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At 7:53 PM -0000 4/11/97, Sonya Herrera-Wilson wrote: >What do you think? > >Have the opportunity to purchase a 1966 Fastback w/Type 1 engine and single >solex carb, oil bath breather, stock type 1 muffler, original radio. It's doubtful that the cooling air input & output are properly segregated... likely means that the engine will overheat pronto. >Rubber is bad, winsheild cracked, needs bumpers, needs partial interior >(front passenger seat), needs brakes, front calipers. Bad rubber? $$$ if you can get it. Bumpers? Junk yard only. etc. etc. I *believe* that '66 was the last year for drum brakes... if so, the front brakes have been swapped with a later model w/ disks! >Runs,Front end good, body in fair condition, pan had rot but was fixed by >riveting new quarter in rear but didn't cut away rust portion, Unless the rot is cut out completely & new metal welded in, then it was *not* fixed. Think band-aid. >dashboard in >perfect condition, custom 8 spoke rims(Empri's ?). > >Will it pass smog with this type of motor set-up? In California? Doubtful it would pass. If in CA, it's seller's responsibility to smog according to the law. >All for $300. > >Is this a good deal?? Need to know ASAP! Definitely sounds like a *great* parts car... for maybe $100? Hope I'm not bursting your bubble, but that's my honest opinion. Add the price of a T3 engine, new rubber, new glass, new brakes, front seat & new interior, not to mention many hundreds (at least) for proper rust repair... *and* add labor if you'll not be doing it yourself... I'm thinking thousands of dollars, easily. Now go look at what condition of car you could get if you paid that much up front! Then again, if you're looking for a big project that you want to totally rework from the ground up, offer the seller $100 or $150 and get to work. :) If others think I've misgauged the "value" of this prospect, speak right up... but it just doesn't sound like much to work with to me! If you want pointers of where to find on-line listings of VWs for sale, see the list of links via Mark's home page: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mjanello/ Best of luck! -Greg '71 squareback '63 Beetle