Just a while ago, while I was on my way to the library, I drove by a guy outside polishing his VW Beetle. I whipped over to the side of the road, parked and jumped out of the van and ran over to him and asked if I could look at his car! He was very nice and said "SURE!" He and his little daughter and I stood around and looked as his car and I asked a bunch of questions.
He paid $500.00 for it and it was out in a field near Stillwater.
He works on it continuously, the most expensive item he replaced was the engine...$1400.00 (but he got a bigger engine and thus paid more than he really had to.)
It was a 1961. Just darling. Painted red.
It had cream enterior.
He said it was a riot to drive and that his kids just love it.
Those old VW bugs are pretty cool little cars. Seems that $1400 was about the cost of one new during the early 60's IRRC.
We had one when Ramius and I were kids... I think they gave it away to one of my uncles.