Oh, I see what you mean now ! :beer:

You see, even I nearly fell into your trap too of thinking you were having a bite! :rofl:

I should have known better of you :oops:

mrsherbie wrote:

Hey, dont knock it! I am getting older, I never turn down a compliment, especially the best type.. from someone who has never met me, and realised that I am Janet street porter & Gillian McKeith's evil stepsister :d

mrsherbie wrote:

I am Janet street porter & Gillian McKeith's evil stepsister :d

mrsherbie wrote:

That was once 54 CLD

https://forums.pre67vw.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=17061&p=7 

Malc

six-o-one wrote:

Heritage insurance have insured it for £100k

sp1600 wrote:

There are three things in a classic vehicle that are often of more value than the metal itself.

Provenence, history and even a good story or legend behind it – R*****T***'s a good example. Oh and a fourth, low registration numbers (sadly).

so how do you put a value on an SP1600 beetle 1978 complete with original 1600 theo decker t/p engine and exhaust ,14" wide 5 sprintstars armourplated glass cvustom geabox unique to the SP only one in europe . Heritage insurance have insured it for £100k as they have deemed it irreplacable.

its the white one at the bottom on uk plates

https://www.sebeetles.com/sp_bug.htm 

sp1600 wrote:

I nearly just spat my coffee over my monitor...

pre67vw wrote:

As far as R*****T*** is concerned, I'm at loggerheads with my insurers at present as to his real value.

Rattletrap wrote:

Thats a surprise... :rofl:

Unoriginal but generally tidy Zwitter £10k tops :wink:

pre67vw wrote:

…They agree he's a very historic car and that a value in excess of £50,000 is probable. But a final figure has yet to be agreed before he's put at risk and let lose on the public road.:mellow:

Rattletrap wrote:

They agree he's a very historic car and that a value in excess of £50,000 is probable.

Rattletrap wrote:

The cabriolet owners club value my car at £29k...

55Kab wrote:

Presumably they agreed that on the basis of what you've told them, the underwriter clearly isn't a beetle enthusiast or in any way connected with the VW scene otherwise he'd know that it was the remains of a 53 zwitter on a later chassis. 10K tops…

Mike Peckham wrote:

There are three things in a classic vehicle that are often of more value than the metal itself…….

sp1600 wrote:

Fiction, no matter how many times repeated, still remains fiction.:roll:

lifeintheslowlane wrote:

There are three things in a classic vehicle that are often of more value than the metal itself.

Provenence, history and even a good story or legend behind it – R*****T***'s a good example…

sp1600 wrote:

That surprises me Martin. I would've thought the insurance value of your car would be a lot more than that :unsure:

vintagebug wrote: