needinging help with 67 specs

[Vdubluver]

Ive been into buss' nd bugs and dont know the specs of ghias.#1 did 67 come with low back seats?#2 disc or drum front brakes?And in 67 did they have the fuel door or was the fuel tank still under the hood?

[Moogs]

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1967
'67 Model Year (Ch# 147 000 001 thru 147 999 000) August '66 thru July '67

* By far, the most changes in half a decade. Many items are uniquely '67.
* First 1500 cc engine. Stamped serial # is prefixed H.
* Disc brakes up front. Wheels are 4 bolt, small, or modern pattern. (To end)
* Dash face is no longer painted. It is covered with a fake, wood-grain looking mask. (but dash pad continued to be the older style with de-mountable grab bar.)
* Large single instrument (speedo), with two much smaller gauges (fuel and clock). Earlier cars used two large gauges, with one smaller gauge centered between them.
* Stock wheel/tire combination comes noticably closer to edge of rear fender flank because of wider rear axles.
* Electrical system is 12 volt. Back-up lites may appear on rear bumper. (Bumper mounted back-up thru '69)
* Ignition switch on dash uses much bigger face, and may have cumbersome ignition/steering lock features.
* Convertible Only: Mid-year change allowed for rear of top to be secured to body by a cable. Previously, convertible top was tacked to a wooden strip.
* Chrome moldings no longer appear on inner, upper door frame, (i.e., just above the upholstered door panel). Nor, are they found on inner quarter panel frame.
* Some type of seat belt end now appears on tunnel. Most common is chrome loop.
* Seat cushion is cupped, holds occupant more securely. Previous seats were basically flat instead of contoured. Last year of the low backed seat.
* Americanized door lock with separate knob located at top of rear of door. (Continued for only 4 model years)
* Cute, chromed, miniature version of Karmann Ghia rear deck lid script graces the center of dash face. (To finis)
* Chrome trim on upholstered door panel is now a rectangular, somewhat flat, mylar plastic, decorative strip which is bonded to the vinyl of the panel. (To end) Previously, chrome trim on door panels were two double-ended, aluminum strips that in cross-section had a hatchet, or wedge shape. Trim of these pre-'67 door panels was of same pattern, shape, and composition as exterior moldings.
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'66 White Karmann Ghia Coupe

[mfitzsimor]

#1 did 67 come with low back seats?
Yes, and they were a complicated seat with a safety lock mechanism that was connected by a cable to the door opening. Since I intended my 67 to be a daily/weekly "driver" I recall deciding it would be pretty easy to add later style headrests to the seats. (I sold the car before I got it to driver status)

#2 disc or drum front brakes?
Disk front brakes

And did they have the fuel door or was the fuel tank still under the hood?
Fuel filler is under the hood.

Mark
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portland, or
69 cypress green ghia coupe
82 vanagon TD
86 quantum syncro