That is a little odd with those dates being so far apart. However, I wouldn't worry. If the car's numbers match on the sales invoice, then it's a matching numbers car.
Look forward to hearing from you later on. You can always give me a call later on after you've inspected it if you need a second opinion on anything! Good luck!
Rich Oakley wrote:
Thanks, this was Martins opinion too so we weren't all that worried. Thanks for the offer, sadly the car was tucked in the corner or the auction house and all the doors and bonnet etc locked by the time we got there.
It does need some work underneath, including some small repairs to the lower leading edge to the left rear wing, nothing really, both heater channel end plates were very flakey and slightly holed. The front looked immaculate, not that we got to see under the bonnet.
A torch and a peer through the windows revealed the interior to be all correct and nice, the seats look to have never been sat on. The rubber mats were all present and correct, but the drivers floor mat was shot.
The paint on the whole was far better than I was expecting, with only small blemishes and rust spots, with the occasional ding. They had clearly had a half hearted attempt of cleaning and waxing it, but im sure it would have come up far nicer with some hours spent.
The rear valence has not been clearanced for the twin tailpipe exhaust, they simply exit a lot lower than a '56- car.
The only real downsides really were the few bits of rust, the LHS door was not as good a fit as the perfect drivers door, but that was about it. Just a slightly tatty but well loved early beetle.
We were standing right by what turned out to be the highest bidder, he said afterwards (to someone else) that it will 'Soon be back to Ireland' or similar. Shame as it will loose it's original plates.
Didn't get to see any of the paperwork that was with the car, but did get to see the photo (large and framed) or the Austin 10 that was traded in for the car in '55.
Never mind, have just got back in, shame to have not got it, but that was far more than we were willing to pay for that car. I was going to say it went for more than it's worth in my eyes, but that's stupid, it's proven to be worth at least £9.5K (+the buyers premium!).
All in all, lovely car, just hope it doesn't just get 'lost' as it makes it's move to Ireland.
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