Date:         Fri, 28 Apr 1995 12:46:16 -0400
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Chris Chubb" <cchubb@card-u1.card.ida.org>
Subject:      Outrageous Prices.

Now, I know that we drive our dubbers because we love the
ride and uniqueness of haveing a VW.

I was checking out an auto auction page at:
http://www.syspac.com/~bjackson/index.html

and this is what I found: (These are all real prices that 
people actually paid of these cars)

1955 VOLKSWAGEN BUG CONVERTIBLE 
    Color:  IRIS BLUE                  Sales Status:  SOLD    
Cylinders:  4/234 SUNCHRD              Sales Price:  $    22,500.00
   Cu. in:  1192CC/36HP                Steering:  LEFT 
Condition:  EXCELLENT  

1966 VOLKSWAGEN MICRO BUS DELUXE 21-WINDOW 
    Color:  SEA BLUE/CUMULUS WHITE     Sales Status:  SOLD    
Cylinders:  V4/GEAR REDUCTION          Sales Price:  $    24,000.00
   Cu. in:  1498/53                    Steering:  LEFT 
Condition:  EXCELLENT  

1969 VOLKSWAGEN BUG CUSTOM CONV 
    Color:  RED                        Sales Status:  SOLD    
Cylinders:  4/4 SPD                    Sales Price:  $    12,000.00
   Cu. in:                             Steering:  LEFT 
Condition:  EXCELLENT 

Hell, with prices like this, I figure that I MAY just take
that welding and painting class at the community college.
Then go out and scour the junkyards and old barns of this
great land.

Yahoo, Im sitting on a gold mine! (Or the ground, if I don't
weld up that rust spot on the seat tracks!)
-- 
-- Chris Chubb (cchubb@ida.org) - (703)-845-2287 [Alexandria, VA, USA]
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