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1958 Rometsch Lawrence Convertible Coachbuilt! Price: $125,000
For those of you who like exotic, this 1958 Rometsch Lawrence Convertible is just that! Some of you who have been around the early VW scene for years might recognize this as the former Phil and Marybeth Leadley car. The Leadley's founded the Rometsch Registry long ago before passing the torch to the late Steve Woods. This car was a regular attendee at major West Coast shows during the 1980's and has essentially been in very low key hibernation in the years since.
It is believed that no more than 85 Rometsch Lawrence's were ever produced with only 30 examples still known to be living Worldwide today, 14 of which are Convertibles and 16 being Coupes.
This very car also has another cool bit of provenance in that it was once the object of desire of former Playboy Playmate and Hugh Hefner girlfriend, Barbi Benton. The couple saw the car at a show many years ago and Barbi immediately fell in love with the Rometsch. She begged Hefner to buy the car for her but he resisted. There is a photograph of Miss Benton sitting on the fender with Hefner checking out the car that will come with it in the sale.
The car has seen a older restoration many years ago that still displays nicely, is fully turnkey, and features an original Okrasa engine. Due to the fact that it has been sitting more than driven over the last couple decades, a general servicing would be recommended to get everything fully ship-shape.
This is a very rare opportunity to own one of the coolest and most published and photographically documented examples of the Rometsch Lawrence Convertible still existing today! Thanks!
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