Hermann Goering's 1944 VW type 82e Beetle

[Dakaras]

Its up for sale but would you really pay that for it
http://www.milweb.net/webverts/6959/

[Zak33]

White Bakelite dash board......sexxeh...
Dak...I'm moving this to Cars n Bikes....cos it belongs there mate..

they'll loveit

13th March 2004 12:20 pm moved by Zak33

[[MA]DanglyBob]

I'd paint it pink with yellow flowers for that cash.....

[Raz316]

http://www.milweb.net/webverts/6959/5.jpg

haha that's insane! sod all controls

[TomWilko]

Its a small piece of history, even if it was driven by someone comparable to Hitler himself! An enthusiast may pay for it or another museum i'd guess!

[Howard]

LMAO! What a heap of junk!! As far as classic cars go, that's nasty

[blockers]

I want one of the huge black Mercedes that the Nazi's used to do their parades in. They look fun hehe wonder how much they are, more than my budget im sure

[Angus]

LMAO! What a heap of junk!! As far as classic cars go, that's nasty

and still they want 120000dollars for it :eeK:

[headbrace]

The beetle is an immense piece of machinery, and the kubelwagen was the original wartime 4x4. Hardly a piece of junk. As classics go, the car alone regardles of its history, is worth a fair bit. Add in the history behind, seems fair enough. Would be a great piece for a museum.

[Skeps]

LMAO! What a heap of junk!! As far as classic cars go, that's nasty

And why would that be, As the VW beetle goes that would make a perfect museum piece.

[XTR]

Superb car with excellent history....

If it was a Porsche 911 you wouldn't say the same thing Howard.... Same designer....

[RoganJosh]

How many horses has she got?

[Crazy Cricket]

How many horses has she got?

IIRC, the earliest type 1 lumps put out just over 20 horses.

Let's not forget this was the 'peoples car', it was designed at a time when the man in the street couldnt envision car ownership, and was designed to be as cheap and as simple as possible.

[floppybootstomp]

Well I think it's great, I love cranky old cars. How much does $120,000 equate to? At a guess, around £50K I suppose. If Goerring hadn't owned it, I wonder how much it would be worth then? Does a white bakelite dash and all the other non-standard add-ons affect the price?

I'd imagine a similar model without the Goerring connection and extras would probably fetch around £20K at most. And I'm doubtful of that.

I've restored a few old cars, lemme see, I've owned a 1951 Ford Prefect E493A, 1952 Ford Anglia E494A; 1982 'Beachcomber' Citroen 2CV; 1974 Citroen Ami; 1970's Citroen DS; and two early seventies Beetles. None of them particularly flash motors, you'll notice, except maybe the DS.

Currently driving a 20 year old South African (right hand drive) Mercedes 280SE, twin cam, wasn't sure about it at first, but starting to like it.

I like that Beetle but I'd never pay that much for it, even if I could afford it.

[Skii]

IIRC, the earliest type 1 lumps put out just over 20 horses.

Let's not forget this was the 'peoples car', it was designed at a time when the man in the street couldnt envision car ownership, and was designed to be as cheap and as simple as possible.

Exactly.

Just goes to show what an over-priced POS the new Beetle is.

Ferdinand Porsche would be spinning in his grave.