Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is not the locale that springs to mind when we hear someone say "a barn full of classic VeeDubs," but that's where 25 cars and about a thousand-odd Volkswagen parts have been hiding out.

Just how did this menagerie come to be? The barn and everything else within it was a part of a foreign car dealership. And curiously enough, there are no cars from the latter half of the 1970s or thereafter as part of the collection. The auction house tells us that the cars have been kept in a lumber yard and that the consignor's father was the original owner of this trove.

Beetles of just about every vintage make up the plurality of the stash, but there are a few rarer items such as two single-cabin trucks, a Karmann Ghia coupe and convertible and at least one Type 3 station wagon. And hundreds, if not thousands, of parts, most of which the auction company still hasn't completely cataloged.

Selling them all one at a time would take years, but we have a feeling that a few restoration shops that specialize in Volkswagens may want to attend the auction to stock up on body panels and trim pieces. From the photos, it looks like an entire Beetle could be put together just from the parts alone.

Those looking for project cars or parts will be able to pick off what they need June 9 and 10.

Visit the auction website for the current list of lots and driving directions.

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