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20-01-26, 12:44

Hanno Spoelstra Hanno Spoelstra is offline

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Typ 51 imported to Australia

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Originally Posted by David Dunlop

I wonder where they are today.

The most interesting one, the Typ 51, was restored to a better-then-new condition and was for sale for a whopping USD 280,000: https://uncrate.com/1945-typ-51-volkswagen-beetle/

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Balking at a six-figure price for one is understandable until you know the history and then it makes a little more sense. This extremely rare Typ 51 Beetle was imported to Australia for evaluation by the Australian government in 1947 as part of Germany's reparations for WWII.
vw-beetle-type-51-4.jpg

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