Re: [T3] Notch on Ebay (possible bid)

[Simon Glen <simonglen@bigpond.com>]

Greg Merritt wrote:

> > Simon I cant belive you sold the car for so cheap! At least by US
standards.
> > I would of bought it up for that and paid the ship and still been
ahead. Oh
>
>         What do you have to pay to transport an automobile by boat
from
> Australia to the U.S.?  I seem to recall that Europe <-> U.S. shipping
is
> about $1,000 - $1,500.  (I don't know if that was just across the
> Atlantic, or through the canal and up the west coast.)
>
>         A friend's mom used to buy clean Beetle 'verts in L.A., fill a

> container with them (Beetles stacked two high), and send it off to
Holland
> to turn a neat little profit!
>
> -Greg

Dear Greg,

I sold this car so because (1) I am a useless businessman, (2) I sold it
to
somebody on the Type3 List who I knew would give it a good home and
restore it to much of its former charm.  It was an extremely rust free
and
sound vehicle that by rights I should have kept for myself but I already

have to many vehicles and I need to keep a family going, too.  Bare in
mind, too, that if hadn't bought it that little Type3 would have been to
the
crushers by now - a shocking waste.

However, since your E-mail, I have checked out shipping costs between
eastern Australian ports and Los Angeles.  To ship a Type3 notchback
in a container shared with some other vehicles would cost AU$1470
which is about US$740 plus a AU$50 (US$25) documentation fee.

And, just a further example of what is available here in the way of
early notchbacks here is one that is currently for sale:

1963 notchback with pushbutton and wraparound dash, seat backrest
release cables in front door pillars, single carburettor motor,
Australian-
assembled right hand drive, resprayed blue in original colour but with
front seats replaced by Subaru highbacks.
Chassis:    0216181
Engine:    0270078
Checking my lists shows me that both car and engine were made in
July 1963.  So, the motor could be original.  I don't know how much
detailed documentation there is on it.  It is kept indoors.
The owner has been advertising it for two months now and it is still not

sold.  He is asking AU$1800 or about US$920 for it.  I've talked to
him on the phone.

I have attached a bad picture of it which I scanned from the newspaper.
(If any other Type3 Listees would like to see this picture, please
E-mail me.)

Regards,

Simon Glen.
Toowoomba,  Australia.



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