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52brezelfenster
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Hi Paul,
Yes, it's tuned in, and sorted out.
I spent the majority of the summer 2014 shaking it down and working out the bugs.
It's got about 2k trouble free miles on it since.
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52brezelfenster
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| Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 4:36 pm Post subject: Re: The Edmondson Testimony- Judson Blowers |
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Another item checked off the to-do list.
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52brezelfenster
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 9:37 am Post subject: Re: The Edmondson Testimony- Judson Blowers |
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2016 is off to a great start. The Edmondson ghia is back to its prime fighting weight.
Big thanks to Mike and his team at House of Ghia for helping with the last 5%, and getting the dash hole (previously cut out for a modern CD Player  ) fixed.
It's kinda cool being able to click back over to page 1 of this thread, and see the progression of the car over the years. Here's the finished product:
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John Moxon 
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 9:53 am Post subject: Re: The Edmondson Testimony- Judson Blowers |
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| 52brezelfenster wrote: |
2016 is off to a great start. The Edmondson ghia is back to its prime fighting weight.
Big thanks to Mike and his team at House of Ghia for helping with the last 5%, and getting the dash hole (previously cut out for a modern CD Player ) fixed.
It's kinda cool being able to click back over to page 1 of this thread, and see the progression of the car over the years. Here's the finished product:
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I think not only would Frank be amazed to see how his Ghia has survived the last 57 years but very thankful it fell into the right hands. 
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Judson Supercharger Information on The Samba
My 1958 Shorrock Supercharged Karmann Ghia
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WooleyNelson
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 11:42 am Post subject: Re: The Edmondson Testimony- Judson Blowers |
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Fabulous!
Read this a few years ago and just now went thru it again.
Absolutely fantastic! |
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52brezelfenster
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| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 1:34 pm Post subject: Re: The Edmondson Testimony- Judson Blowers |
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| Thanks guys for the positive feedback. Now comes the fun part - Driving it. |
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52brezelfenster
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Update to a post from page 8 of this thread.
The other notable Chevrolet Executive standing to the right Duntov in this picture is Harley Earl:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley_Earl
It only took 8 (ish) years to connect the dots. Hey, tracking down these details is all part of the fun right?
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The vintage speed freak will enjoy this 
January 1960 - The legendary Zora Arkus-Duntov "Father of the Corvette" seen at a race carefully studing the Edmondson ghia. He's the one wearing a black tux & bow tie, smoking a cigarette. Note the `vette parked behind him, Duntov brought the corvette to this race. Story goes he spent 1 hour solid examining the ghia, engine lid is up per his request so he could get a closer look at the engine. The guy to his right is a Chevrolet Executive.
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TRS63
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52brezelfenster
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| Posted: Thu May 16, 2019 6:12 am Post subject: Re: The Edmondson Testimony- Judson Blowers |
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TRS63, thanks for stopping by. I recently spent some time going through this thread, starting at page 1. It tells the story really well in my opinion.
Here's a current picture of the ghia. This was taken in the staging area of the Forest Grove Concours Tour d'Elegance. Some pretty amazing cars, great people, food, and wine. It's a classic car tour through Oregon's wine country.
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52brezelfenster
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2025 2:47 pm Post subject: Re: The Edmondson Testimony- Judson Blowers |
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Howdy, it's been a while since I updated this thread.
My oldest son chose the ghia as the prom night car.
Here's a video of it coming out of storage, getting started for the first time after a long winter's nap:
Link
And it made the show:
Hope everyone has a great summer and puts some miles on those ghia. That's our plan.
Take it easy,
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John Moxon
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52brezelfenster
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2025 5:08 am Post subject: Re: The Edmondson Testimony- Judson Blowers |
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It's an ongoing epic Dustin...hard to believe I started the topic 20 years ago...when I was...ahem...a young man, looking to buy a Ghia.  |
No kidding John. And I had hair on my head back then. Ah the good old days.
Hope all is well on your end.
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2025 6:52 am Post subject: Re: The Edmondson Testimony- Judson Blowers |
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| 52brezelfenster wrote: |
Howdy, it's been a while since I updated this thread.
My oldest son chose the ghia as the prom night car.
Hope everyone has a great summer and puts some miles on those ghia. That's our plan.
Take it easy,
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FANTASTIC!
Now that's how a dad makes a lifelong memory for his son (and date!)  |
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52brezelfenster
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2025 9:41 am Post subject: Re: The Edmondson Testimony- Judson Blowers |
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@kingkarmann thank you.
Have a great Memorial Day Weekend my friend.
Dustin |
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