This picture here has been photographed quite a bit flatter than the partial view of the same VW Beetle Convertible 1303 (produced 1972-1980) that can also be found here.
Around 43,193 VW Beetles (as of 2022) are still registered in Germany, and among them a few thousand convertibles are guaranteed.
About 330,000 convertibles have been produced in total across all vintages and models, but the value of Beetle convertibles, by the way, has never fallen all these decades. At present, it averages around 20,000 to 30,000 euros. However, it also goes a lot more expensive, according to the motto the older and rarer. An extremely rare pretzel beetle convertible from the Bj. 07.1951 for 154,000 euros for sale. Only under this it becomes clearly more favorable with 40,000 to 60,000 euro.
I have been practicing vintage car photography for more than 35 years and here I mainly photograph normal everyday vehicles which were still on the road en masse over 30 years ago. But also cars with extraordinary, beautiful design. From time to time I take pictures of cars, .. Read more…