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Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:25 am

that's not rust. rust is when you can put your fist through it. those are beauty marks.

Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:36 am

:lol: Good point, I'll buy that........

Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:00 pm

Why would you pull a perfectly good car off the road? That car looks like a great driver.

Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:23 pm

nice!

Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:04 pm

Great Find!!

Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:10 pm

58lolight wrote: Why would you pull a perfectly good car off the road? That car looks like a great driver.

This is what I wonder about EVERY parked VW I find or see :roll: :?:

Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:30 pm

58lolight wrote: Why would you pull a perfectly good car off the road? That car looks like a great driver.

'Perfectly good' might be a stretch, it looks good going down the road (course we're all a little bias on here :wink: ) but it's definately got some issues. I guess I know it's potential and want to find it 8)

Slowlow wrote: This is what I wonder about EVERY parked VW I find or see :roll: :?:

Me and you both. I stop and ask about so many vw I get some strange looks. The last one I found (that may come my way) is a '59' panel. That's another story line / post.

Wed May 02, 2007 6:21 pm

My car is a total rat but nothing is more fun than driving it!!! We had our local dustoff this past weekend and I am always surprised how many positive comments I get in regards to my car just the way it is. I have driven it to work every day it hasnt rained for more than two weeks. Gotta drive them!!!!

Rich

Sun May 06, 2007 9:08 am

70 140 wrote: 60's -Rust belt special

73 - Thrashed and rusted

so far all of mine are junk status. I picked a few goodies and left the rest to increase the mineral counts in the area.

Gosh, it really breaks my heart seeing Karmann Ghias in this worst condition. That will not happen here in the Philippines.

Sun May 06, 2007 9:17 am

Slowlow wrote: Shit, That lowlight needs to be pulled out and rolled! ( OR fixed.. )

My new POS - 68 ghia vert... sitting in the woods for ATLEAST 20 years the man said. Here is EXACTLY as I found it

Hung out with the old man and worked out a price... $75 bucks. Drug it out and got it home just a few days back!

He had the OG decklid so thats a plus!

Bought those haggard bumpers for $60 yesterday... great deal for two bumpers

That HUGE dent in the front fender and the pass. 1/4 panel were both done with the mans tractor years ago :roll:

Found the Nosebadge, headlight rings, nose grilles and taillight parts from an early ghia sitting in my town for cheap
The car has 0% of the floors left but its in the works!

We are like Environmentalists of Vee-Dubs. Placing proper balance in the ecology of Volkswagens.
Good job saving that treasure, man. Hope to see that Karmann Ghia Cabrio in the futjure issue of Hot VW's or VW Trends. :D

Mon May 14, 2007 12:20 am

DONGKG wrote:
We are like Environmentalists of Vee-Dubs. Placing proper balance in the ecology of Volkswagens.
Good job saving that treasure, man. Hope to see that Karmann Ghia Cabrio in the futjure issue of Hot VW's or VW Trends. :D

Don, news must travel very slowly towards the west.

I hate to be the one to break it to you, but VW Trends went out of business several years ago.
Not to worry though - the publisher will fill the balance of your subscription with a fine publication called EuroTrends.

(Don't anyone let on how horrible EuroTrash is.......I hate to be the bearer of so much bad news in one day.) :wink:

Tue May 15, 2007 11:48 am

guzziguy wrote: I was out riding the bike in country, and I found this one today. I saw it for the first time 20 years ago. I don't remember it being this bad. The rear bumper is pretty much perfect. Anyone want to save it? #2144710, making it a '59.

Tue May 15, 2007 7:03 pm

From Readers Rides
Tracked down in the UK after being MIA for years. Unfortunatly it hasn't moved since 1996 :cry:

Former Glory

Wed May 23, 2007 12:22 am

KGCoupe wrote: DONGKG wrote:
We are like Environmentalists of Vee-Dubs. Placing proper balance in the ecology of Volkswagens.
Good job saving that treasure, man. Hope to see that Karmann Ghia Cabrio in the futjure issue of Hot VW's or VW Trends. :D

Don, news must travel very slowly towards the west.

I hate to be the one to break it to you, but VW Trends went out of business several years ago.
Not to worry though - the publisher will fill the balance of your subscription with a fine publication called EuroTrends.

(Don't anyone let on how horrible EuroTrash is.......I hate to be the bearer of so much bad news in one day.) :wink: Well, thanks for the info, man. This is what I like about te Samba.com. Info, Info, Info more info, or perhaps, history, history. :D

Wed May 23, 2007 12:25 am

70 140 wrote: guzziguy wrote: I was out riding the bike in country, and I found this one today. I saw it for the first time 20 years ago. I don't remember it being this bad. The rear bumper is pretty much perfect. Anyone want to save it? #2144710, making it a '59.

My ohh my. It really breaks my heart seing KG's like this. If anyone out there who is willing to restore this KG, please do so. (But I know it will be costly.) :( :( :( :(

Wed May 23, 2007 6:44 pm

Found this today

Just some ol ghia... :shock:

Wed May 23, 2007 6:47 pm

DONGKG wrote: Slowlow wrote: My new POS - 68 ghia vert... sitting in the woods for ATLEAST 20 years the man said. Here is EXACTLY as I found it

We are like Environmentalists of Vee-Dubs. Placing proper balance in the ecology of Volkswagens.
Good job saving that treasure, man. Hope to see that Karmann Ghia Cabrio in the futjure issue of Hot VW's or VW Trends. :D

Thanks man!

Ive been driving it daily for the last month or two... here she sits now

:D

Thu May 24, 2007 7:27 am

Slowlow wrote:

Just some ol ghia... :shock:

No need to waste hours with paint stripper.

Fri May 25, 2007 2:33 pm

70 140 wrote: Slowlow wrote:

Just some ol ghia... :shock:

No need to waste hours with paint stripper.

Very true!

Hopefully I will be dragging this one home soon :shock:

Thu May 31, 2007 7:57 pm

I was hunting for a dual port motor and I found this ghia in the salvage yard. I asked how much the engine was.

He said I would rather just sell the whole car, probably because he's taken out the top two bolts before.

I should have drove up in my 66 ford falcon van cause he said after thinking for a moment.

$1500.00 - the eyebrows on four of the other people hanging out hit the tops of thier heads,

and I said "ok - thanks" and left.

The thing was pretty much a mess. He has a bunch of busses and bugs of various years and pretty terrible condition,
I would think he might be able to make that over ten years if he parted it out. Every other air cooled anything had already had
its engine removed, which may be the other reason he wanted them to go together. Just a wierd deal I think.

He's got alot of air cooled parts - but I'll never go back.

There was an interesting cam in it apparently:

sorry about the big pix I'll try to shrink them.
Pictures of the other junk out there are at:

http://www.therubyelephant.com/junkstuff.html