The world's most popular car found in shed after decades of silence with only a few hundred ever made

These guys managed to find an ultra-rare iteration of the world’s most popular car: the Volkswagen Beetle.

Specifically, they found the 1979 Epilogue Edition, a rare convertible-only model built for the US market.

The name may not ring a bell, but it definitely shakes piggy banks.

Because, in good condition, this is an $80,000 car.

Why the ‘world’s most popular car’ is also quite rare

There seems to be a contradiction when you talk about ‘the world’s most popular car‘ and then mention there are only a few hundred units left.

But it actually makes sense when you look at the numbers.

The standard Volkswagen Type 1 – the Beetle, as everyone calls it – is the most-manufactured car of a single platform in history, with over 21.5 million units built.

And production lasted for a lifetime: from 1938 to 2003.

But the vehicle here isn’t a ‘standard’ Beetle; it’s the 1979 Epilogue Edition, a rare iteration built specifically for the US market as a swan song when production ended.

It was only available as a two-seater convertible, and only around 900 units were ever built.

But that was a long time ago, and over the years, most vehicles were lost, abandoned, or just generally neglected.

In good condition, this Beetle is worth almost six figures

While the Beetle is the most produced car in history, this specific variant is one of the rarest vehicles ever made.

A YouTube channel called Restored managed to find one of the last 1979 Volkswagen Beetle Epilogue Editions with around 82,000 miles on the clock.

Although around 900 were built, it’s estimated that only about 300 of these limited edition models still exist today.

The car is in terrible shape, but it’s still worth a small fortune.

And it’ll be worth even more once it’s showroom-ready: fully restored examples can easily fetch up to $100,000.

We got in touch with Rusted to get more details about how they intend to go about it, so stay tuned for that.