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Mr. Okrasa 
Original Old Speed
Joined: May 20, 2000
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Location: Eastside, Costa Mesa. So. Califas...Loco's ;-)
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Amazing WOW you say?..........You ain't seen nothing yet. This family also has an even more amazing original black paint, OG interior, eng. trans, late Aug. 1955 Ghia!
Since I paid the family full pop for their bamboo / green Ghia you see here, I have first shot at their second Ghia. Not cheap either but worth every penny.
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See my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/okrasa/
1959 VW Karmann Ghia Coupe / Bamboo-Green / Denzel 1300cc / OG. owner, paint 
Denzel engine running. See this link: https://youtu.be/DgUlsQDTXTE
VW www.Okrasa.com
356 www.PreA356.com |
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bluedot
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52brezelfenster
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Wonderful car Joe! Would love to see it in person someday.
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1960bus
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You are going to have some museum. Looking forward to photos of the next.
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Nice score Joe! I also know that you had an early Ghia previously and missed it. A denzel powered one is just the perfect fit for Mr. old speed.
Best wishes! Tim |
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Mr. Okrasa
Original Old Speed
Joined: May 20, 2000
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Location: Eastside, Costa Mesa. So. Califas...Loco's ;-)
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petemart
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wow..awesome car and find!  |
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KGCoupe
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Location: Putting the "ill" and "annoy" in Illinois
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It's a shame that you couldn't afford a lowlight that doesn't have rust holes in the rockers, but I guess that we all have to start in the VW hobby somewhere.
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grailoc
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rcooled
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HOLY CRAP...what a great score! Congratulations...well done 
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sjbartnik
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That little device is a small generator type motor that is driven with a speedometer cable that is attached to the crankshaft pulley nut.
When the engine is running, it turns/twists the cable and it "generates" an electrical current that is sent to the original
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That's super cool! Reminds me of a '72 Honda motorcycle I used to have where the tach was driven by a cable that was gear-driven off the single overhead camshaft  - but that was purely mechanical like the VW speedometer drive.
That's a cool accessory, really ingenious way to get a tach signal.
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Mr. Okrasa
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c21darrel
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Mr. Okrasa
Original Old Speed
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Location: Eastside, Costa Mesa. So. Califas...Loco's ;-)
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Mr. Okrasa
Original Old Speed
Joined: May 20, 2000
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Location: Eastside, Costa Mesa. So. Califas...Loco's ;-)
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Took my lowlight to Hot VW's Drag Day at Irwindale Speedway, Califa. This drag strip is slated to be demo'd to make room for a Walmart store!?!
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See my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/okrasa/
1959 VW Karmann Ghia Coupe / Bamboo-Green / Denzel 1300cc / OG. owner, paint
Denzel engine running. See this link: https://youtu.be/DgUlsQDTXTE
VW www.Okrasa.com
356 www.PreA356.com |
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VeloMikey
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I saw your car at Drag Day yesterday. Did you replace, re-chrome or polish the bumpers? They do not have as much patina as the rest of the car. It is a great example of an unmolested car!
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Mr. Okrasa
Original Old Speed
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Location: Eastside, Costa Mesa. So. Califas...Loco's ;-)
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| I saw your car at Drag Day yesterday. Did you replace, re-chrome or polish the bumpers? They do not have as much patina as the rest of the car. It is a great example of an unmolested car! |
The bumpers are original to the car. The only thing I did to clean them up was use chrome cleaner.
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See my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/okrasa/
1959 VW Karmann Ghia Coupe / Bamboo-Green / Denzel 1300cc / OG. owner, paint
Denzel engine running. See this link: https://youtu.be/DgUlsQDTXTE
VW www.Okrasa.com
356 www.PreA356.com |
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Rich's 50
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| Amazing find Joe, Congrat's and looking forward to seeing it |
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c21darrel
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Car in person is super nice. It takes quite a while to take it all in.
