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Originally Posted by freebeard
Here's one that was on a local lot, a low-miles 1971 Superbeetle from Arizona in Lemon Yellow. For $6K the underside was as new. I had to leave and think about something else.
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That's great, and could be legally imported into my country under that loophole for 30-year or older cars. Surprisingly, it's more advanced than a '96 Itamar. I like its bigger window area, and it also seems to not be so cramped inside. Some folks here in Brazil believe that the internal competition between the Beetle and the Brasília wouldn't justify the introduction of the Superbeetle on the local market, but I'm not so sure about it, since the Beetle soldiered on until '86 (to a brief return from '93 to '96) while the Brasília had been phased out a few years after the Gol was introduced. Due to harsh road conditions in the countryside, I bet the Superbeetle could've lasted until 2005 when emission laws led to the end of the boxer engine.