The legendary Randy's Stuff Beetle Convertibles

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The VW scene has been a colorful one and there have been many players in the game.
Back in the 80's when I first entered the scene I was like one big giant sponge soaking up
every bit of input on general knowledge about VWs as well as the latest style and fashion of the day.
I read every magazine,  attended every show and pretty quickly found my way into the So Cal scene.
While I never traveled far in those early days, I saw through the magazines that Southern California was
not the only place that some ground shaking customs were being built. In Colorado another fellow named
Randy was really making waves.  He owned a shop called Randy's Stuff (which obviously could never forget)
and his signature car, a chop top 66 convertible in Porsche raspberry was also unforgettable...and was a part of his company logo.


One thing that truly cemented this car into the brains of every VW nut was the month that it graced the cover
of BOTH, VW Trends and Hot VWs magazines.  This created a huge stir at both magazines, as they always
tried to feature vehicles each month that the other magazine had not yet featured and when everybody
realized that they had "worn the same dress" to the party, it forever changed their way of approaching
owners of cars to feature. From that point forward you simply had to choose sides...


Today Randy has moved from Colorado to Iowa, he shut down Randys Stuff many years ago
and slowly but surely he has been selling through his lifetime of creations and collections.
The time has come to sell the "logo car" as well as it's "brother", a full custom roadster Beetle
and we are thrilled that he chose Oldbug to be the place to market them.


Both cars are time capsules of the era. The Raspberry car was built in 1983
and remains just as it was when featured in the magazines and remains very clean and presentable.


The signature details on this that always stuck in my head were the chopped windowless top,
Porsche 356 taillights flipped vertical , and the smooth "W" decklid.


The suicide doors and shaved side windows just made the car so smooth it was like a dream.
The fact that the chopped to was fully functional was also a wild detail as most folks
went the easy route with a removable "Carson Top"...but not Randy.


Here is the car parked with the "Roadster" that Randy built in 1984
and the pairing of them could not be more period perfect in style and colors.


Back to the convertible, while the restoration has aged a little it still shows well.


Both cars are in running and driving condition but of the two, the Roadster has seen more
consistent use in recent years.


Such a cool ride...both of them really
but Ive gotta say the Randys Stuff "icon car" is pulling every one of my heartstrings
as it is just such a cool bit of VW history to those that were around the scene at the time.




So smooth, so clean, such amazing stance and style.
Its just so RAD!



Underneath the car remains quite clean.
At the time of the build the chassis was powder coated and features
IRS rear suspension and four wheel disc brakes.


The rear apron shows a notable flaw in a spot where the paintwork has lifted thanks to exhaust heat
but fortunately it is in an area that could be repaired without painting the whole car as long as you got the color right.


The engine is a 2180cc with big dual Weber carbs.
The trans has been beefed up with a super diff and close 3-4 gears.


Polished Porsche alloy wheels have been a staple of the scene forever,,,so cool.




Nice pinstripe detail


Chrome lugs as well


Interior is full custom by Mark Hannum (of Sewfine fame)


Still looks great


LeCarra steering wheel, smooth dash with single gauge


The smooth door tops and dash really give it a modern feel and the color matched details on the door panels
tie it all together so well.


Its really an awesome ride...I am trying to figure out how I could possibly justify having it for myself
but I just dont think its in the cards, especially since Randy is hoping to sell both cars to one buyer.
I just dont have the space or the coin for the pair.
But together they are perfect bookends (bugends?)
While the goal here is to hopefully sell the as a pair if possible, offers will be entertained on the cars
individually and the seller does have a strong desire for a 2002-2003 VW Eurovan Weekender
if someone has one to offer as a partial trade.

Asking
$54,500 obo
for the pair.
(all reasonable offers considered)

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