Est: £2,000 - £3,000
1978 VOLKSWAGEN 1200 BEETLE
Mathewsons • UK • 2 Dec 2026
Market Position:
Lowest 20% of Past Sales
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Est: £2,000 - £3,000
1978 VOLKSWAGEN 1200 BEETLE
UK • 2 Dec 2026 • Lot 18
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1978 Volkswagen 1200 Beetle, a much-loved family car with extensive documentation, has been in dry storage for 15 years and requires restoration.
It is registered as a 'Last Edition' Beetle and comes with its current V5, service history, and previous MOTs, representing a project for a keen enthusiast.
Condition
3
Not run for 15 years, needs restoration.
/ 10
UKW 274S
1978
Auction
LHD
United Kingdom
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
1978 VOLKSWAGEN 1200 BEETLE
Mathewsons • UK • 2 Dec 2026
Market Position:
Lowest 20% of Past Sales
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Description
Make: VOLKSWAGEN Model: 1200 BEETLERegistration: UKW 274SEngine Size (cc): 1192Year of Manufacture: 1978Date First Registered: 28/04/1978Current V5: YESLocation: PICKERINGYou can view from: Wednesday 25 November 2026 - Tuesday 1 December 2026Current V5 present.
Paperwork includes a Service booklet containing 13 stamps, old tax discs, MOT certificates, Owner's Club information, and invoices. The vendor has provided the following:
Much-loved family car, travelled round Scotland and the Islands on our honeymoon; I am the 3rd owner since it was imported; all 3 owners lived in Barnsley It hasn’t run for around 15 years, but has been kept in dry storage I would have loved to have restored it and continued to drive it, but it’s an unrealistic pipe dream It is on the Last Edition.
Beetle Register and has full documentation from new I desperately want to keep it, but it isn’t practical
Price Analysis vs Other Beetle 1200s
£760
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£6,735
Median Price (Since 2020)
£16,379
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Exempt / No Records
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Latest MOT mileage:
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Auction House Headquarters
Mathewsons
Pickering Road, Thornton-le-Dale, Pickering, Yorkshire, YO18 7LH
Operating from Pickering, North Yorkshire, Mathewsons is a physical auction house dealing in classic, vintage, and modern classic vehicles. They hold regular live auctions and provide vehicle consignment services.
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