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Trylon
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Many shared styling details on this custom-bodied Chrysler: Rounded, peaked front fenders, small turn signals below them, trapezoidal-shaped hood, rear fender upper half shape, horizontal trim strip along the sides, and the large dual instruments under the "binnacle". Also the exterior door handle, and how the bumper blades extend to near the wheelwell openings.
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Mario Boano was the owner of Carrozerria Ghia as of 1944. In 1954 he opened his own coachbuilding shop Carrozzeria Boano which built this Chrysler. That shop only lasted 3 years. |
Wow, just saw this! Interesting to see all those design details that came together to form our iconic car.
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Rome
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| Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2024 6:51 am Post subject: Re: The Karmann Ghia’s predecessors and successors |
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Many shared styling details on this custom-bodied Chrysler: Rounded, peaked front fenders, small turn signals below them, trapezoidal-shaped hood, rear fender upper half shape, horizontal trim strip along the sides, and the large dual instruments under the "binnacle". Also the exterior door handle, and how the bumper blades extend to near the wheelwell openings.
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Mario Boano was the owner of Carrozerria Ghia as of 1944. In 1954 he opened his own coachbuilding shop Carrozzeria Boano which built this Chrysler. That shop only lasted 3 years. |
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Trylon
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 10:31 am Post subject: Re: The Karmann Ghia’s predecessors and successors |
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Saw this posted on Facebook. VWEA 47-12 prototype.
Shades of Karmann Ghia.
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mikrobi67
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| Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 2:10 pm Post subject: Re: The Karmann Ghia’s predecessors and successors |
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hi
why are the cars all in this design in these years..?
i think,this was the fashion.
all designer with same way of seeing
what is today? same.....
excuse me for my english  |
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iowegian 
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| Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 10:06 am Post subject: Re: The Karmann Ghia’s predecessors and successors |
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It’s remarkable just how much of its time the Karmann Ghia was.
That whole side; the two-tone paint; the taillights.
Just miniaturized.
Anyone know what that car is? |
That would be a customized Low-Light Buick with period correct wide whitewall tyres. |
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 8:38 am Post subject: Re: The Karmann Ghia’s predecessors and successors |
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Cunningham C-7
2001 Concept
I think I see some Ghia-esque lines 
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Trylon
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| Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:59 am Post subject: Re: The Karmann Ghia’s predecessors and successors |
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It’s remarkable just how much of its time the Karmann Ghia was.
That whole side; the two-tone paint; the taillights.
Just miniaturized.
Anyone know what that car is?
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d5626
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| Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: The Karmann Ghia’s predecessors and successors |
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Hi Rome. That car I posted isn't mine, I had no pictures with the top up so I googled an image. Mines dark blue. With their tops down the Bentley looks like the big expensive brother of the Lexus.
BT , surprised I've never seen those prototype photos from that thread, and yes it looks a lot like the SC430 that came out in 2001 after the sc430 prototype/ show car was being shown a year earlier |
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bt
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| Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:34 pm Post subject: Re: The Karmann Ghia’s predecessors and successors |
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d5626
that design (I believe) was sold to Lexus by Karmann. It was a concept car back in '99. Here is a thread with pictures of the concept on page 3.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...highlight=
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Rome
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| Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: The Karmann Ghia’s predecessors and successors |
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| I bought an sc430 because it reminded me so much of my Ghia. |
Have you thought about applying a 1/8" wide- or even thinner- grey or black pinstriping tape to the rear quarter panels and doors to mimic the graceful body crease from the Ghia? You could superimpose a photo of a Ghia's side over your car's photo, zooming in on the Ghia until the rear wheelwell opening and the door rear vertical edge line up with your 430, then seeing where the body crease would lie on the 430... Mark the horizontal straight line on the 430's door with a 2" masking tape edge, and use a "french curve" for the quarter panel's upper and lower crease curves.
When I first saw photos of the Bentley Continental GT for the 2003 model year, the rear quarter panel shape and crease immediately reminded me of our Ghias.
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Trylon
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| Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 5:25 am Post subject: Re: The Karmann Ghia’s predecessors and successors |
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That Lexus is cool!
Just need to install a grab handle and we are done.
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Trylon
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| Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 5:22 am Post subject: Re: The Karmann Ghia’s predecessors and successors |
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I think they might have been extrapolating to the production car— this clearly is a modified KG. Probably the prototype.
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Marcdeb
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| Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 3:54 am Post subject: Re: The Karmann Ghia’s predecessors and successors |
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The article says "resembles a VW Karmann-Ghia", but they should have just been clear and stated that it was an Electric KG. The only things that are different other then the engine is the tail lights, bumpers and rear fender wings.
Curious if VW would have taken this to court or if maybe they might have been actually a supporter?
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d5626
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| Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 1:24 am Post subject: Re: The Karmann Ghia’s predecessors and successors |
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I bought an sc430 because it reminded me so much of my Ghia. The proportions of the roof to body with its almost pillarless side glass and the shape of the rear glass as it flows into the elongated trunk that is shaped like the Ghia in a modern way. Designed 20 years ago but classic like the Ghia. Even when inside driving the dash reminds me of my lowlight, shaped like my glovebox and the vent looking like the ashtray. They even came two tone, oddly looking like the proposed Ghia concept design earlier in this thread.
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Trylon
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Trylon
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| Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2020 5:48 am Post subject: Re: The Karmann Ghia’s predecessors and successors |
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1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
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1973 Volkswagen Bus
1970 MGB-GT
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Trylon
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| Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:30 pm Post subject: Re: The Karmann Ghia’s predecessors and successors |
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Hm, guess we’ve already been through this one, huh. But not the Coupe.
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iowegian
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 2:16 pm Post subject: Re: The Karmann Ghia’s predecessors and successors |
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Well, your find does have wire wheels so it is kinda like Trylon's Cobra precursor that way. |
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