The decade of the Swinging Sixties was coming to an end in 1969, but what a decade it had been for the Volkswagen Beetle. In addition to becoming a popular cultural icon, sales in the U.S. had grown steadily as well – from 117,878 units in 1960 to a tripling of sales to 377,332 units for model year 1969. Here’s one of the 367,309 two-door sedans sold (only 3%, or about 10,000 sold in the U.S. were convertibles) that is as close to being a survivor time capsule as the seller claims it’s only had one repaint. Plus, it has a factory sun roof. No production numbers were kept in Wolfsburg, but I imagine not a ton of Beetles left the factory with the hand-cranked metal sunroof option. It’s in remarkably good, clean condition and as the seller states, “This car has been lovingly cared for and garage kept its whole life.” I would love to know its story because VW Beetles from the ’60’s aren’t usually cars that were bought and pampered for 56 years. This is about as close to a 1969 survivor Beetle as you’re going to find.

The Beetle has had one repaint to Toga White (a favorite color of Boon and his Faber College girlfriend, Katy) and the paint looks shiny and presentable. I can’t spot any issues with the Bug’s exterior based on the well-documented photographs. The Bug’s chrome, stainless, trim, badging, glass, lenses and running boards look very good. The upfront boot area is also clean and tidy and the undercarriage looks solid.

The interior is in remarkable condition and the red leatherette seats with the red and white door panels compliments the black and white instrument panel and black carpet very well. The driver’s seat bottom is a little wavy, but overall, the front bucket seats and rear bench seat look very good. I also like the classic, old-school black steering wheel with the chrome horn ring.

Even though the Beetle was still positioned as an economical, simple, practical family car for people of all economic means in 1969, sunroofs had been offered as a factory option for years. In 1950, fabric “rolling roofs” were available for the first time and remained an option until a more modern, crank-operated metal sunroof made its debut in 1964. On this ’69, it added an additional hundred dollars to the base price and listed for $1,899. The seller says the sunroof works great along with all of the gauges and lights.

In the Beetle’s rear compartment is its now-legendary air-cooled, four cylinder 1493cc engine that generated 53 horsepower. It’s mated to a four-speed manual transmission and mileage is listed as 94,765. The seller says the Beetle “drives quite well and straight down the road with no surprises and is very tight and easy to drive for any size or aged driver.” This nice example is currently residing in Wind Gap, Pennsylvania, and is for sale here on eBay for $15,900 or best offer. I never thought I’d see these kind of prices for a ’69 VW Beetle, but Hagerty’s values a ’69 Beetle Sedan in #3 Good Condition at $11,900 (and $27,900 for a #2 Excellent Condition). I envy the next caretaker of this clean little Beetle.