Historics Latest Bug Fix

IVER, UNITED KINGDOM – Aug 9, 2012: Classic car auctioneer Historics at Brooklands has cast its net wide to capture a pair of nearly new 1970’s Volkswagen Beetle’s, for its forthcoming autumn auction at Brooklands on September 1st.

In the late 1970’s Volkswagen offered each of its U.S dealerships the opportunity to purchase a limited-edition Triple White and Triple Black Beetle – the last convertible Beetle ever built - with the offer restricted to just one of each car.

The striking soft-top featured matching coachwork, interior and roof, but in the event that a dealership did not take up the offer, the cars were not produced, inadvertently creating an extremely rare future classic in the process.

Ordered new from ‘Chris Motors’ in the U.S state of Georgia in 1979, the Triple White offered for auction by Historics had covered just 8 miles when it was purchased by the ‘Road Scholars Automotive Group’. The new owners replaced the injectors, spark plugs and tyres before the car subsequently changed hands again in December 2006, and was registered for the first time on 2nd February 2007.

Having had just one other owner, the brilliant Beetle boasts factory fitted air-conditioning and comes to auction with a meagre 429 miles on the clock.

Recreated by Volkswagen with the new Beetle in 2007 and limited to 3000 cars, opportunities to buy an ultra-rare 1970’s original are far fewer, with Historics encouraging offers in the region of £24,000 to £27,000 at Brooklands on Saturday September 1st.

The La Grande Bug is a left-hand drive, limited-edition Volkswagen Beetle also made available only in the U.S, with Historics’ 1975 example sporting all the extras that make this model so special.

Leather grained seating with corduroy inserts are matched with colour co-ordinated carpets, a leather grained steering wheel and rosewood appliqué on the dashboard.

A steel sunroof was also standard equipment on the car and the inclusion of rack and pinion steering, together with electronic fuel injection, combine to make this VW Beetle equally attractive to drive.

Stored in a heated, de-humidified garage with a no-expense-spared cover commissioned to protect the paintwork, everything about the car is original, even the starting instructions on the steering wheel.

Never registered in the U.S or the U.K, the car has covered just 242 miles in the last 37 years, and the ancona blue car with matching trim – one of just two colour options available alongside lime green – has an estimated guide price of £24,000 - £27,000.