Look, you can now buy that very same car for $15,500!
1959 Beetle
Clean low-mile car with 101,615 original miles. All original interior Gray Blue/Gray. Rare accessory 3 way Moto Meter gauge and rare Cornett Sun visor and right side outside mirror. Wolfsburg Radio. Factory tool bag. Bud vase. Beautiful inside trunk area is all original. Perfect German bumpers. This car is located in New York City in a private collection
Asking $15,500.00
http://www.vwrestoration.com/sales.htm This one is really nice as well...
1955 Ragtop Beetle
Freshly restored by Humberto Lapa. Awesome paint. WCCR interior. Optional gas guage. Blaupunkt radio works. Euro headlight glass. All correct fenders and hoods. Factory sunroof. Body-off restoration. The engine was built with a NOS engine case, NOS heads, pistons and cylinders, cam and crankshaft.. .
Asking $35,000.00
The prices for the 21 window microbuses are going through the roof in the collectors market as well.