Glen and I had the same year VW as our first car. The below isn't it but so close:
I paid a friend of my Dad's, who left California for a job in DC when I was 15 for his 1960. He was a CS and the move was handled by the government. The price of him flying to DC from LAX at the time was $156 USD...which is what I paid for the car.
Slower than a bad movie, handled like a hog on ice and was sans gas gauge: But, it got me off the ranch every time I wanted to.
Wow:
https://classiccars.com/listings/find/1960/volkswagen/beetle
https://www.conceptcarz.com/s18967/volkswagen-beetle.aspx