Given this phenomenal production record the Volkswagen Beetle can’t be considered the scarcest of classic cars.

With often a blizzard of choices at hand, Volkswagen purists are always on the lookout for cars with optimum originality, stunning provenance or ideally both.

The great news is this stunning example sits in the overlap of that particular automotive Venn diagram.

This Beetle was supplied new by Cartune Volkswagen of Middlesbrough in June 1973.

A UK specified model the Beetle was supplied with a handful of extras, including seat belts and reflective numberplates, at an extra cost of £59.47 (less the VAT at just 10%) bringing the total to £1,039.30.

That amount was paid by the first proud owner……who remains the sole proud owner to date and our esteemed vendor.

With just 53,740 miles covered to date – a smidgen over 1,000 a year on average – and originality to clamour over, this is definitely a Beetle for those aforementioned purists.

With just an earlier restorative respr...