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Mon Feb 14, 2022 10:54 am

https://vehicles24h.com/1956-volkswagen-karmann-ghia/116

Mon Feb 14, 2022 11:28 am

Trylon wrote: https://vehicles24h.com/1956-volkswagen-karmann-ghia/116 Love the color. Lizard Green?

Steve

I read the description, Diamond Green Metallic is the color. Nice.

Mon Feb 14, 2022 12:22 pm

LVGhia72 wrote: Trylon wrote: https://vehicles24h.com/1956-volkswagen-karmann-ghia/116 Love the color. Lizard Green?

Steve

I read the description, Diamond Green Metallic is the color. Nice.

I suspect the description is incorrect. Diamond Green Metallic was used for the beetle in 1956, not ghias. I believe the correct color should be Lizard Green as you originally noted, and should have a deep green roof. But perhaps the person who had the car painted looked at 1956 VW colors and assumed it was Diamond Green.

Mon Feb 14, 2022 5:20 pm

Wiggy wrote: LVGhia72 wrote: Trylon wrote: https://vehicles24h.com/1956-volkswagen-karmann-ghia/116 Love the color. Lizard Green?

Steve

I read the description, Diamond Green Metallic is the color. Nice.

I suspect the description is incorrect. Diamond Green Metallic was used for the beetle in 1956, not ghias. I believe the correct color should be Lizard Green as you originally noted, and should have a deep green roof. But perhaps the person who had the car painted looked at 1956 VW colors and assumed it was Diamond Green. Thanks Wiggy for pointing that out. I was pretty sure I was right on the Lizard Green color. It's one of my favorites. Then, I read the description and did'nt want the forum police to say (Why don't you read the description first, etc etc..) That's the reason for the edit.

Steve

Mon Feb 14, 2022 11:30 pm

That car was endlessly advertised on German and International sites for a couple years in a row, in the northern part of Germany (around Hamburg), for the then price of 35.000 or in some places 45.000. The mirror and the engine look line up, and the front seats are black leather/ette. I wonder why the price has gone down?

EDIT: Found it : https://www.classicdigest.com/de/cars/volkswagen/karmann-ghia/141724
Seems they improved some details but damn, the price is very different :?

Tue Feb 15, 2022 3:05 am

Vladiiiii wrote: That car was endlessly advertised on German and International sites for a couple years in a row, in the northern part of Germany (around Hamburg), for the then price of 35.000 or in some places 45.000. The mirror and the engine look line up, and the front seats are black leather/ette. I wonder why the price has gone down?

EDIT: Found it : https://www.classicdigest.com/de/cars/volkswagen/karmann-ghia/141724
Seems they improved some details but damn, the price is very different :?

Yes I remember it being posted here a couple of years ago and Udo commented on it...from an informed viewpoint. I'll see if I can find it.

Edit: Yes found the thread but little about the car apart from it being the subject of a scam for sale advert in Aug 2020: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9435325&highlight=#9435325

I'll ask Udo what he knows of this Lowlight. :)

Tue Feb 15, 2022 8:37 am

John Moxon wrote: Vladiiiii wrote: That car was endlessly advertised on German and International sites for a couple years in a row, in the northern part of Germany (around Hamburg), for the then price of 35.000 or in some places 45.000. The mirror and the engine look line up, and the front seats are black leather/ette. I wonder why the price has gone down?

EDIT: Found it : https://www.classicdigest.com/de/cars/volkswagen/karmann-ghia/141724
Seems they improved some details but damn, the price is very different :?

Yes I remember it being posted here a couple of years ago and Udo commented on it...from an informed viewpoint. I'll see if I can find it.

Edit: Yes found the thread but little about the car apart from it being the subject of a scam for sale advert in Aug 2020: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9435325&highlight=#9435325

I'll ask Udo what he knows of this Lowlight. :)

Ad Claims it’s mostly original with a 1600 engine and black interior?

Tue Feb 15, 2022 8:55 am

Braukuche wrote: John Moxon wrote: Vladiiiii wrote: That car was endlessly advertised on German and International sites for a couple years in a row, in the northern part of Germany (around Hamburg), for the then price of 35.000 or in some places 45.000. The mirror and the engine look line up, and the front seats are black leather/ette. I wonder why the price has gone down?

EDIT: Found it : https://www.classicdigest.com/de/cars/volkswagen/karmann-ghia/141724
Seems they improved some details but damn, the price is very different :?

