Thats a great deal but there may be a problem with classifying them as " Antiques ". My father inlaw had his old car classified as an antique and the tag place gave him the " Antique plates ". Then they told him that he could only drive it to car shows and parades etc no everyday driving..... :x ..he drives it daily any way...... :lol:

I don't think you have a lot to fear from the "Hysterical Car" police. They have got other things to worry about. If you put it in the ditch, you were just on your way to the repair shop when disaster struck or were on your way to EL Paso for a "Show & Shine :lol:  :lol:

If you don't think it would make it , maybe you really do need to go to the shop first.  
       There are people who would try it.  Sort of like the Guy who was just on the forum trying to drive a untested '63 bus from Hotlanta to Chicago only to "Blow Up" the  engine 50 miles from home. :roll:
        I drove a Manz Dune Buggy to Key West Fla, Outer Banks N.C. and then to Nova Scotia with no major  problems except a broken accel. cable in N.Y. state.
       The trick is "Be Prepared" and Fearless  :lol:  :lol:

Will it make to El Paso?  Will it make to the store around the corner?  Will it make the trip to the next town?  Famous last words, but I always say "There is only one way to find out!"   :lol:

Last year I loaded up Homer the SuperBus, picked up Kyle at his place and hooked a small trailer full of his camping gear behind Homer and headed to Effingham, IL.  About 30 miles away from Effingham a rocker arm came off and Homer went from a 4 cyliinder to a two cylinder . . . within 10 minutes we had him fixed up and headed on up the interstate.  We made the rest of the trip without a glitch.

I headed to the Southeastern Bug Fair (Taccoa) a few years ago and got stuck in 4th gear sitting at the light on Cloud Springs Road and I-75.  I had to slip the clutch quite a bit to get onto the interstate, but I made it to Taccoa!  However, the last 5 miles I was coasting down the backside of a mountain with a blown engine ('cause I coudn't downshift to third going up the mountain).  I got a club member to pull Homer into the camping area with a tow rope and everyone pitched in with tools, money and labor . . . Sunday evening when the show ended, Homer hit the road with a new engine and all 4 gears.

One of the neatest things I've learned about driving old VWs is that you will ALWAYS get help if you do break down.  I broke down on the side of I-75 just north of I-10 (about 40 miles south of the GA/FL line) in a Chevy pickup . . . I was there trying to rig a U-Joint back together for several hours.  10,000 cars past and no one slowed down.  If I'm driving Homer, I can pull over the to side of a back road to run in the wood and answer a call of nature and 20 people will be stopped and wanting to know if I'm having trouble when I get back a minute later.