Actually I believe it's now owned by freesyle motoX rider (and rally driver) "Cowboy" Kenny Bartram, I'm surprised he and his buddy Travis P. haven't subjected the "Cute Car" car to a flaming double backflip into the Grand Canyon,... or some other similar fate.
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One comment to support a minor threadjack - Bartram MAY still own the world's first New Beetle rally car but when we chatted in Stillwater a week ago he said he thought it was sold and headed back to New York (Oswego this time) soon.

And a comment on the HNR topic. Does anyone really believe that any amount of debate on any forum anywhere is going to make any sanctioning organization change their requirements from those already published?