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Highroof Cooper
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 Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:38 pm Post subject: The Newest V.I.N. number 1442727187 |
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Any one with a newer VIN Number? My 1974 Ghia coupe VIN 1442727187. 98K rust free NM car. I have claimed the title of last ghia standing or the last running and driving vin number ghia. If any one has a newer VIN please let me know.
Sincerely
high roof cooper
Albuquerque
1442727187 
Moderator note:
A member has created a listing of the last VIN #s.
It is here on the site:
Current 1974 Ghia VIN database(PDF Format) |
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Mase
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You got me... my VIN number is 1442294756 with a production date of 12/13/73 and a delivery date of 12/21/73. I've often been curious of the VIN and production date of the last Ghia made. Anyone know this?
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70 140
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| Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Mase wrote: |
| You got me... my VIN number is 1442294756 with a production date of 12/13/73 and a delivery date of 12/21/73. I've often been curious of the VIN and production date of the last Ghia made. Anyone know this? |
As far as I know, the last few cars made are in the Karmann Museum. I don't know what the VINS are though. I think the 144 2999 000 is not a real VIN... It would be interesting to know. |
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KGCoupe
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| Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Mase wrote: |
| You got me... my VIN number is 1442294756 with a production date of 12/13/73 and a delivery date of 12/21/73. I've often been curious of the VIN and production date of the last Ghia made. Anyone know this? |
I believe it is listed HERE. |
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74Ghia
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| Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 6:48 am Post subject: |
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I've heard that the last 74 Ghia made is in the ghia museum and the next to the last is in Don Garlitz's Muesum in Florida.
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Ghiaddict
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| Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 9:27 am Post subject: |
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The '74 Ghia in Garlits' Museum is all original
but no idea what the VIN might be...
The plaque says: "1974 Karmann Ghia
Purchased from the bank sale of a bankrupt dealership.
This original has only 27 miles on it. It is probably the best in the world"
Don Garlits -Museum of Drag Racing
Note the plastic seat covers and Window sticker.
If anybody wants to see this car in person it is located in
Don Garlits -Museum of Drag Racing
in Ocala, FL. Just off I-75.
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KGCoupe
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| Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 11:18 am Post subject: |
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| Highroof Cooper wrote: |
Any one with a newer VIN Number? My 1974 Ghia coupe VIN 144 2727 187 . 98K rust free NM car. I have claimed the title of last ghia standing or the last running and driving vin number ghia. If any one has a newer VIN please let me know.
Sincerely
high roof cooper
Albuquerque
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Dang....just a few numbers off.
I'm guessing that the Ghia VINs do not go sequentially by an increment of 1 because the range of VINs listed for any one model year is greater than the production figures for that year.
If that is indeed the case, then these two Ghias could have been made in the same week. |
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Gary
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I would think there would be a gap in Ghia VINs for Type 1 as for the Type 34, as VW would send batches of floorpans to the Karmann facility to be mated with the bodies.
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70 140
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| Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 11:24 am Post subject: |
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I think I posted this a while ago. My pan and underhood VIN are the same. The VIN on the door jamb ends one digit higher. What are the odds that the car was in an accident at some point, and the donor car was the car that originally followed it down the assembly line.... 
I think there were more VIN errors than people realize |
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74Ghia
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Well shoot...you goy my 1442294258 beat! Dec.5, 73 build date; Dec 7, 73 ship date.
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Mase
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| Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Ghiaddict wrote: |
The plaque says: "1974 Karmann Ghia
Purchased from the bank sale of a bankrupt dealership.
This original has only 27 miles on it. It is probably the best in the world"
Don Garlits -Museum of Drag Racing
Note the plastic seat covers and Window sticker.
If anybody wants to see this car in person it is located in
Don Garlits -Museum of Drag Racing
in Ocala, FL. Just off I-75.
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Look at all that nasty undercoating in the wheel well... I'm not sure I would call it "the best in the world".
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74 Ghia
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 6:05 am Post subject: The Newest VIN Number |
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I believve we had a discussion on this previously.
My 74 Ghia has a VIN Number of 1442780434.
According to the Stiftung Auto Museum it was built on 1 July 1974. |
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KGCoupe
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 8:10 am Post subject: Re: The Newest VIN Number |
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| 74 Ghia wrote: |
I believve we had a discussion on this previously.
My 74 Ghia has a VIN Number of 1442780434.
According to the Stiftung Auto Museum it was built on 1 July 1974. |
Dang......one more month and it would have been one of those rare '75 model year Ghias.  |
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thom
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With 1149426, I'm not even close...
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///Mink
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 10:08 am Post subject: |
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| With 1149426, I'm not even close... |
OK, now you're just showboating!  |
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74 AUTOSTICK
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I guess you got me beat too.  Mine is #1442612107. Autostick 14K orig miles.
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74Ghia
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The latest 74 VIN I know of was on ebay and it had VIN 1442612107. Don't know if it sold or not.
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74Ghia
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Oh hey! Didn't read the previous post. That's YOUR Autostick. Cool beans!!
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