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Details
- Registration Mark
- 8125 HI
- (a) Type:
- Type 1
- (b) Year:
- 1975
- (c) Colour:
- ?
- (d) Paint code:
- ?
- (e) Engine CCs:
- 1200
History
- (a) Country of origin:
- Ireland
- (b) County first reg'd:
- Tipperary
- (c) Current or last known location:
- ?
Model information
1200
Info
I bought this Beetle from my neighbour Esther Cregan in April 1994. Esther had used it daily but it was sitting for quite a while outside their B&B in Castletroy, Limerick. Another neighbour, Billy Conway was towing it on a rope, with me at the wheel, to a garage I was allowed use about 10miles from Esther’s house. Halfway there the o/s/f wing came loose and caught in the front wheel and was ripped off, bouncing across the bonnet of an oncoming Nissan 100NX. What was a cheap Beetle suddenly became very expensive as I had to pay for the main dealer to repaint the bonnet and surrounding areas that got scratched on the Nissan.
A black late 70’s Beetle is very unusual but really looked great.
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