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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 6:48 am    Post subject: My Friend Finds Rare 1963 Full Ragtop Bug we think? Reply with quote

Hello All,
My Friend in the Police Department was riding through North Nashville, Tn. and found a 1963 Full ragtop setting on the street, just
by luck the women was outside her house. He went up to her and asked if the Bug was for sale and she said "Yes" I need it off the street by next week, because Tennessee laws say you can't have an un-tagged car just setting. This car had been setting since 2009 not driven. He asked me to ask a question on this site, What is it Worth? Its a 1963 "Full ragtop all the way back to the engine compartment, Titty Pink is the color with red interior,
white steering wheel, no rips or tears in the seat, still has the carpet and a white gear shift with the numbers still visible and bright !In Mint Condition! This was shipped after this women's husband served over in Germany in the Army. She only wanted $800.00 for the car. Please let us know what its worth and if we need to call Barrett Jackson?
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 7:52 am    Post subject: Re: My Friend Finds Rare 1963 Full rRgtop Bug we think? Reply with quote

csinor wrote:
She only wanted $800.00 for the car.


Buy it. Quickly.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 8:09 am    Post subject: Re: My Friend Finds Rare 1963 Full rRgtop Bug we think? Reply with quote

Probably worth about a Million dollars. Or maybe $500. But probably somewhere in between those 2 amounts.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 8:35 am    Post subject: Re: My Friend Finds Rare 1963 Full rRgtop Bug we think? Reply with quote

He already purchased it and paid 800.00 .
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 9:09 am    Post subject: Re: My Friend Finds Rare 1963 Full Ragtop Bug we think? Reply with quote

So, it sounds like it is worth $800.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 9:13 am    Post subject: Re: My Friend Finds Rare 1963 Full Ragtop Bug we think? Reply with quote

I think you need to post pics to get a better idea from the folks around here...
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 9:22 am    Post subject: Re: My Friend Finds Rare 1963 Full Ragtop Bug we think? Reply with quote

Subscribed just to see what this thing actually is.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 10:34 am    Post subject: Re: My Friend Finds Rare 1963 Full Ragtop Bug we think? Reply with quote

Titty Pink.... is that a factory color? Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 11:52 am    Post subject: Re: My Friend Finds Rare 1963 Full Ragtop Bug we think? Reply with quote

Corney13 wrote:
Titty Pink.... is that a factory color? Laughing


Pre Pigalle Special edition. Like everything else, it got watered down after a couple of years. If IRCC, there was a Va...a Violet edition in 1960.. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 12:05 pm    Post subject: Re: My Friend Finds Rare 1963 Full Ragtop Bug we think? Reply with quote

Real Tuscher roll-back roof model.

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there were aftermarket ones though

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they didn't use coral red in '63, so it's probably a custom color

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so I'm guessing full custom sliding rag, pink paint from the 80's

it was all the rage and super sano

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 12:58 pm    Post subject: Re: My Friend Finds Rare 1963 Full Ragtop Bug we think? Reply with quote

posted pictures to 1956-1967 , click my csinor and it should pop-up.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 1:09 pm    Post subject: Re: My Friend Finds Rare 1963 Full Ragtop Bug we think? Reply with quote

hackjob. not rare. sorry to all the big dreamers out there.

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 1:16 pm    Post subject: Re: My Friend Finds Rare 1963 Full Ragtop Bug we think? Reply with quote

Oh how I loved the 80's. Im surprised that any VW made it of the decade alive.
Well, at least it truly turned out to be "Titty Pink" in color, as noted by the quarter window. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 1:27 pm    Post subject: Re: My Friend Finds Rare 1963 Full Ragtop Bug we think? Reply with quote

stale air wrote:
Oh how I loved the 80's. Im surprised that any VW made it of the decade alive.


that one is still stuck there! lotsa "period correct" 80's stuff for sure.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 11:20 pm    Post subject: Re: My Friend Finds Rare 1963 Full Ragtop Bug we think? Reply with quote

Still not a bad deal for $800.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 5:10 am    Post subject: Re: My Friend Finds Rare 1963 Full Ragtop Bug we think? Reply with quote

For $800.00 I would have bought it and rocked just the way it is, would be a fun car.

Looks solid though so one could argue that the custom treatment in the 80's actually saved it from rotting into the earth in some field somewhere or being crushed for scrap. Worst case, it's a prime candidate for an actual ragtop graft.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 5:22 am    Post subject: Re: My Friend Finds Rare 1963 Full Ragtop Bug we think? Reply with quote

I'd polish the crap out of it, detail it and drive it or sell it and make some $$$.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:29 am    Post subject: Re: My Friend Finds Rare 1963 Full Ragtop Bug we think? Reply with quote

Make safe to drive first. Then just drive and answer all the questions you will get when your out and about. It is a one off for sure and 800 bucks a hard to pass up deal.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:20 am    Post subject: Re: My Friend Finds Rare 1963 Full Ragtop Bug we think? Reply with quote

Do a search for " Replacing a roof car rolled over "..shows you how to pop a new roof on ... Shocked
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:48 am    Post subject: Re: My Friend Finds Rare 1963 Full Ragtop Bug we think? Reply with quote

I don't think that "Titty Pink" was a factory color. Wink

Seriously, if the car is solid and complete a new roof panel would correct that and then you would have a good car.
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