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Sun Oct 17, 2004 7:35 am

Is there any demand or need for 411 owner's manuals?

If anyone lives near Oklahoma, there are 2 411s in the salvage yard. One is missing the front clip from the midlle of the front fender forward. The other looked complete, but it's in high weeds.

Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:52 pm

YES, If you could snag them I am sure you could sell them for some $$$. Not much, But I think they are going for $10 or $15 on the Samba. I dont think Bentley is reproducing them.

Sun Oct 17, 2004 7:03 pm

DeathBus wrote: YES, If you could snag them I am sure you could sell them for some $$$. Not much, But I think they are going for $10 or $15 on the Samba. I dont think Bentley is reproducing them.

I am talking about Owner's Manuals. You know, for the glovebox? I bought a Haynes 411 repair manual and sold it at the Tulsa show for $5. Made someone very happy.

Mon Oct 18, 2004 1:05 am

Norman wrote: DeathBus wrote: YES, If you could snag them I am sure you could sell them for some $$$. Not much, But I think they are going for $10 or $15 on the Samba. I dont think Bentley is reproducing them.

I am talking about Owner's Manuals. You know, for the glovebox? I bought a Haynes 411 repair manual and sold it at the Tulsa show for $5. Made someone very happy.

Yes I know what your speaking of. I believe it is Bentley who is reproducing owners manuals. They had a web site for a long time with a whole list of their VW service and owners manuals, but I cant find it anymore. :cry:

This place has a 411 owners manual listed, but it says "by VW" so I could be mistaken.

http://www.books4cars.com/result1.asp?findmake=Volkswagen&imageField.x=116&imageField.y=55

Mon Oct 18, 2004 11:08 am

I was on a 'book' site, maybe amazon. It had listed the Owners Manual for a 412. Ordered it. Over the next several months I received notices that it was on back order, still on back order, still..... So after about four months I cancelled. I kind of doubt they are still in print

Mon Oct 18, 2004 6:31 pm

I believe Ray Greenwood has picked the 411's/412's there clean of most of the good parts.

Mon Oct 18, 2004 7:49 pm

ubercrap wrote: I believe Ray Greenwood has picked the 411's/412's there clean of most of the good parts.

You are wrong in your beliefs. There is a 411 with a missing front clip, but is otherwise complete. Then there's the 412 that is buried amongst the Type 3's.

I won't even describe the two Things that are there. Suffice to say one of them has four doors.

Wed Oct 20, 2004 8:23 am

Oh, he claimed that he did, maybe he just wanted to keep me away... :lol:

"I won't even describe the two Things that are there. Suffice to say one of them has four doors."

I'm not sure what you're talking about :?:

Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:37 am

Type 181 aka Thing. what, I see what your saying, the four doors part.

hummm. four doors as in that's the only thing left that's salvagable?

Wed Oct 20, 2004 6:29 pm

Panzerace 88 wrote: Type 181 aka Thing. what, I see what your saying, the four doors part.

hummm. four doors as in that's the only thing left that's salvagable?

*ding* *ding* *ding*

We have a winner. Yes, there are two (2) Type 181's. I don't know what all is salvageable. One is under thick weeds, and the other has two floorpans from other cars on top of it. I'd take them home, but I don't have enough money. I'm concentrating on Ghia stuff.

Thu Oct 21, 2004 7:14 am

I know what a "Thing" is, just wasn't sure why you were bringing it up in relationship to 411/412's.