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That sounds about right - our 1964 1500S Variant cost about £1000 (GBP), which was probably about $2500 at that time. As its weight was 2200lbs, you can see how we in the UK were being ripped off even then compared with USA prices. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- > I started working for VW in May of 1964. At that time, you could buy a > VW for about $1.00 a pound. A bug weighed about 1800 lbs and sold for > about $1800. It was this way all across the line of models. > > -- > Russ Wolfe > '66 FB MT > '71 FB AT > '65 Bug (not running) > russw@classicvw.org > http://www.classicvw.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org