72 Ghia

[vwwagen]

[swhitcomb]

All Ghias had that trim. Some people remove it for a more Cal Look. Personally, I think Ghias don't look right without it. Bugs look nice without their, but Ghias look awful.
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My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
My Patina 66
My 74 Ghia
07 Boxster

[vwwagen]

Outside chrome trim near the bottom of the door

[swhitcomb]

where at on the door? On the inside or outside?
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My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
My Patina 66
My 74 Ghia
07 Boxster

[vwwagen]

Do all Ghia's have the door trim moldings ?I have noticed a lot of cars don't have them..

[swhitcomb]

Again, RUN!

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=327576&highlight=selling

That's my 74. I'll probably finish it. It was in much better shape than that one body wise, yet it's still been a LONG process. It's cheaper, and easier to get a better car to begin with. You could by an $800 Ghia from CA, and spend $1000 having it shipped to you and be WAY ahead of the game.
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My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
My Patina 66
My 74 Ghia
07 Boxster

[vwwagen]

This is the rear passenger floor ,You can see the cut out of the existing metal and fibergalss pan put in place..

This car is so tight in this garage .I can't get a good look at it ..
Next thing is to try and get it running ..

[vwwagen]

This is the thing ,I am willing ..The only thing holding me back is how bad is it under that 10 year old paint .I do see some metal patches from the inside and some fiberglass ..The floor pan and rockers I could replace ..

This is the fiber glass in the front .I believe the fresh air vent is gone and they just threw some fiber glass in there and painted it black.

1800 for the car .The most I want to pay is 1000,At least if it is really bad .I could sell the parts and get my initial investment back ..The hood seams and trunk seams and doors are 98% great ..

[DONGKG]

It's good to see so many Karmann Ghias that are being brought back to life.

Congrats on your KG, buddy!
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[58lolight]

Car looks to be pretty complete. Maybe you can find a better body and transfer parts over. One thing you will find with with a Ghia is that the parts are more expensive than a beetle and harder to come by.

Good luck with whatever you do...

Rich

[swhitcomb]

I've tried to fix VWs that were that bad myself. You'll lose money, or interest or both long before you fix that mess.
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My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
My Patina 66
My 74 Ghia
07 Boxster

[70 140]

[CLKWRK]

not worth it in my opinion, $500 CAD parts car maybe. Looks like it had a gas heater at one point, Im looking for a ghia gas heater set up

[vwwagen]

Just checked into it ..I am on a learning curve ..

[popason]

[vwwagen]

I just noticed in the pictures ,Do 72's come with buckets with headrests?

[hpw]

Agreed it can be saved, but how much money/time/experience do you have?

After seeing cars brought back literally from the swamp, anything can be

saved. One such example

http://www.impalas.net/forums/showthread.php?t=686

and of course grelland's

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=263825&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Read those threads then come back and let us know if you can handle

repairs like that. There is some real dedication/skills in those builds

Whatever you decide post back and let us know what you end up doing.
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[vwwagen]

Did you notice the machine screws holding up the fiberglass pans ?
Also the driver seat is bolted through the fiberglass also .Are the seats usually bolted to the floor ?

[boat_builder]

Personally I'd walk away. I wouldn't be willing to take on that much work! Unless you're planning on doing a labour of love on it!

[Gary]