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I would like any advice on doing a full restoration on a 1973 Volkswagen type 3 squareback?
I have my mothers 73′ squareback that she drove off the showroom floor new from Lennock Motor in Camperdown, Sydney.
I just want some advice on what are the likely costs, pitfalls and potential value of the vehicle once it is completed.
Its a pride of the family piece so we want to do right by the car in having it restored.
Any advice would be welcomed. Thanks!!!
You can sink crazy money into a VW, if you want to. If you are competent and can do most of the work yourself, buy high quality parts, farm out the paint and body work, then you can have a really nice car for about 10K US that will be worth 8k. That’s the long and short of it. There are millions of them out there (VW’s, not type3s) and the perception is that there is another one better and cheaper somewhere else. All the auction results you see for 25-50k don’t really reflect the market as a whole. Restore it because you love it, it has sentimental value, or you need the car. Don’t do it for the cash unless you’re a pro. You’ll be upside-down fast. Good luck on it!
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