sorry for your loss, but you could buy mine:
I don't recommend it. Even a late Superbeetle is too old and fragile for a weekly driver. Mid-book jumped $800 in a year, but it's been stuck at $8600 for six months. I need to un-cocoon it and sell. This year's swap-meet season starts with the NW Bug Run.
Here's an example from a previous year:
A Pinto four in a dune buggy. Cleanest engine install I can imagine, with the muffler hugging the block and the Optima laid on it's side. IIRC they were asking $2-4K. You could add your own extended A-arms and bully bar.
Of course, the honeymoon
or the kitchen could eat your whole nest egg and burp.