Sad Story

Sad for me, Great for someone else.

To make a long story short, about 7-8 years ago I was involved in bidding on ebay for a 1946 (yes, 1-9-4-6) Beetle.  The car was all original and had all the correct equipment - banana bumper guards, mechanical brakes, 16" wheels, nipple hub caps, original dark green paint and upholstry, original 1131cc/25HP engine with correct accessories, etc.  The paint was dull but original; the upholstry was about perfect with only a few stitches separated.  No rust (claimed) and no visible dents.

This was a dream car and I could have had it for $9500 but I let it go as I could only raise $9000 at the time.  It's probably worth 3-4 times that now.

I often think about that car and wonder who got it and where it is now.

Except for the color, this is what it looked like: