Frozen Volkswagen in Vermont

A rusty old Volkswagen Beetle similar in condition and proximity to this Bug is where it all began. The machine that started our continuing saga of 500-dollar automobiles was a mostly oxidized Bug, just a few years younger this engineless 1968 model. The archetypal Clunkbucket was purchased just north of the Gulf station on Route 7 in Salsbury, Vermont where we saw this blue and white beauty for sale on a trailer late last year. Back in 1981, the new-to-us 1964 6-volt Bug barely rolled away under its own power from a snow covered parking lot. Dad trailed closely for safety in an equally if not more rusty yellow Ford Pinto MPG.

We eyed this 1968 gem on a holiday respite to the frozen state, almost thirty years after the fateful first car day. This VW was owned and raced by a former mini-stocker, and reportedly saw action at the torturous Devil’s Bowl Speedway. Perhaps the ’68 Bug and fellow mini-stockers warmed up the now defunct Catamount Speedway (aka Thunder Road) for the legendary Beaver Dragon. Price on both cars for 1981 and 2009? 500 bucks. This Bug’s location just down the road from the Concrete Ape, along with near proximity to spot of the original 500-dollar Bug seems to indicate a potentially dangerous vortex of 500-dollar Volkswagens in the general vicinity. Please be advised.