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What does the Ghia body roughly weigh?
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FRNKNSTNGHIA
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 2:52 pm    Post subject: What does the Ghia body roughly weigh? Reply with quote
I am talking off the chassis, so basically shell and interior. If anyone has this info it would be nice, or a really good estimate of weight.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 3:16 pm    Post subject: Ghia body weight Reply with quote
About 400 lbs
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
keep in mind that is sans doors, glass, interior, anything else, JUST the raw metal shell.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 3:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
25 yrs ago it took 3 strong friends and me to lift the body off the pan. It was a '64 cabrio with doors, top, lids still in place. So 400# is a reasonable estimate.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
One 180 pound old dude on each corner lifted mine off and on. %00 pounds tops with the doors, hood, engine deck lid but no glass.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Two people can lift a coupe shell without any trouble.
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