Volkswagen Beetle Forum : “I want to sell my 1974 VW Bug....where can I get an accurate appraisal? We live...”

Well, your best bet is to read the local classifieds and VW magazines and see what similar cars sell for. If you want to be semi-formal about it, consider joining your local VW club and asking some members. To be honest, a '74 bug isn't rare or desirable and hence not really worth anything, so unless it's in perfect showroom condition, you're looking at fairly low money. In general, the earlier a Beetle is, the more collectible it is, and the early split rear window single-tailpipe models are the ones which are the real classics. Oval windows are generally worth a bit too, but something like a '74 is just an old car, with very little collector value. So condition is everything.