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56GoldeGhia
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 Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 1:36 pm Post subject: Rinie's 56 Golde lowlight |
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Took my 56 for a spin yesterday. Everything works perfect. Just needs a bit of cleaning and detailing and then it's off to Hessisch Oldendorf.
Took me 7 years and a lot of help from you guys...
Thanks to everybody who helped me getting this car back on the road. Especially thanks to The Samba for finding all those rare parts and making new friends!
Here is a list of rare parts that make this car unique:
- 1-piece bumpers with solid bumper guards.
- Golde sliding roof.
- 3-row speaker grill.
- Original Ghia sunvisors.
- Chrome folding shifter.
- Chrome body trim with alluminum inserts.
- Rarest of the rare wind wings.
- NOS Judson
- NOS Judson scoop.
- NOS Judson gauge
- Ghia Bambus parcel tray.
- NOS Lemmerz beauty rings.
- Original restored Rometch steering wheel.
- NOS Petri full circle horn ring.
- Original rubber floor mats.
and the list goes on...
Enjoy the pictures!
Thanks!
Rinie
The Netherlands
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aerosilver
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Looks superb Rinie 
Look forward to seeing it at H.O.  |
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Paul_Revere's Ghia
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58lolight
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| Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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 That is 7 years of time well spent!!...Looks great!!
Rich |
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udo dreisoerner
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Location: Germany
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| Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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meeeeeeeeeep-meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.
if you look in hessisch in your rearviewmirror notice that i'm behind you. 
wwwwwwwooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwww, what an ghia.
respect for that work...............
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Burman
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Holy macaroni!,,,What a beauty!!!! Looking forward to see it in person
in Hessisch!
Congratulations  |
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Speedsterboy
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| Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Rinie's Ghia would have to be the best and most exquisite example of a restored Ghia in the world! |
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52brezelfenster
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| Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow, great car! |
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lonotch
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Beautiful.
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slafa
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After picking up my first lowlight yesterday, you just made my day with your post, I am putting all your pics as my screen saver to keep me on track with my Resto....What a beautiful specimen, thanks so much!
Steve
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retrowagen
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| Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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Congratulations, Rinie! The car looks absolutely spectacular. Your attention to correct detail is obvious everywhere.
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Toddball
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| Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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Congratulations!!!! Truly a beautiful car!!! Your quality of work is outstanding. I love all the accessories on your car.
Enjoy! |
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John Moxon 
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John Moxon
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udo dreisoerner
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| John Moxon wrote: |
Congratulations...the bar for Ghia restorations suddenly got very much higher. |
you are right, john. that is the highest restoration-level for karmann ghias. i think i must parking my ghia near your's in hessisch....
perhaps we see karmann ghia number 39 in hessisch. an high-level restauration, too. we must have an heart of gold to see very rare and perfectly lowlight ghias.....
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LaurensM
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 4:00 am Post subject: |
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Rinie, your car worked out great!
I really love the deep shiny black colour and all the details.
I hope to see it soon again in real life.
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74 AUTOSTICK
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 7:42 am Post subject: |
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Well done! Excellent Job Beautiful!
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asillymick
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 8:47 am Post subject: |
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| You could have done better. I'll make it easy on you, just send it to my house and find a new one to start on! Man that Ghia is a beauty! Good Job |
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52brezelfenster
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 8:57 am Post subject: |
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| Is the silver on the wheels a 56 only detail? |
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KG1965
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 10:26 am Post subject: |
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...no really it is. I know how much hard work you've put into this Rinie and I'm truly in awe of the finished article.
I'm going to have to park my Ghia a long way away from your car at Hessisch. 
Congratulations...the bar for Ghia restorations suddenly got very much higher. |
Awesom car Rinie, a shame we couldn't seen it on the 15 Jahre Jubileum of the KGCN.....
I think I'm going to park my car next to John in Hessisch.
See you, Gerard
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