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St_Rand
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Joined: June 30, 2017
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Location: Lafayette Cali
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 Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:10 pm Post subject: Before and After - the Frankenghia |
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This is what I thought (by the numbers tunnel and luggage area) was a 1961 convertible. I was lied to. It ended up being no less than 8 different cars stitched together. At least one of which was a coupe.
Unfortunately I found this out very late in the process and decided to continue. If nothing else I learned a lot. It being a Frankenghia allowed me the freedom to do it what I wanted.
I put a 1776 in it.
Disk brakes all around
Freeway flyer
Rebuilt or replaced virtually everything
Fabricated parts from scratch
Here is what I started with and where I am today:
Still a way to go. Given the many different cars across years '61 to '68 I can never be sure of measurements being right. Last major thing is the top.
Tomorrow I'll teach my son how to drive stick in this.  |
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McFunzeepants
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Joined: February 04, 2015
Posts: 123
Location: Santa Cruz
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| Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:17 am Post subject: Re: Before and After - the Frankenghia |
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| Strong Work! |
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obus 
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Joined: March 08, 2001
Posts: 11072
Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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Steelz21
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Joined: January 09, 2017
Posts: 130
Location: Ontario canada
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| Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:38 am Post subject: Re: Before and After - the Frankenghia |
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| That looks amazing, well done. |
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DaveB9
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Joined: October 20, 2021
Posts: 205
Location: UK
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| Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:04 pm Post subject: Re: Before and After - the Frankenghia |
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| Well done for not getting disheartened and giving up. It's a great looking car! What's that colour? Anthracite? Porsche Slate Grey? |
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St_Rand
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Joined: June 30, 2017
Posts: 40
Location: Lafayette Cali
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| Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:13 pm Post subject: Re: Before and After - the Frankenghia |
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| Well done for not getting disheartened and giving up. It's a great looking car! What's that colour? Anthracite? Porsche Slate Grey? |
Thank you. It's a custom mix gray. I believe it is an Audi color. |
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Era Vulgaris
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Joined: August 22, 2012
Posts: 1682
Location: Raleigh, NC
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| Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:44 pm Post subject: Re: Before and After - the Frankenghia |
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That's quite a result seeing the starting point! I saw some of your other posts, but never saw the car as it was when you started out on it. And like DaveB9 said, well done for not throwing the towel in. You're not the first person that I've seen here on the forum take a Ghia apart and realize it's not what they thought it was. Alot of those people disappear after a handful of posts though. Enjoy the car, and cheers to hoping your son takes to driving manual. I'm all for more people actually knowing how to drive a car, rather than simply piloting an appliance.
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TRS63
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