I had two of them previously in my early 20's. A 65,and a 64.
The 65 I rolled. The 64 got car jacked in Hollywood and crashed into a Mercedes Benz. 
Both VW gone within a year.Fifteen years later and some maturing I decided I was ready for another VW. Vans have gone up in price a lot. Dont get me wrong I am not saying that I settled for a VW beetle I really wanted one at the age of 14, and I am very pleased too own this one.
How I came to own this 66 was by chance; I wanted a classic and found a 59 with semaphores, didn't know what semaphores were, looked them up and decided to pursue that VW from Ebay. The seller and I had a verbal agreement to sell to me if the reserve wad not meet by the time I viewed her. When ready to seal the deal he changed his mind to let it ride on Ebay. Well it was less than a thousand dollars of what I was offering, but wasn't willing to make a secound journey to buy.
I still wanted a classic Vw, looked in the Sunday Paper, Found one , Seen it, Bought it.
It was a day later that I realized the treasure that I bought was a jewel, loaded with monumental ground breaking history.
