Considering Selling My 74

[swhitcomb]

That's what it looks like now. I have welded new floors in, and it is parked in a garage so they haven't rusted at all. I have almost all the metal to put it back together, including the fender missing in the picture. Not shown in that picture is the new heater channel I have welded in.

There it is. Came out of a 68 so it's not brand new. The rocker I welded to it is. Does not include an engine or the 8 spoke wheels pictured with it. I do have a set of stock wheels that are on my 72 Super now that will go on it. It is located in Ranson WV, about 5 minutes from Harpers Ferry and about 40 miles outside of DC. It will obviously need to be towed, and I will include the dolly it is on.

How much is it worth in it's current condition? I have tons of pics and am willing to take any that anyone might want to see. I realize this is an awful economy to try and sell it, but I am not getting anywhere on it, and my new Super is taking all my time. I am also having fun, because the Super runs, and is street legal, something the Ghia is years from.




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[SkrapMetal]

Ditch the super, finish the ghia.

I doubt anyone who buys that will actually finish it... they'd probably cut the good stuff off and ditch the rest.
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[swhitcomb]

That's the exact thought i had. I've seen a few nice ones in ca i can buy and ship here for less than i can fix mine for.

[DONGKG]

Finish that KG, buddy! It deserves a second life!
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[swhitcomb]

Everyone says sell the super. I've had it for 2 months. I am enjoying it. It reminds me of my 69 bug i had when i was 18. It's not going anywhere it makes me feel young again. I'll probably finish the Ghia i am just lost what to do next. I need help and can't afford to take it to a pro. That and no one around here who is a pro has the level of expertise to fix it.

[NOVA Airhead]

This is a difficult one. It sounds like you have made up your mind to sell it. I think it would be hard for you at this point to maintain the dedication to get the car done. It also will require some significant funds without the ability to recover much of the money. A '74 Ghia coupe is probably one of the most undesirable models you could own in terms of resale.

I would list it and get what you can for it. You should decide soon as it will be even harder to sell once th cold weather sets in.

If you do decide to keep it and need help, I would try Northside Automotive in Madison, VA. A little bit of a drive but they do good work.
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[swhitcomb]

I really haven't decided to sell it or not. I realize that i'll never recover the cost of a resto. If that's the route i go i'll keep it forever so resale won't matter. I'm just not in a position to pay someone to fix it. I feel really bad too because i drove it for 3 years before i decided to 'fix' it. Wish i could find a good rear clip locally. That would make fixing it a lot easier. Know of any junk late Ghias in the Leesburg area?

[MRRAGPICKER]

I saw a 69 or 70 last week sittng in a used car lot along the road between petersburg and suffolk. It was closer to suffolk, on the left side of the road going to suffolk from petersburg.

[swhitcomb]

I just found a 71 in lorton i am going to check out sometime in the next week or so. 500 bucks. My pan on that body might be a good idea.

[swhitcomb]

Well, as you may have read, my dad gave me his 71 out of nowhere. So i did sell the 74. Cheap too. I hope the guy who bought it decides to finish it. He drove 14 hours to get it.
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[bugpowered]

Okay, I am in the same boat that you are in...by choice. I have a '69 Karmann Ghia that I bought quite a few years ago. It is tore down in my garage lacking some finish metal work, paint, and interior. I NEVER drove it once after I bought it. I regret it severely since I don't have a real connection to it besides tinkering on it. I do have other VWs that I can drive to shows and what not and close to finishing a buggy for offroad. Enjoy your Super and workout the mechanicals. When you get the urge spend some time on the Ghia. Don't look at the project as a whole instead set small goals. Its sometimes frustrating with friends, spouse, and kids pressing me about the completion as I am sure you get as well. In the long run it will be worth it for you and increase confidence in your ability. Persevere get to the point where you can drive it and then see where you stand with it. Only my suggestion...you CAN do it! Anything worth having takes time to get...
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[SkrapMetal]

[swhitcomb]

Actually, he only bought it because of how cheap I sold it to him. When he came and got it, we put the body back on the pan, and it looked much better than it does in those pics. It actually looked much farther along. The guy took it home and primered it. He hasn't decided if he was going to finish it or not, but was leaning that way since it's one of the last Ghias built (Feb of 74 if I remember correctly).

Anyway, it was really sad to sell it. I was depressed for days. Felt like my dog died. Especially seeing it back on the pan and how I could see that I'd made progress. However, I live in a neighborhood with an HOA and there's no way I could have parked it outside, and the 71 has been in my family for 30 years. It got the garage. I'd love to have been able to finish it, and have a Bug, and 2 Ghias, but there just wasn't any way. I did sell some of it's parts to other Ghia owners, so even if it doesn't live on as a whole, some of it will live on. I saved some of the electrical parts I'd recently replaced on it, and they made their way to my Bug, so now everytime I signal a turn in the Bug, the Ghia lives on. Not sure what it was about that car, I've owned 6 VWs up till that one, and once since. Selling one has never hurt the way that one did.
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