He got it for a bid of $1800 at the Los Angeles County public administrator estate auction last Saturday. According to the stack of old registrations we found in the glove box, it was a one-owner car purchased August 22, 1966 in East Los Angeles by Samuel G. Arellano whose previous vehicle was a 1958 Hillman Minx sedan. It was converted to 12 volt at some point, and has a Bendix Sapphire AM-FM radio. It has 90,246 miles and there are no dents or major rust except in the running boards. Last license sticker was 1997, but they got it started and it ran pretty well although the brakes aren't working. I'll find out more when it gets shipped here on Wednesday, and I'll post more photos.
Ray has a pretty large collection of cars, but this is his first Bug - he'd also like to get a '79 convertible someday.
I'll be checking out the forum a lot for restoration advice - many thanks to the administrators for all the info!
-Chris
