Saw this on the samba

Here's the place to come to post when you have questions relating to technical issues or mechanical questions on the 1966 model year.

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Itskyle
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Saw this on the samba

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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... id=1708793
And, had questions. I thought all 66 cars had metal sunroofs, or was that only a US thing?

Otherwise, what do you guys think on price?

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To me he's asking way to much for a car that is not completely stock.
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The 66 model Beetle was not originally available with a 3-fold ragtop sunroof ...so this example is obviously a modification (someone has grafted a pre-66 ragtop onto a 66 body). With this kind of flim flammery, one has to wonder what else on the 'concours level restoration' may be less than authentic.
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look at the pictures. It is not a Concours level restore.
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"Restored" or Customized?

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Just like the antique car auctions, "Restored" means fixed up with nice paint these days. To bad he spent $50,000 on a customized VW. His personalization is nice, but it's not restored because it never was that way to start with.
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