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empi3
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Location: SW Wyoming
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 Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2024 10:35 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Thanks for the kind words. The car is a nice 10 footer, any closer and you can see the "flaws" in the 2010 House of Color "Wild Cherry" job.
While not perfect it's nice enough for me.
Steven
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Marcdeb
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Location: Vermont
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| Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2024 5:08 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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| empi3 wrote: |
Thanks for the kind words. The car is a nice 10 footer, any closer and you can see the "flaws" in the 2010 House of Color "Wild Cherry" job.
While not perfect it's nice enough for me.
Steven |
My 68 is the same way. It always looks amazing in pictures but it's a 56 year old factory paint job so there's lots of flaws.
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68 Karmann Ghia Cabrio Autostick
71 Karmann Ghia Cabrio
Previously Owned:
2011 VW EOS Hard Top Conv
2008 Saab 9-3 2.0T Conv
2003 Saab 9-3 SE Conv
2001 Saab 9-3 Conv
1998 BMW 3 Series Conv
1997 Saab 900 Conv
1997 Mazda Miata
68 Ghia Vert Survivor with 22,350 miles: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=768107&highlight=
71 Ghia Vert Restoration: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=726710&postorder=asc |
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Rome
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Joined: June 02, 2004
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Location: Pearl River, NY
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| Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2024 6:55 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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| My 1964 Karmann Ghia Cabriolet at Liberty State Park, New Jersey Oct. 1991. Decades-long VW enthusiast and VW book author Bob Cropsey from NJ organized a VW meet "Garden State Classic" held at the large field in this park. It's located on the west side of the Hudson River, directly across from lower Manhattan. After participating in the show with my Ghia, a friend offered to take a photo of the car and me. The World Trade Center (both towers were attacked and fell 10 years later) made an exciting backdrop. I'm wearing my German Lederhosen. I fitted trim rings to the Porsche 914 rims, and a dual quiet-pack muffler which were on the car for a few more years. |
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kiwighia68
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Joined: October 20, 2013
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Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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| Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2024 1:12 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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| Rome wrote: |
| My 1964 Karmann Ghia Cabriolet at Liberty State Park, New Jersey Oct. 1991. Decades-long VW enthusiast and VW book author Bob Cropsey from NJ organized a VW meet "Garden State Classic" held at the large field in this park. It's located on the west side of the Hudson River, directly across from lower Manhattan. After participating in the show with my Ghia, a friend offered to take a photo of the car and me. The World Trade Center (both towers were attacked and fell 10 years later) made an exciting backdrop. I'm wearing my German Lederhosen. I fitted trim rings to the Porsche 914 rims, and a dual quiet-pack muffler which were on the car for a few more years. |
Wow! Wish that was my car.
Lovely colour combo, earth colours. Perfect ride height. Pedrini wheels?
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Rome
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Location: Pearl River, NY
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| Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2024 6:28 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Thanks, kiwi. Color is the original L87 Pearl White. Vinyl top is a VW dealer NOS from a '67 with the "parallelogram" shaped rear window instead of the "rectangular" of the original. The original top was black vinyl, its rear window not only torn but partially opaque from UV exposure. It had pulled away from its rear wood bow and had to be replaced. The interior is the original black vinyl color, though with different seats now.
Wheels are stock steel sport wheels from a Porsche 914, 5.5" wide. 185/65 tires all around.
This year- next month, actually- I've owned the Ghia 41 years, though it was professionally painted in early 1988. |
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kiwighia68
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Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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| Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2024 1:28 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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| Rome wrote: |
Thanks, kiwi. Color is the original L87 Pearl White. Vinyl top is a VW dealer NOS from a '67 with the "parallelogram" shaped rear window instead of the "rectangular" of the original. The original top was black vinyl, its rear window not only torn but partially opaque from UV exposure. It had pulled away from its rear wood bow and had to be replaced. The interior is the original black vinyl color, though with different seats now.
Wheels are stock steel sport wheels from a Porsche 914, 5.5" wide. 185/65 tires all around.
This year- next month, actually- I've owned the Ghia 41 years, though it was professionally painted in early 1988. |
I never saw your car (or the photo) before I decided on the colour scheme and wheels for mine. I promise.