Yes I remember it being posted here a couple of years ago and Udo commented on it...from an informed viewpoint. I'll see if I can find it.

Edit: Yes found the thread but little about the car apart from it being the subject of a scam for sale advert in Aug 2020: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9435325&highlight=#9435325

I'll ask Udo what he knows of this Lowlight. :)

Ad Claims it’s mostly original with a 1600 engine and black interior?

Yeah like the original '56 fuel gauge and sender, twin port engine and cruel treatment of lovely thin back seats. In its favour the body and paint looks good but what's a good price to turn that into nice '56.

I know my '58 has lot's of incorrect parts but I wasn't paying a premium price for it.

Tue Feb 15, 2022 9:08 am

https://www.classic-trader.com/fr/voitures/annonce...956/262949

Tue Feb 15, 2022 9:49 am

Trylon wrote: https://www.classic-trader.com/fr/voitures/annonce...956/262949

Hideous cock-up on the rims. Reasonable but you should expect accuracy at that price on a frame off restoration.

Tue Feb 15, 2022 6:26 pm

John Moxon wrote: Trylon wrote: https://www.classic-trader.com/fr/voitures/annonce...956/262949

Hideous cock-up on the rims. Reasonable but you should expect accuracy at that price on a frame off restoration.

Interior naturally is wrong.

Tue Feb 15, 2022 6:31 pm

Braukuche wrote: John Moxon wrote: Trylon wrote: https://www.classic-trader.com/fr/voitures/annonce...956/262949

Hideous cock-up on the rims. Reasonable but you should expect accuracy at that price on a frame off restoration.

Interior naturally is wrong.

Reminds me of this:

Wed Feb 16, 2022 5:06 am

John Moxon wrote: Vladiiiii wrote: That car was endlessly advertised on German and International sites for a couple years in a row, in the northern part of Germany (around Hamburg), for the then price of 35.000 or in some places 45.000. The mirror and the engine look line up, and the front seats are black leather/ette. I wonder why the price has gone down?

EDIT: Found it : https://www.classicdigest.com/de/cars/volkswagen/karmann-ghia/141724
Seems they improved some details but damn, the price is very different :?

Yes I remember it being posted here a couple of years ago and Udo commented on it...from an informed viewpoint. I'll see if I can find it.

Edit: Yes found the thread but little about the car apart from it being the subject of a scam for sale advert in Aug 2020: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9435325&highlight=#9435325

I'll ask Udo what he knows of this Lowlight. :)

some times ago i was in contact with CARRACHO in germany. than the car was signed as SOLD. a little bit later the car is offered in washington (dont know wich washington). cracy is that in this add the car is locates in germany, town called DETMOLD. huiiiiiiiiiiiiii that are around 50km. so i asked for a spotting........... 8)

Wed Feb 16, 2022 5:07 am

John Moxon wrote: Trylon wrote: https://www.classic-trader.com/fr/voitures/annonce...956/262949

Hideous cock-up on the rims. Reasonable but you should expect accuracy at that price on a frame off restoration.

but better than the 56th concertible hahahahahaha

Wed Feb 16, 2022 10:49 am

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2529301

Wed Feb 16, 2022 11:05 am

PeteSC wrote: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2529301

I know this one well, lives 10 miles away. It's a good sound Lowlight but the price is GBP not Dollars so $38,700.

Wed Feb 16, 2022 11:15 am

PeteSC wrote: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2529301

Looks like a good solid car. They should really add to the description and provide more pics, interior, engine....

Wed Feb 16, 2022 11:35 am

c21darrel wrote: PeteSC wrote: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2529301

Looks like a good solid car. They should really add to the description and provide more pics, interior, engine....

That's likely to sell in the UK or mainland Europe where prices are always higher.

Wed Feb 16, 2022 12:00 pm

John Moxon wrote: c21darrel wrote: PeteSC wrote: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2529301

Looks like a good solid car. They should really add to the description and provide more pics, interior, engine....

That's likely to sell in the UK or mainland Europe where prices are always higher.

Agree, i still want to see the inside. :(
1776 w/ twin carbs, dual Dells? Webers? single throat?
I guess the ad is working, making me interested and needing more info. Looks like Cypress Green. What steering wheel is on her?
Seems like a good/fair deal in the UK?

Wed Feb 16, 2022 2:04 pm

We have a few Lowlights for sale pop up this afternoon right here:

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2529310

and

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2529301