You know how you think you’re doing the best thing for your project car, sliding it indoors and leaving it safe and secure until you drive it next? Well, sometimes those short-term stays can turn into long-term slumbers, which is why I suspect this 1971 VW Puma GT here on eBay has accumulated a coating of dust in the New York garage it calls home. Bidding is active but the reserve is unmet; a Buy-It-Now option is available for $7,500.

The seller claims this was a running car when it was put away, but now the engine is getting any fuel. He doesn’t elaborate on what, if any, troubleshooting was done. However, he does jump pretty quickly to the fact that a spare VW engine will be included with the sale, which could offer some indication as to his confidence level in the motor currently installed in the Puma.

Fortunately, the bodywork looks quite solid beneath that fine coating of dust. Although the wider, staggered wheels aren’t stock, they don’t look half-bad; however, there are numerous options that are far more suitable and period-correct for a sporting car with European underpinnings. Something from the Empi catalog perhaps?

As noted, the sale will include a spare Type IV VW motor. Obviously, the lack of details on this listing is doing the seller no favors, but the good news is despite the exotic body, what’s underneath is fairly straightforward – just raid the VW parts bin for spares. We’ve seen a few of these Brazilian-built coupes pop up over the years, and they always seem to sell for reasonable prices despite their rareness. What do you think this one will go for?