Ultra-rare 70s VW Beetle left ‘completely untouched’ goes up for sale – and it could be yours for £42,000

AN ultra-rare 70s VW Beetle near "completely untouched" is up for grabs - and it could beryllium yours for £42,000.

Despite its comparatively tiny size, the VW Beetle has the longest accumulation history successful the automotive world.

The 1979 Volkswagen Karmann Beetle Cabriolet has had conscionable 1 proprietor aft being talented by the German car marque to the vendor.

The four-seater, which has ne'er been registered, is inactive covered successful its factory-applied protective wax coating.

It has a apical velocity of astir 82mph with lone 11 miles connected the odometer.

Volkswagen means “people’s car”, and that’s however the Beetle was calved successful 1938 — arsenic a reliable motor costing little than £100.

In the 86 years since, the VW Beetle has established a estimation arsenic the car which achieved the impossible.

Sales successful the UK took disconnected successful the swinging Sixties erstwhile it became the car of prime for families, young professionals — and hippies.

The rounded old-shape ­Beetle continued to beryllium made until July 2003 — but present it is yet the extremity for the car.

However, Volkswagen stopped making convertible Beetles successful 1980, making this 1 of the past to permission the mill successful Germany.

It is believed it was for the crushed that the proprietor ne'er drove it.

The car is being sold by Bonhams Cars arsenic portion of their Paris sale.

Pierre Tirone, European car specializer astatine Bonhams, said: "This 1979 Volkswagen Beetle is simply a existent clip capsule, with lone 11 miles connected the odometer and inactive covered successful its factory-applied protective wax.

"Gifted by Volkswagen to the archetypal proprietor and kept wrong the aforesaid household ever since, it remains wholly untouched and unregistered.

"As 1 of the astir iconic and enduring designs, this bonzer survivor offers a unsocial accidental to ain a Beetle successful near-new, factory-fresh condition."

The grounds terms for a Beetle is simply a 1963 illustration utilized successful the Herbie films which sold for £90,330.

The sale takes spot connected Thursday, February 6.