(Russ, where'd you see the '79 mentioned? If it IS a 79 then it's a 'vert so add a couple grand to my ramblings 
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The title of this thread was originally "79 beetle" . . . the title can't be changed by the person who posted it unless they are set up as a moderator. I changed the title this morning about 5:30 before I left for work . . . but I also made a post that, well, apparently I either didn't send or it didn't go through for some reason.
Anyway, what I had said in my post was that if it were a 67 or older in the condition it was described . . . maybe. Somebody somewhere in the world might give that much. But, it's a 73. I don't care if it is practically a brand new car, it's just not old enough (in my humble opinion) to bring anywhere near that. But, give 15 or 20 years . . .
Every day a few more bugs bite the dust and get recycled into Mazdas, Chevys, Toasters, etc. (I like to think that none of them end up as DNA for Hondas or TOYotas [or real otas for that matter]). Still more are consumed by mother earth via the rust monster. So who knows what it will be worth if it REALLY is in the condition described and remains that way for 15 or 20 more years? When seeing an original old Beetle on the road is as rare a sight as seeing an original Model T Ford crusing the interstate, $20,000 might be a fair price.
But for now . . . I'm with the rest of you. At $20,000 I don't see it changing hands anytime soon!
