A 1974 Volkswagen Beetle with just 90 kilometres on the clock from new is set to go under the hammer in Denmark.
The 42-year-old Beetle will be sold at Silverstone Auctions’ Classic Race Aarhus Auction at the end of May.
With just one owner from new and only 90 km under its belt, this Beetle is still in its original condition.
Finished in blue with a black leather interior, the left-hand drive manual example still holds the original oil in the engine and is shod with its first set of tyres. The original books and invoice, along with the tool kit, are also supplied with the car.
According to the auction house, an elderly man named Armando Sgroi bought the vehicle new from G. Terragni Volkswagen in Genoa, Italy, back in January 1974. He had never owned a car before and apparently did not particularly want this one.
But he was a deeply religious man and ended up driving rather than walking to a nearby church as he became frail with age.
The car was used even less as his church-going became more infrequent, up until its last outing in 1978, after which it was retired to a barn, where it remained for almost four decades.
The Beetle was recently rediscovered and has been lightly recommissioned. For sale for only the second time in its life, it will head to auction with an estimate of €35 000 to €40 000 (R624 000 to R713 000).
