Used Car of the Day: Volkswagen 412
Today's UCOTD is essentially a barn find.
Or in the case of this Volkswagen 412, perhaps a forest find, based on the photos.
It's obvious from the pictures that this car is close to becoming one with the earth, but the seller wants to see if someone can save it before it heads to the crusher.
There's not much detail here but there doesn't need to be -- this thing clearly will take a lot of time and money to be restored. So this one isn't for the faint of heart. It's basically in the same shape as many of the Junkyard Finds.
That said, if you have $500, a love for old VWs, and some serious mechanical skills plus a lot of free time (and perhaps a big bank account), you could be the one who takes this car from trash to show quality.
Or you could just ignore it for yet another modified GTI. Your call.
Give this South Carolina car a look here.
[Images: Seller]
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This is only a used car because the seller thinks it is.
My BIL has a TR-4 in the same condition, also in the woods. It's been there maybe 50 years, and he still thinks someone might want it.
TTAC is that this seller just doesn't want to pay someone to haul the 412 away.
Only person who might buy this is somebody who already owns a 412 and wants to get whatever spare parts they can off of this hulk. They're the least desirable air-cooled VWs and in this condition it make zero sense financially to try and restore it.
Kudos to the owner for not just sending this off to the crusher and offering it up at parts-car prices.