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obus 
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Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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| Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2024 5:59 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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| Rome wrote: |
| My 1964 Karmann Ghia Cabriolet at Liberty State Park, New Jersey Oct. 1991. Decades-long VW enthusiast and VW book author Bob Cropsey from NJ organized a VW meet "Garden State Classic" held at the large field in this park. It's located on the west side of the Hudson River, directly across from lower Manhattan. After participating in the show with my Ghia, a friend offered to take a photo of the car and me. The World Trade Center (both towers were attacked and fell 10 years later) made an exciting backdrop. I'm wearing my German Lederhosen. I fitted trim rings to the Porsche 914 rims, and a dual quiet-pack muffler which were on the car for a few more years. |
Great photo Rome! I was at that show. I was only a VW owner for 2 years at that point but my Dad and I made the ride up minus VW. My buddy Danny and his Aqua colored bay window single cab was there too. Great show and a great spot. Wish it would have been more than a 1 year thing.
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Marcdeb
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| Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2024 3:36 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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| Rome wrote: |
| My 1964 Karmann Ghia Cabriolet at Liberty State Park, New Jersey Oct. 1991. Decades-long VW enthusiast and VW book author Bob Cropsey from NJ organized a VW meet "Garden State Classic" held at the large field in this park. It's located on the west side of the Hudson River, directly across from lower Manhattan. After participating in the show with my Ghia, a friend offered to take a photo of the car and me. The World Trade Center (both towers were attacked and fell 10 years later) made an exciting backdrop. I'm wearing my German Lederhosen. I fitted trim rings to the Porsche 914 rims, and a dual quiet-pack muffler which were on the car for a few more years. |
Wow! Wish that was my car.
Lovely colour combo, earth colours. Perfect ride height. Pedrini wheels? |
Beautiful car. Such a cool and special picture. Sad as well but historical memories none the less.
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68 Karmann Ghia Cabrio Autostick
71 Karmann Ghia Cabrio
Previously Owned:
2011 VW EOS Hard Top Conv
2008 Saab 9-3 2.0T Conv
2003 Saab 9-3 SE Conv
2001 Saab 9-3 Conv
1998 BMW 3 Series Conv
1997 Saab 900 Conv
1997 Mazda Miata
68 Ghia Vert Survivor with 22,350 miles: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=768107&highlight=
71 Ghia Vert Restoration: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=726710&postorder=asc |
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metz
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| Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 3:25 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Here's my 64 coupe.
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Heljestrand
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Location: Tampa
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| Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2024 12:35 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Back from repairs and hours away from a Hurricane Milton visit.
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davishokies
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Joined: February 08, 2025
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Location: VA
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| Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 8:02 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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New member, new Ghia owner. Bought this 69 Ghia this week.
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Marcdeb
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rbsurfguy
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Joined: August 10, 2008
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Location: Fairfax, Northern Virginia Formerly Huntington Beach, SoCal
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2025 9:17 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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New member, new Ghia owner. Bought this 69 Ghia this week.
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Welcome! Nice looking Ghia. Where in VA are you located? You can PM me if you want to keep private.
Jeff
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obus
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davishokies
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 4:36 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Welcome! Nice looking Ghia. Where in VA are you located? You can PM me if you want to keep private.
Jeff |
Thanks. I'm located in Stafford, VA...about an hour south of you in Fairfax.
-Rob |
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davishokies
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 4:39 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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| Nice looking Ghia!!! Welcome to the Ghia forums. Everyone here is very good at helping each other out. Lots of knowledge on here(from others not so much from me-i'm still a noob). |
Thanks very much. I've already learned a ton here! |
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ED LEGENDA
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Gabriel.Sandoval
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2025 3:45 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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My two Karmann Ghia's 68' & 71'
Last edited by Gabriel.Sandoval on Mon Jun 09, 2025 4:02 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Marcdeb
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2025 6:36 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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My two Karmann Ghia's 58' & 71'
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Two is more fun than one.
Is there a typo in your post though! I suspect the black Ghia is a 1968, not 1958?
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68 Karmann Ghia Cabrio Autostick
71 Karmann Ghia Cabrio
Previously Owned:
2011 VW EOS Hard Top Conv
2008 Saab 9-3 2.0T Conv
2003 Saab 9-3 SE Conv
2001 Saab 9-3 Conv
1998 BMW 3 Series Conv
1997 Saab 900 Conv
1997 Mazda Miata
68 Ghia Vert Survivor with 22,350 miles: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=768107&highlight=
71 Ghia Vert Restoration: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=726710&postorder=asc |
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Gabriel.Sandoval
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2025 4:04 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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| Good catch I edited the post. They are a 68' & 71' Ghia's |
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