Parts you regret selling/modifying/throwing away...

[Dogo]

Do whole cars count?....
Nearly 20 years ago sold a solid/complete 67 21 windows for around $1000.
Shortly after picked up a complete barndoor 23 out in a field in ontario (there was a BD Kombi in the same field with a set of fuchs thrown inside that I passed on). Solid overall. Paid $500 for it. (the kombi was also $500, or $800 if I took both. I didn't have the room for it )
Around the same time picked up a 58 23 Ws. complete and STASHED with NOS parts (including an NOS complete sunroof repair section, that I've never seen). I paid $800 or so.
Sold the 54 and the 58 for $5-7000 (I forget exactly) for both, with all the extra parts and everything VW I owned at the time

[gears]

Sold a 36-hp Okrasa kit (dual port heads, carbs, manifolds, linkage) for $80 in 1970.

Sold my 21-window for $600 in 1973.

At least these were sold to friends who used them ..
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[kevhum]

My father sold the family 1957 23 window in 1968 for $150.00 to A guy that looked like Jesus.The last time I saw it it had flowers painted in the roof windows and curtains in it.

[57 AZ Oval]

Sold a '62 ragtop bug for $350. The engine needed a rebuild and it had the wrong deck lid. The "wrong" deck lid was a full "W" oval-era deck lid that was worth $350 by itself.

[hitest]

I never regret helping a friend with a part- but I only give a guy one chance to resell my generosity for profit...
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[tacochris]

O boy time to open some wounds....Lol
First, I sold an original paint mouse grey standard bus for 400 bucks that had horrible drip rail rust, not too bad until you remember it had a complete set of og paint front and rear slash bumpers, complete headlight assemblies and a full set of 15" bus rims in original paint....
I crushed a complete, original paint, one owner 72 squareback when I lived with my folks because it was "in the way" and had some floor pan rust. I dont like pig-nose squarebacks but that one could have lived a happy life with someone else. Still have the ignition keys...
Traded a beautiful Saphire I radio for a 12 volt starter I needed at the time......
Im sure theres more but I dont wanna puke...
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1957 Lowlight
1962 walk-thru Kombi

"Nothing will ever be as nice as original paint, no matter how much is or isnt left"

"Those that confuse hoodride with the OG paint movement definitely have their wires crossed. Its all about preservation, pulling out its true potential while hoodride is about purposely making something look like a piece of shit." -SKIM

[Dave]

Didn't really throw away, but-

Guy told me he had some 36 horse dual port heads...if I wanted them, come take them. I didn't bother to go get them, but told a buddy of mine who had them... he went and picked up a rebuilt set of Denzel heads.... for about 10 bucks worth of gas money.

ooops.
didn't throw them away, but my "trash can Raders" were kinda cool...still have them 30 years later on my Oval
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"Those that matter, don't mind,
and those that mind, don't matter"

[tacochris]

[mr. warehouse]

[Dave]

I've posted the story a few times on here, I am fairly sure doing a search would find it.
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2003 Samba Chummie Winner- Best Story

"Those that matter, don't mind,
and those that mind, don't matter"

[tacochris]

[vw76westy]

i regret not hording
bay window nose emblems

only 5 years ago i could find them all day long

for $5-$10

today bay or split the price is the same....
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[AlanInMass54]

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[tisius]

Trashed a zwitter beetle speedo when I was a little bit younger (and foolish)... Disection completed! What was I (not) thinking???
Still have that speedo (in a lot of pieces) but not sure whether I can rebuild it... Time will tell I guess.
Hopefully it will be revived from the few loose sad parts (in a bin) to full luster, before the car to which it belonged, is.
I'm just glad I didn't trew out the completely dissasembled speedo altogether back then!
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you don't have to be crazy to be into VW's, but it sure helps!!
.... if it ain't dutch, it ain't much!

