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indianpeaksjoe 
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 Posted: Mon May 26, 2025 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Ghia hunting history... |
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Saw this in town this week. The flames look great close up.
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KentABQ
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2025 6:56 am Post subject: Re: Today in Ghia hunting history... |
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If someone is looking for a one-owner 68 Ghia, this might interest you…
https://www.facebook.com/share/1Ac4zpuuLe/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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58euro
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2025 1:26 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Ghia hunting history... |
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Just picked up this “coachbuilt” lowlight ghia today, looks to be a Dec 57 built 1958. Honestly pretty impressed with the work on it, it’s absolutely hideous but I love it lol.
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sputnick60
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wagen19
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2025 8:19 am Post subject: Re: Today in Ghia hunting history... |
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Is that work equivalent to Botox for cars?  It certainly is an acquired taste.
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Maybe we must learn to understand this car. "Seldom romantic" style it is and a pioneer of safety cars with huge collapsible areas it may be. Imo, it´s rather a private homebrew. Was it ever finished?
Is the engine original, or is there something special inside?
Was it made for carnival, secret service or stock car use? |
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58euro
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2025 9:19 am Post subject: Re: Today in Ghia hunting history... |
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| sputnick60 wrote: |
Is that work equivalent to Botox for cars? It certainly is an acquired taste.
Nicholas |
Maybe we must learn to understand this car. "Seldom romantic" style it is and a pioneer of safety cars with huge collapsible areas it may be. Imo, it´s rather a private homebrew. Was it ever finished?
Is the engine original, or is there something special inside?
Was it made for carnival, secret service or stock car use? |
From what I was told it was done when the car was new, it was finished in a metallic flake green with a black vinyl roof. Why it was built is still unknown but it was a finished driving car back in the day. The engine is long gone unfortunately so no telling what was used. |
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Rome
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2025 10:06 am Post subject: Re: Today in Ghia hunting history... |
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The "flat across" front reminds me of a Renault Caravelle/Floride:
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restojohnny
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| Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2025 7:26 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Ghia hunting history... |
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Saw an ad that said 60's body and took a good look and it was an early September 57 lowlight Ghia body with pan matching #'s the steering wheel was there and the waffle visor and the rear bumper with an original Uber rare hurst bumper accessory owner said his mom side swiped an 18 wheeler back in 1970 and it demolished the driver's side and front clip front bumper over the years the son removed the engine then the tranny and then the front end for his oval beetle that belonged to his dad. Been sitting since 1970 on that hill until I came and dragged it off the mountain
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John Moxon
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restojohnny
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2025 4:24 am Post subject: Re: Today in Ghia hunting history... |
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Yea John you are correct September 57 exactly vin# 171xxxx
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$$$ HUSTL'N AIN'T EAZEE $$$
** HELL YEAH I'LL SELL IT TO YOU**
O.G. POMONA VULTURE
MAGNESIUM BRM HOARDING BASTARD !!!!
$$ SWAPMEET MAFIA $$
48 split $$$$
53 LHD, LH cargo door standard kombi
54 Pre-A Porsche
55 oval ribbed door non-semiphore
56 semiphore ragtop
63 notchback (work in progress)
67 original Empi GTV beetle convertible !!
67 deluxe walkthru (work in progress)
67 convertible ghia (work in progress)
"STAY OUTTA MY BACKYARD !!! " |
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