1970 VW Beetle Sedan For Sale
This original survivor comes to us from Sonoma California where it remains
in the original owners hands after so many years.
Purchased new in late 1969 in the Los Angeles area and has spent its whole life in California,
The car shows well but does show its age as most 56 year olds are starting to do.
I love though that it remains in original condition as there is something so cool about that.
As they say...they are only original once!
Blue California plates, the correct rear reflectors, the bumper guards, etc...all the correct original parts are here.
The paint has its fade through spots and assorted dings and scratches
The overall appearance is good though, it presents itself like the quintessential "old lady car"
which in reality...it is. This is the one you see pass by with a flash of grey hair behind the wheel
and you follow her to the grocery store and leave your number on the windshield hoping she calls someday.
Well today is the day she is ready to finally let it go.
1970 is a great year for the Beetle.
These make excellent drivers and weekend fun cars.
Not so rare or perfect that you would freak out over it, but nice enough to get a few thumbs up on the road.
Stock wheels with hubcaps and wheel trim rings.
Accessory gravel guards on the rear fenders.
All portals open, the car has that perfect "Volkswagen smell".
Small dent in the passenger side front fender near the bumper end.
Like a sweet yellow flower sitting in the garden
I spy accessory door sill trims as well as the corner guards.
Probably all goodies added at the dealership when she was sparkly new.
Stock engine has all the right tins and trimmings.
Engine lid has the rain tray and all is surprisingly clean under here.
In this shot you can see some of the ripples on the front hood. Looks minor, not a collision
that left any serious marks as the fit of the hood and the evenness of the hood gap remains nice.
No modifications to body or trim.
The windows all have the proper aluminum trim intact and it retains the factory mirror and antenna
UC Santa Cruz plate frame (Go Slugs!) is a neat bit of history for the car and the scene it has lived.
I spy another period accessory through the rear window with the speaker deck behind the seat.
A better shot of the damage to the hood.
Its a bit of a scar I must admit, but I look at it as adding character.
It would be a shame to repaint the hood and have it not match the rest of the body
so if it were mine I would probably leave it, or see if a good paintless dent removal guy could improve upon it.
Some small spots of rust peeking out below the headlight ring.
This does not seem to be deep, so perhaps it could be cleaned, treated and touched up carefully.
Nice to see the original bumper guards with the rubber intact.
Its hard to tell exactly what is going on here in this shot.
It looks like some dark specks across the top if the fender and I do see a paint shade difference
between the engine lid and the body in the bright sun.
Maybe a couple of panels have been resprayed at some point?