OEM Orchid White on red color scheme, and new rubber all around. It sold for $21,000.

8: 1970 Volkswagen Westfalia Camper Bus

70westfalia

Fresh from an eight-year long restoration, this Westfalia was originally sold in California and the restorers took pains to keep it looking like it would have in the ’70s. With a 1,600 cc engine under a Bocar carb, attached to a 4-speed trans, we can’t help but feel that this Camper was a pretty solid deal at $30,000.

7: 1970 Meyers Manx

manx

The prices start to jump now. This Manx is in remarkable condition and benefits from a mild Engle 100 cam, Sachs performance clutch, two dual-barrel 401IDF carbs, and a custom muffler for a little more growl from this Manx cat. The final selling price was $64,350

6: 1979 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible

79beetle

At a glance, it’s hard to say why this Beetle is worth the $65,000 it took home last week. Sure, it looks good, but that’s a lot of money for a ’79. But a couple of facts make everything clear. First, this Beetle comes in a rare, triple white paint scheme. Second, this particular Beetle is completely unrestored. And finally, it only has 116 miles on the clock. With a host of other rare options, the price tag makes a little more sense

5: 1967 Volkswagen Camper Bus

67-camper

Although it’s not fitted with more windows than the average house, this ’67 Camper is still a splittie, and having undergone a recent restoration, it’s also solid. Fitted with VW’s 1,200 cc flat-four and Weber carbs to get you going, this Camper sold for $66,000.

4: 1958 Volkswagen Type 2 Double Cab

59doublecab

What this bus lacks in windows, it makes up for in doors. One of only a few double-cab pickups (current estimates are that just 29 exist), this Type 2 is all about airiness. With nothing over the back and safari windows for cool off the driver, this rare, rotisserie-restored Type 2 went for $97,900.

3: 1971 Porsche 914/6 Targa

9146

Although this particular car isn’t fitted with the VW engine that troubled the 914’s reputation, we still think it’s close enough to a VW to count here. And selling for a whopping $115,500 its price is noteworthy enough to grab our attention.

2: 1963 Volkswagen 23-Window Samba Bus

6323winow

Lightly modified to make it a little more driveable, this Mango Green on Pearl White Samba has everything you could want. Surprisingly, even though it went for $121,000, it still underperformed, according to the estimates, that expected it to sell for up to $225,000.

1: 1959 Volkswagen Deluxe 23-Window Bus

23window

Having recently undergone a nut-and-bolt restoration, this highly original Samba was the highest priced VW we could find from last week’s auctions. A few attracted higher bids but ended up not meeting the reserve price. This didn’t match expectations either (the estimates had it selling at $165,000-$180,000), so apparently, the market for these is contracting a little. Still, though, at $130,000 this Samba was anything but cheap.

The post The Ten Most Expensive VWs from Monterey appeared first on VWVortex.



from VWVortex http://ift.tt/2w8fR5a
via IFTTT

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Watch: The Story of the Ads that Made VW Big in America

The ads for the original Beetle are almost as famous and well-loved as the Beetle itself. Looking back now it’s easy to forget, though, just how easily things could have wrong. A new short from Dial M Films tracks the history of those early Volkswagen ads that sold America on the people’s car. The story, of course, begins with the visionary agency that made the ads: Doyle Dane Bernach (DDB). As a popular agency for Jewish products, no agency was more aware of the implications of Volkswagen, and no one, it seems, was more skeptical of the brand than DDB. “Remember Those Great Volkswagen Ads?” from Dial M Films on Vimeo . William Bernbach, though, was adament that the firm take the client, probably as a way of attracting other lucrative automotive clients. Saddled with a client that he didn’t want, art director Helmut Krone says in the film that he originally came up with ads that were all wrong. Krone tried to do what other manufacturers did and was intent on selling the Beetle ...

Watch: The Stig Drives (nearly) Seven Generations of Golf GTI

With Volkswagen announcing “major” updates to the Golf, it seems an appropriate time to look back on what we’ve had so far. And who better to guide us through the rich history of the most popular European car ever made than Ben Collins, the former Stig? Some say he’s never met a GTI he doesn’t love, and that he can’t grow any of his own facial hair. All we know is … Ben Collins is actually a pretty solid presenter. Working his way through seven generations of the GTI (skipping over the Mk6) Collins tells us a little bit about each one and matches each mark to its corresponding facial hair craze. The Mk1 GTI for instance, is light and quick, but can lose traction under hard acceleration (in heavy rain). Despite that, Collins calls the Mk1 a “pure gem.” The Mk4, meanwhile, is a powerful return to form after the perhaps too sensible Mk3. Collins ends in the only way he could, with the Mk7, which accelerates faster than a Lamborghini Countach and is all kinds of wonderful. Watch, ...

Volkswagen Golf GTE Wins Top Honor at the 2015 Business Techies Awards

Golf GTE wins Green category in the 2015 BusinessCar Fleet Technology awards Judges praised the Golf GTE for its performance, ease of use and economy Golf GTE launched earlier this year with plug-in hybrid technology – priced from £33,755 204 PS performance combined with CO 2  emissions of just 39 g/km Volkswagen has added to its growing list of 2015 automotive industry accolades by winning the Green category in the annual BusinessCar Fleet Technology Awards – the Techies. The prestigious title was awarded to Volkswagen for the Golf GTE, an innovative plug-in hybrid that combines sporty dynamics with exceptional fuel economy and low CO 2  emissions. Now in their seventh year, the Techies are judged by both BusinessCar’s experienced editorial panel with help from TRL’s technology expert. The industry’s only technology-specific awards, the BusinessCar Techies reward the use of technology to make business car fleet operations easier, cheaper, cleaner, safer and more straig...