Last Edition Beetle Datasheet


LEB number:
250

Registration:
FCX 399S

Chassis number:
118 200 8195

Engine number:
D1417881

Mileage:
123,000

First registered:
1st February 1978

Owner's name:
Julie Kinley

Location:
Palmers Green, London

Last heard of:
October 2024
1977
2024

Additional information:
The inspiration behind this site, so its life and times are described at length on other pages. See the Restoration page for an exhaustive account of its various ups and downs.


Circa 1989

LEB Number 250, Proud owner LEB Number 250, Always work to be done

First restoration

LEB Number 250, Ready for repainting LEB Number 250, Looking much better with a new coat of paint LEB Number 250, Nice 'n' shiny LEB Number 250, A fine rear view LEB Number 250, It has a spare tyre and everything ! LEB Number 250, The glory of Harlow by night

Wedding car, 1989

LEB Number 250, Bridal carriage

Concours winner, Stonor Park 2010

LEB Number 250, Stonor Park 2010 (1) LEB Number 250, Stonor Park 2010 (2) LEB Number 250, Concours d'Elegance 1st Prize from Stonor Park 2010 (1) LEB Number 250, Concours d'Elegance 1st Prize from Stonor Park 2010 (2) LEB Number 250, Concours d'Elegance marking sheet from Stonor Park 2010

Stanford Hall 2022

We were very happy to welcome Bob and Joan, who'd bought LEB number 250 new in 1977. They only had their Beetle for a few months as the offside front was damaged in an accident, and subsequently suffered an inept repair. It's a long and sorry saga, but the consequences of that bodge afflicted the car till it was fully restored many years later. They discovered the LEB Register last year, and came to the Stanford Hall show in 2022 to meet us. This was this first time they'd seen their old car for 45 years.

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