It eye to the peculiar history of this beetle 1974: In four years only traveled 90 km And now is for sale!

Normally, the vast majority of car collectors coddle the jewels hidden in their garages to the point that they barely know the sunlight. And so it goes, several decades later, when they decide to get rid of their precious vehicles, they just make a few hundred kilometers on their odometers.

However, the story that we bring you today is slightly quirky and has as its protagonist a collector car to use, but rather an endearing old man named Armando Sgroi and his legendary Volkswagen Beetle 1974 with only 89.9 kilometers behind their backs.

Yes, you read that right, just 90 kilometers with 42 years behind him, and all considering that Mr. Sgroi it was using weekly for four consecutive years ... Incredible? Well, the vehicle in question, or Maggiorino, as they say in Italy, was sold on 23 January 1974 by the Italian Armando G. Terragni Volkswagen dealership located at Genoa.

The man, very religious but little lover of cars, never had or wanted to have a car, but family pressure and poor health made him be forced to attend Mass routine aboard his new Beetle. And the distance between the local church was quite small and their health was gradually eroding its powers, the Beetle was finally abandoned to their fate in a barn in 1978, where he remained for just over four decades.

recently rediscovered by the heirs of Sgroi, this 1974 Beetle has only needed a coat of paint and some adjustments to his mechanics to look the look you see in the pictures. In it all parts are original, from the striking blue of its body to the leather seats, tires, records, tool kit, invoices and even your engine oil four opposed cylinders and 1.3 liters.

The model in question is one of the participants of the Classic Race Aarhus Auction organized by auction house Lauritz.com Silverstone, which will be released to an estimated 35,000 to 40,000 euros.

Additionally, if you need some of the car parts, you could search at Banggood, which is one of the wholesale platform to provide you the low prices. Such as, headlight sticker, hid 8000k kit, etc.