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Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:26 pm

SLYLE133 wrote:

Found on flickr, looks like it's in TN...

I was at this yard today to look for a part for my project, and I managed to get the chassis number. It appears to be a 58.

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Engine: D9714112

Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:52 am

I found this 61 on the internet, and to my suprize after sitting on stands in the driveway for 20+ years it only has two small bubles of rust.....and never been hit anywhere..... :) In fact I'm making this my next big project. I'll post pictures after the media blasting....

Since is does not have the original motor, I'm thinking resto- custom....

Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:57 am

if i'm not allowed to post my own, i'm sorry in advance, but i want to make sure the ghia community sees it, cause i dont think it should be missed...

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1244760

Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:24 pm

70 140 wrote: From Readers Rides
Tracked down in the UK after being MIA for years. Unfortunatly it hasn't moved since 1996 :cry:

Former Glory

wow some old pics look at the guys old video camera probably vhs.

Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:31 pm

Slowlow wrote: DONGKG wrote: Slowlow wrote: My new POS - 68 ghia vert... sitting in the woods for ATLEAST 20 years the man said. Here is EXACTLY as I found it

We are like Environmentalists of Vee-Dubs. Placing proper balance in the ecology of Volkswagens.
Good job saving that treasure, man. Hope to see that Karmann Ghia Cabrio in the futjure issue of Hot VW's or VW Trends. :D

Thanks man!

Ive been driving it daily for the last month or two... here she sits now

:D right on dude you saved her

Wed Feb 01, 2012 10:05 pm

SkrapMetal wrote: Here's a Brazilian 72 NON-FAT CHICK. Notice the vent windows on the doors and turn signals in the front that still look pre 1970. Yes the bumpers are slightly bigger, but I think they are smaller than bumpers from a German 72.

why were they made like that only in brasil and not for the rest of the world?

Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:29 pm

Found this 68 GHIA through a fellow VW nut. It was a started restoration then it was forced to have to sit outside for a bit of time. Originally from Kansas. The owner is a Vw guy also and said he would rather see something done with it then see it sit and rust. So we struck a deal got almost every part for the car with it all boxed up.

my buddy helping me drag her home

The new home for the Ghia nice and dry

Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:00 pm

Found a 74 in the woods of Maine... It's in remarkably great shape, has some repairs, nose is ripply on the inside :(

Still, it's complete, and needs a new harness, seats, and the usual massaging for use this spring as a roadster. It will be for sale in a few months.

Spot patching the floor. If someone wants to go full resto, it's an easy fix.

Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:05 pm

superman73 wrote: :shock:

David23 wrote: CAN'T WAIT TO GET THIS ON THE ROAD!! HOW DO YOU INSERT PHOTOS HERE ?

ROFL! :D

Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:21 pm

Saw a green lowlight in a barn with a fatchick bug while cycling this weekend. My dad wouldn't let me stop and ask about it. Something about "personal privacy".
Me: "Dad, people who let classic VWs rot like that don't deserve privacy."

Wed May 02, 2012 4:06 am

Interesting listing on ebay.

Wed May 02, 2012 9:17 am

Very cool. Shark face.

Wed May 02, 2012 10:12 am

Yes the VW SP2 is a very cool car. Not a KG in name but was made in the Karmann factory in Sao Paulo.

A friend of mine here in the UK has a very fine example of one:

Wed May 02, 2012 11:10 am

is it a rear engine? what kind of engine and drive train ect?

Wed May 02, 2012 11:53 am

Stuartzickefoose wrote: is it a rear engine? what kind of engine and drive train ect?

Yep Type 3 rear engine aircooled.

Wed May 02, 2012 5:53 pm

John Moxon wrote: Stuartzickefoose wrote: is it a rear engine? what kind of engine and drive train ect?

Yep Type 3 rear engine aircooled.
Very cool indeed. I'm undecided about which I want more; an SP2 or T34. If it was an SP2, I would definitely put more of a performance twist on the engine build... it's been a while since I built something radical :wink:

Paul