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Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:11 pm

i was brainstorming a little, with some travellin by car etc to carry (alot) luggage with ya and saw this picture by accident

i havent seen annything like it, does someone have found or seen more like this ? or has pictures of someone who allso tried to place such a lon rack on his ghia.

its a strange sight :D what do you guys think

or has annyone seen this on a ghia ???

Mon Jun 18, 2012 5:22 pm

the rack on the bug I think is a longer copy of a JimDandy or something like that, rare...
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=102845&highlight=jimdandy
The rack on the ghia looks homemade or a bus rack with some possibly hillbilly engineering. :idea:

Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:20 pm

Does anyone know what type of fuchs these are and what size they would be on this ghia?

Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:23 pm

hard to tell from the bad angle of the pic...front look like flat 6's the back look later as they appear to have a step.
Is that ghia in leopard print?

Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:15 pm

Is a flat 6 a finish? Or is it a 16"? Sorry i dont know squat about fuchs but i like the look of them on a ghia.

Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:24 pm

A "flat" six is a 6X15in fuchs rim. It will have a part number starting 911....
The fuchs that are most desireable are the early ones that have a 901...part number. 4.5, 5.5 and deep 6's...7's if you are really cashed up :)
Check this thread all about early Fuchs...
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=67203

Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:48 pm

Awesome thank you for the link, should clear up some things.

Unfortunately i have a 4 lug setup on my 74 (they dont make much i like for the 4 lug) so converting to a 5 will be down the road when i can figure out how to do it. Then maybe i can throw on some of these flat 6 ones (or the polished ones - im torn on what looks better).

Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:42 am

Come on guys ...have some respect for the original poster!

Back on topic.

Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:51 am

Sorry John, my add got the best of me today. Its a nice rack and good luck with the hunt!

Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:10 am

I love "a nice rack"!

Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:51 am

I believe that is a Jer-Dandy rack made by JerFab or someone's variation of one....very cool in my opinion but maybe a tad too overwhelming for the lines of a Ghia.

Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:55 am

i agree with tacochris, it may look good on a bug, but the lines of the ghia make it look like an add on

Sun Jun 24, 2012 7:19 pm

For some reason, that long rack on the bug looks like it would make a cool bunk bed...

Paul

Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:35 pm

A roof rack on a Karmann Ghia is the automotive equivalent of a supermodel wearing a large external-frame backpack.

And that poor Karmann Ghia in the original post looks like a painter's scaffold, and it looks as though it has been used as such! :roll: :lol:

Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:57 pm

i loved my chris morgan roof rack . that thing could hold a load going to sac o ramma.