Found a buggy in a field, should we purchase?
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2016 10:15 pm
My 14 year old wants to buy a buggy that has been sitting in a field way out in a small town for many years. The seller is representing someone else who died, so all the seller knows is that it is a 1970 Volkswagen Dune Buggy. The title is lost. The last year on the license plate is 1981. I came to this forum, because it looks like the vehicles I see here. I apologize if I'm asking for help in the wrong place.
The buggy looks just like this one but with no top/soft cover (identical hub caps):
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q ... 6305145376
But its lights are broken. The fiberglass body is mostly sound. The wiring under the dash is kind of a mess. The glass on the windshield is busted out completely. It needs restoring. It has no rust holes. The floor pan is very solid. The motor turns. The exhaust system and all mechanical components except the battery are there. The tires are not flat. The car rolls. The oil is full. The gas tank looks clean. The key is missing.
Is there a place to look for a VIN or an identifying mark of some type?
Im willing to help in get it running and restore it, but my question is this:
Is it worth 500 dollars? If my son decides he doesn't want to continue the project, could we likely get his $500 dollars back.
The buggy looks just like this one but with no top/soft cover (identical hub caps):
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q ... 6305145376
But its lights are broken. The fiberglass body is mostly sound. The wiring under the dash is kind of a mess. The glass on the windshield is busted out completely. It needs restoring. It has no rust holes. The floor pan is very solid. The motor turns. The exhaust system and all mechanical components except the battery are there. The tires are not flat. The car rolls. The oil is full. The gas tank looks clean. The key is missing.
Is there a place to look for a VIN or an identifying mark of some type?
Im willing to help in get it running and restore it, but my question is this:
Is it worth 500 dollars? If my son decides he doesn't want to continue the project, could we likely get his $500 dollars back.