The sad story of my beloved 1972 bug. Proof that doing your homework before buying a classic car pays off. One thing learnt from this ordeal is that fully checking over a motor before purchase is ESSENTIAL, which i was naive to do when i bought my bug, basically what I though was a rotten but which would need some work has turned out to be more than what I initially thought, checking the VIN on any car purchase should be something all buyers should do checking it against the V5. Basically after choosing to break the car due to what I though was no VIN (vehicle identification number) seemed the best option instead of paying 3-4k to restore the thing to full health. Further inspection of the V5 and the originality of this car came to light last night after finding multiple reg numbers on the car of the reg (GVH224s) pointing to a 1978 blue vw beetle, as the original colour before being painted of this car was blue and the engine was the same spec it sent alarm bells ringing. Which leave a number of options for my apparent 1972 1300 beetle with reg (GBU 324K) 1. It generally rotted and needed a repairs that were completed badly with a replacement body from another car. 2. it was a cloned car, a whole 1978 car APPARENTLY placed on a 1973 chassis with the VIN removed to apparently cover tracks Either way with no VIN and adequate checks before purchase made what i though a good investment and my pride and joy as good as scrap, losing a lot of money in the process.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:46:30 +0000
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