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Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:04 pm

How many different ways have people spelled Karmann Ghia in classified ads over the years?

I read an ad in the local paper 3 times before I even knew what was for sale.

It said, "For Sale Carmendia, some rust, runs, needs work"

There is a wide variety of spellings on this site as well

Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:17 pm

There's a VW club called "Common Gear" - based on a mis-spelling.

Richard Troy once told a story about going to a junkyard and finding some parts labeled "car-mo-gee" (or thereabouts)

Most common:

Carmen Gia
Karma Gia
Karmen Ghia
Karman Ghia

etc...but "Carmendia" is pretty good.

Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:37 pm

My insurance company referred to it as a "Volkswagon" "Carmagia" on some of the initial paperwork. :roll:

Had to explain that it was not "The People's Radio Flyer".

Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:58 pm

When I first called the insurance company to add the Karmann Ghia, I had to spell it three times, then the insurance person came back with "Oh, I see it now, that's the truck they make!"

Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:26 am

an friend asked me:
"udo, where ist your nice Karman-maro" :lol:

i think he loves american cars like the camaro.

Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:45 am

I have seen several posts in our forum with the mis-spelled "Kharmann Ghia."

The letter "H" is always inserted.

LOL

Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:39 am

Or the "h" is just moved, as in Kharmann Gia.

Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:51 am

Giha is one of my favorites. :roll:

Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:54 am

Ghiaddict wrote: Giha is one of my favorites. :roll:

Giha's with duel crab motors are my favorite.

Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:55 am

70 140 wrote: Ghiaddict wrote: Giha is one of my favorites. :roll:

Giha's with duel crab motors are my favorite.

I had one with crome bumbers.

Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:04 am

And along these lines, whenever there is an ad posted, there is inevitabley a picture of the Karmann Ghia script on the decklid. I've especially noticed this on the big auction site.

Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:06 am

I've seen
Carmann
Carman
Karman
Karmen

Not to many misspellings of Ghia.

No matter how many times I spell it out, if they havn't heard of it, they will spell it wrong.

Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:08 am

ovalboy wrote: And along these lines, whenever there is an ad posted, there is inevitabley a picture of the Karmann Ghia script on the decklid. I've especially noticed this on the big auction site.

....and sometimes they still spell it wrong in
the written description! ](*,)

Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:15 am

I always crack up when I see a Beetle convertible (body by Karmann) advertised on Craigslist as a "Karmann edition". :roll:

Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:57 am

///Mink wrote: I always crack up when I see a Beetle convertible (body by Karmann) advertised on Craigslist as a "Karmann edition". :roll:

There's one on the auction site right now. :lol:

Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:17 am

Isn't there a Mel Brooks movie with a chick called Carmen Ghia?

Some old timers jokingly call it the Karmann Diahrea and Karmann Pia

Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:43 pm

iamdonquixote wrote: Isn't there a Mel Brooks movie with a chick called Carmen Ghia?

Ressurecting the thread because I saw the film tonight. It's "The Producers" (1968) and "Carmen Ghia" is the effeminate director's assistant, played by Andréas Voutsinas.

Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:29 am

theadmiral1000 wrote: My insurance company referred to it as a "Volkswagon" "Carmagia" on some of the initial paperwork. :roll:

It's spelled "Volkswagon" on the TITLE to my car. The space for "model" is left blank... apparently they didn't even want to attempt that one...

Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:29 am

///Mink wrote: I always crack up when I see a Beetle convertible (body by Karmann) advertised on Craigslist as a "Karmann edition". :roll:

that drives me NUTS. and usually, there's a quote like "totally rare KHARMAN edition BUG. VERY FEW OF THESE MADE" like it was some kind of Levis edition Gremlin or Bill Blass Mark V.

Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:54 am

bmx2c4me wrote:

Quote: It said, "For Sale Carmendia, some rust, runs, needs work"

...and you need to Bang-le-desh to get the radio to work :lol: