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Blue Baron
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Blue Baron
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Blue Baron
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philermonic
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Wonder if the Ghia is Bob's
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thruhiker74
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Wonder if the Ghia is Bob's |
Very cool find! I'm a huge Dylan fan and can't help but wonder what the story behind this photo is. Is this in Upstate NY? Who's the kid? And of course, whose Ghia?? |
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e&m_ghia
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Very cool find! I'm a huge Dylan fan and can't help but wonder what the story behind this photo is. Is this in Upstate NY? Who's the kid? And of course, whose Ghia?? |
Quick enough to search out:
Bob Dylan behind the Cafe Espresso in Woodstock, NY with the daughter of Bernard and Mary Lou Paturel (owners of the cafe).
from
http://www.douglasrgilbert.com/Bob_Dylan
So, yes, Woodstock NY. But it didn't say anything about the owner of the Ghia… |
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Blue Baron
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sputnick60
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Blue Baron
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easy e
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Rome
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1960 Ghia, summer 1973.
My first car, though my dad decided we should not revive it due to the rot. Located at the back of the parking lot at a restaurant in NW CT which we went to a few times each year, the owners were going to have it towed to the local junkyard. They offered it to us for free. I remember it had a dealer sticker from Pioneer VW in Watertown CT. Dad invited 3 of his friends/colleagues from work for the day, and Gunther (right) towed the Ghia on back roads back to our house with his '72 or '73 Fastback. Joe was "driving" the Ghia, which had no brakes so that he used the handbrake to slow down. Helmut (left) trailed us in his blue Squareback. I sat in the Ghia next to Joe; that's me jumping over the tow rope. It had a 40hp stale air engine which we got running. Dad and I took the engine out, pulled the heads, had the valves replaced and lapped in; and it turned out to be a decent running engine. When we used the stock jack to jack up the side of the Ghia, the body collapsed due to the rot! I bought an engine-less '60 Beetle with lawn mowing money, which was very solid. Used the 40hp engine for that, and ended up getting it running and driving. In '75, after taking out many parts from the Ghia, we towed it to the junkyard after all. Still have the lic. plate hanging in the garage.
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motorhead364
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That's an amazing amount of rot for 13 years. Very cool pic.
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John Moxon 
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bobnorman
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That was what happened to cars in those days...not unusual in my experience.  |
Yup, dad's Ghia was totally rotted and was only on the road for about 14 years.
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Blue Baron
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Rome
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VW calendar photos from 1962 had current models positioned "in front of" scenic paintings from different parts of the world.
For May, the scene was depicting the British Isles. Painting is named "Spring in Eskdale" by the Scottish painter James McIntosh Patrick. Eskdale is in the North English Lake District.
For September, the scene was in Asia. Painting is titled "Sailing Boats near Yabase", on Lake Biwa near the old imperial Japanese capital Kyoto. The 19th century painter is Ando Hiroshige.
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BulliBill
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What a cool 1962 calendar! Please keep sending more month photos! Are they only Ghia, or all different models?
Bill
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Rome
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| Bill, these were the only two Karmann Ghias in the calendar. Other months featured numerous Beetles, a Karmann Cabrio, Samba bus, single-cab pickup, and a Type 3 Notchback. |
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Fish
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Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Blue Baron
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