Herby the cockroach, sold for 86 thousand dollars

We knew him as the “Κατσαριδάκι”. Ο Herby, a VW Beetle, who starred in ταινία “Κατσαριδάκι αγάπη μου” του 1968, κατά την οποία το αυτοκινητάκι είχε… ψυχή και χαρακτήρα, βγήκε σε δημοπρασία, στον οίκο Bonhams, in New York. The (original) white VW with the number 53 on its doors and stripes, sold for $86,250.. 

Ναι, γι’ αυτό το αμάξι, κάποιος πλήρωσε 86.500 δολάρια. Εντάξει, γούστα είναι αυτά.
 

Amount that makes it the most expensive VW Beetle ever sold. Because it outsold another 1955 beetle (convertible), sold last year at Amelia Island, for $82,500.. He was, he says, in excellent condition. Τέτοια βλέπουν οι μαντράδες και παίρνουν θάρρος…
No, he didn't paint it blue and throw it overboard. It's a scene from the movie.

Why a man gave a shitload of money to buy a scarab, έστω και αν ήταν ο αυθεντικός, αυτός που έπαιζε στην ταινία της Disney, δεν θα μπορέσω να το καταλάβω ποτέ…

 However, for the money he gave, he was getting an easy ride on this scarab, which I prefer by far for a variety of reasons. (The photo from speedhunters )