You can own Roger Daltrey’s 1977’s green Volkswagen Beetle

11.27.2019
10:10 am
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Of course I’m tempted to buy Roger Daltrey’s 1977 Volkswagen Beetle and I don’t even drive. I’d keep the damned thing in a garage and have buddies drive it around while I’m drinking beer and listening to Quadrophenia or Tommy or The Who Sells Out or Who’s Next. It would be fun. Well, for a time. But let’s be honest, I’d eventually get bored with the novelty (even though this little beauty is painted sparkling green—the color of my favorite soccer team Celtic), and know in my heart it really should be owned by someone who not only likes the Who but digs vintage cars like this one.

Don’t get me wrong, I love the Who but I have never quite understood most people’s passion for cars. Call me olde fashioned.

Like I have no idea what all this spiel…

The 1303LS Beetle was the range-topping model of its day. It is powered by the 49 bhp 1.6-litre twinport air-cooled flat-four engine, driven through the rear wheels via a four-speed manual transmission.

...actually means.

All I appreciate is that it’s got four-wheels, was once owned by a rock star (god) I admire, and gets you from A-B. Yeah, you can call me a Luddite, but I live in Scotland where we all wear kilts and climb mountains every morning before breakfast just to wrestle some grouse into two falls or a submission and like salt in our porridge. Fuck that maple syrup and fruit shit.

Any-old-how.

The stuff that does interest me is that Mr. Daltrey owned this 1977 VW Beetle 1303 LS Cabriolet (a classic, iconic design in “outstanding condition”) for nearly thirty years between 1977 and 2005. Mr. D. clocked up 76,000 miles during this time, which is a lot of driving. Where the fuck did he go? What was he doing? And why didn’t he ask me along for a ride? Selfish bastard…

The other stuff you petrol-heads will need to know is that:

A Volkswagen Museum certificate on file confirms the specification above, that it was built on 27 January 1977, and that the delivery destination was Great Britain. It also confirms the original colour scheme of Viper Green metallic paintwork with a Pale Sand hood.

And:

The Karmann bodywork received a full bare metal respray in 2014, in the original factory hue of Viper Green. It is now in outstanding condition, with a smooth and glossy finish all around the car. Its hood has evidently been replaced recently as well, in the correct Pale Sand colour. There is absolutely no damage to the material, and it fits snugly over the original frame.

The vehicle has seat belts, a “contemporary Alpine stereo head unit [...] fitted, with an MP3-compatible CD player, additional speakers, and Bluetooth connectivity. A custom air-conditioning installation is also present, with the compressor running off the engine via a modified pulley system,” and a trunk with “with smart black carpeting tailored to size.”

The owner after Mr. Daltrey clocked up 2,000 miles since 2005, which doesn’t seem much. But during “the penultimate service while in Roger Daltrey’s care, the original service book was mislaid, and so the maintenance history for this period is authenticated solely by his signed letter.” I have no idea if this is good or bad. But I do know this green VW is now domiciled in Kuala Lumpur which means there will be some cost in transporting this rock star mobile to your address in Moosefart, Montana, or wherever it is that you live.

At the time of writing, there is only one bid of $1,000 for the vehicle, which sounds to me as incredibly cheap. But what the fuck do I know? Like I said, I don’t even drive. Now where’s that fucking grouse…

And if that don’t float your boat, the Who have a new album out next month and are on tour next year…hope they send me some free tickets for the Glasgow gig…details here.