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PostPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 9:15 am    Post subject: Re: Lowlights - You Can't Beat 'Em! Reply with quote

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Name the colour

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I don’t know... that nose badge says it is before dolphin blue year...


Certainly blue and as John says the badge would suggest Trout Blue. Smile


Yes, 99% likely Trout Blue

Nose badge tells us it's a 56/57 Ghia
3 solid colours available in 56/57 - Toucan Black, Trout Blue, Gazelle Beige
Black would be darker, Beige would be lighter (wheel is a good indicator here)


I'd also like to guess the bus in the background is Dove Blue. I'm 98% sure. Wink
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 5:45 pm    Post subject: Re: Lowlights - You Can't Beat 'Em! Reply with quote

Looks like a ghost beetle to the far right.
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PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2018 3:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Lowlights - You Can't Beat 'Em! Reply with quote

My 56th lowlight front of an bicycle Shop for vintage bikes

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PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2018 6:19 pm    Post subject: Re: Lowlights - You Can't Beat 'Em! Reply with quote

Very nice in black and white.
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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2018 9:55 am    Post subject: Re: Lowlights - You Can't Beat 'Em! Reply with quote

Saw this late type 3 when i was driving arround

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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2018 10:06 am    Post subject: Re: Lowlights - You Can't Beat 'Em! Reply with quote

Lowlights forvever. I Love it so much...
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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2018 12:24 am    Post subject: Re: Lowlights - You Can't Beat 'Em! Reply with quote

yesterday i drove a little bit with my 56th ghia

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 2:16 pm    Post subject: Re: Lowlights - You Can't Beat 'Em! Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 2:34 pm    Post subject: Re: Lowlights - You Can't Beat 'Em! Reply with quote

Super sexy Lowlight Cab at Prado (top pictures too)

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 3:52 pm    Post subject: Re: Lowlights - You Can't Beat 'Em! Reply with quote

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Super sexy Lowlight Cab at Prado (top pictures too)

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That thing surfaced on Instagram recently! I hope he takes it to the Classic on July 1 so I can check it out!
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2018 12:12 am    Post subject: Re: Lowlights - You Can't Beat 'Em! Reply with quote

very very nice lowlight
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2018 6:20 am    Post subject: Re: Lowlights - You Can't Beat 'Em! Reply with quote

udo dreisoerner wrote:
very very nice lowlight


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PostPosted: Sun Jul 08, 2018 5:10 am    Post subject: Re: Lowlights - You Can't Beat 'Em! Reply with quote

...met the Ghia prototype from 1953 out on the streets Cool
It was a great day for me and my cognac lowlight at the Karmannfreunde Bayern Club - 10 years anniversary in Wuerzburg / Germany this weekend.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:29 am    Post subject: Re: Lowlights - You Can't Beat 'Em! Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:30 am    Post subject: Re: Lowlights - You Can't Beat 'Em! Reply with quote

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...met the Ghia prototype from 1953 out on the streets Cool
It was a great day for me and my cognac lowlight at the Karmannfreunde Bayern Club - 10 years anniversary in Wuerzburg / Germany this weekend.

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i'm sorry that i dont meet you at Würzburg Meeting. Fantastic meeting
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:07 am    Post subject: Re: Lowlights - You Can't Beat 'Em! Reply with quote

ghialuv wrote:
...met the Ghia prototype from 1953 out on the streets Cool
It was a great day for me and my cognac lowlight at the Karmannfreunde Bayern Club - 10 years anniversary in Wuerzburg / Germany this weekend.

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How COOL is that! Cool
It's rather amazing - and pretty damn Awesome! - that the Karmann factory museum allowed the Karmann Ghia prototype to come to the event.

ghialuv - While your Ghia may not be the 1953 Karmann Ghia prototype, it doesn't get a whole lot better than a factory sunroof (?) lowlight in Cognac.
I'm indeed jealous of your stunning Karmann Ghia!

Having never seen the Karmann Ghia prototype in person, I've often wondered just exactly how those side windows seal against the rear quarter windows when there is no metal B pillar.

I suppose it was just done the way it was to make the prototype appear just a little bit sleaker and sexier.

If I could change one thing about the production Karmann Ghia design, perhaps it would be to make the rear quarter windows with attached B pillar roll down and completely disappear (a la the VW Beetle Cabriolet) to make the fixed roof Ghia a hardtop convertible rather than a coupe.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 1:33 pm    Post subject: Re: Lowlights - You Can't Beat 'Em! Reply with quote

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It's rather amazing - and pretty damn Awesome! - that the Karmann factory museum allowed the Karmann Ghia prototype to come to the event.


Holycow. Volkswagen Classic was there with 5 vintage cars . The type 14 Prototype, typ34 convertible Prototype, Karmann Ghia TC, SP2 and the type 34 Fastback Prototype. Volkswagen have more than 100 vintage cars to go to Meetings, Rallye or other Shows.

Click this URL to see pictures. Scroll down to Würzburg Meeting.


https://karmannfans.wordpress.com
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 7:48 am    Post subject: Re: Lowlights - You Can't Beat 'Em! Reply with quote

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It's rather amazing - and pretty damn Awesome! - that the Karmann factory museum allowed the Karmann Ghia prototype to come to the event.


Holycow. Volkswagen Classic was there with 5 vintage cars . The type 14 Prototype, typ34 convertible Prototype, Karmann Ghia TC, SP2 and the type 34 Fastback Prototype. Volkswagen have more than 100 vintage cars to go to Meetings, Rallye or other Shows.

Click this URL to see pictures. Scroll down to Würzburg Meeting.


https://karmannfans.wordpress.com

VERY interesting, indeed!

Thank you for the information, and for the link - that looks like a very active group of Karmann Ghia owners and enthusiasts.

Over 100 Karmann Ghias gathered together all in one place - I can only imagine, as even "VW Only" car shows around here are lucky to attract perhaps as many as 10 Karmann Ghias.
... not to mention all the other beautiful vintage VWs such as the SP2s and the 5 different prototypes!

As a side note, how cool is this Karmann Ghia themed furniture that I found pictured in the KarmannFans blog you linked to...

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 11:26 am    Post subject: Re: Lowlights - You Can't Beat 'Em! Reply with quote

Notice: in 2005, the 50th birthday about the Karmann Ghia in Germany, Georgsmarienhütte was 520 ghias at one place.

Enjoy more Pics here https://photos.app.goo.gl/J9vTusXEjYCJmMZE8
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