[scottmandue]

Interior looks fantastic, looked under the hood and appears to have a newish carburetor, it is parked in a circular driveway tilting forward, could that cause the front in to stick up like that?

I'm sure this is a WIP and I would have to dump some money into it... however I presume it still would be a lot less than a 56 Ghia even after whatever repairs. (how much is the Ghia?)

Main reason I have not seriously looked into a beetle for her is because of the safety issues.

When I met her she was driving a Nissan pickup truck with a stick... she even insisted her daughter learn to drive a stick... however when she bought the Miata she got a auto because "I'm done with that."

Didn't test drive it because we are just tire kicking at this point.

All the exterior rubber needs replacing and some rust on the chrome.

I would have to sell the Miata to fund this... I guesstamate I could get $5K for the Miata on a good day.