[tisius]

[Digger89L]

Looks like this thread died a few years ago, so I'll attempt to revive it:
Got my first VW bug in 1966 (when I was 16) ...it was a 1959 Tourist Import vehicle, traded a black angus steer calf for it (worth about $350). Drove it for about 2 years, and sold it (can't remember why). SHOULD HAVE KEPT IT. Then, about 6 months later, I bought a really nice black with red interior 1963 Beetle for $750, but got work out of province for a year, so sold the car about 6 months later because it was taking up space in my parent's driveway. SHOULD HAVE KEPT IT.
When I came back (summer of 1969) bought a 1966 Beetle (Bahama Blue) with 40K miles on it, for $1100. (the one in my signature) Drove it for 2 years, then sold it. SHOULD HAVE KEPT IT.
In 1970, bought a 1968 Beetle, drove it for 2 years (seeing a pattern here??) and then traded it off for a new 1972 Mazda 808 Coupe. (New VW's were about $500 more than the $2800 I paid for the Mazda.) SHOULD HAVE KEPT THE VW.
That ended my VW ownership experiences for the next 10 years, until 1982 when I found a 1957 Beetle in an old lady's back yard. I asked her if it was for sale ...she asked "Would you take it way for $250?" She was going into an old folks home, and just wanted rid of it. I put air in the tires and drove it 350 miles home. Used it for a daily driver for about 6 months, and then some kid came buy and asked if it was for sale. I said "No". He offered $1,000. I said "Yes". SHOULD HAVE KEPT IT. ..but, was recently married, had a mortage and a kid on the way.
In about 1990 we had a garage sale, and I sold a complete VW beetle tool roll, and a paperback service manual for next to nothing. SHOULD HAVE KEPT THEM.
Fast forward to 2013, and I bought a 66 Bahama Blue project to work on. $800. GONNA KEEP IT.
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[ALLWAGONS]

Back in 2008 I had a financial emergency!

I sold most of my NOS type 3 parts collection. It helped to get me out of the hole, but man did it hurt.

NOS Dashpad
NOS S badge
NOS camping hinges
NOS TS Badge
Red needle tach
White needle tach
NOS Line trim rings
NOS arm rests
NOS ruby red fender beading
NOS coco mats
NOS shift knob
NOS Full circle horn ring
NOS emergency brake buttons
NOS window cranks
NOS Diamante Sills
NOS Carbs
NOS Ignition column
4 prs of NOS type 3 mudflaps
all my flat hubcaps
two cat eye mirrors

Dang!!!!
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I'd be UNSTOPPABLE if not for Law Enforcement and PHYSICS.

I recycle old cars and parts, other than when I rot, that's as Green as I am going to get.

Thanks to my Tesla driving neighbors, I feel more relaxed driving my SUBURBAN and old VW's.

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[Jacco Verveer]

not only regret selling but also regret not buying

lottery always fails to many projects and i am stupid

vdo split hebmuller 52mm fuel gauge for glove box
nos bosch headlight splitbus
semaphore turn signal switch splitbus
NOS ice pick doorhandle splitbus 55-60
NOS mirrors pair bay window
NOS inner cargo door handle
NOS headlight flasher karmann ghia and bug
NOS euro taillights 55-57 splitbus
NOS parts bags
3!! NOS ice pick doorhandle 61-63 splitbus
2!! clipon mirror "kontakt"
NOS doorhandle early ghia
NOS wegu whitewalls 16"
vdo clock in grill 58-63 bug
2 NOS leads spark plug wires in box
2 NOS starter button zwitter split oval aluminium
nos wiper pivot splitbus
nos horn button split bus black
3 NOS bosch foglight
ALL nos wegu mudflaps
philips nx624 radio 6v 1952
NOS hella suction spotlight
NOS kamei cockpit
vdo tach 6000 rpm 80mm
NOS headlights t2a bosch euro
NOS 010 distributor
NOS semaphore indicator
NOS doorhandle ice pick set bug
split beelte pod complete with speedo 4/50
NOS happich exhaust connector
NOS vent louver trim
NOS bosch distributor BR8/019
HECK rear vent trim NOS

[jwp67]