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blucherb5
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 Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2018 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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| CiderGuy wrote: |
Looks great, color shows off the wheels very well. |
Thanks you! the color looks different in every photo based on the light
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KCKG
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Joined: April 21, 2018
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Location: Kansas City
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 4:48 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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First Samba post!
1974, last year made.
Original Owner, and only registered in Missouri, so original Title as well.
80,141 miles, almost always garaged, but also enjoyed.
Original paint, conv. top, carpets, seats, trim, dash, wheels, etc...
All numbers matching.
Runs fantastic and gets attention. |
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sputnick60
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Joined: July 22, 2007
Posts: 3915
Location: In Molinya Orbit
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KCKG
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Joined: April 21, 2018
Posts: 4
Location: Kansas City
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 6:50 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Full disclosure; I am not the owner of this Ghia. It belongs to my boss, whom I've worked for 19 years now. He is semi-retired, spending over half his time in Mesa, AZ. He is starting to sell off some of his Kansas City assets and has tasked me with selling two of his cars for him. (he is in the 3rd pic below, in the top left corner)
I have previous experience in the auto industry and carry a passion for cars, so I've taken a lot of enjoyment in detailing / lightly restoring this pretty car. I grew up with a 1963 Triumph Spitfire in the garage; and while the two cars are very different, there are many similarities with both being sporty, European convertibles.
Here are a few "before" photos, I took these about two years ago in our warehouse. The last photo with the Camry was taken a month ago.
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PorschepowerGhia
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Joined: May 19, 2018
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Location: Victoria Australia
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 11:57 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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1967 Ghia Coupe
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kiwighia68
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Joined: October 20, 2013
Posts: 2874
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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| Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 3:09 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Auckland on a winter's day: Sunshine on my Ghia, clouds above, a rainbow in the background, and lots of yachts moored in the Tamaki River estuary.
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Festina lente - hasten slowly
1968 Ghia named Emiko
Resto completed Dec 2015 |
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kgj
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Joined: February 25, 2013
Posts: 418
Location: Uk, Cornwall
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 1:58 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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That’s a nice photo really highlighting details many of us can learn from such as door gap and lower rocker finish. 
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crocteau
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Joined: March 31, 2005
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Location: Philaburbia
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 4:04 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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| kiwighia68 wrote: |
| Auckland on a winter's day: Sunshine on my Ghia, clouds above, a rainbow in the background, and lots of yachts moored in the Tamaki River estuary. |
Beautiful, and it looks peaceful...  |
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KGCoupe
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Joined: July 01, 2005
Posts: 3580
Location: Putting the "ill" and "annoy" in Illinois
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| Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 7:17 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Lovely, peaceful Karmann Ghia photo indeed!
That's at least the 2nd photo of your Ghia you've posted that features a rainbow ending just above it as I recall, and again I'd like to point out that it must be proof that a Karmann Ghia is a treasure every bit as valuable as a pot of gold.
... or is that just your subtle way of reminding us that it will cost us a pot of gold to make our tired old Ghias look like that? 
Anyway, as usual Thanks for sharing. |
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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: Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:09 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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| KGCoupe wrote: |
Lovely, peaceful Karmann Ghia photo indeed!
That's at least the 2nd photo of your Ghia you've posted that features a rainbow ending just above it as I recall, and again I'd like to point out that it must be proof that a Karmann Ghia is a treasure every bit as valuable as a pot of gold.
... or is that just your subtle way of reminding us that it will cost us a pot of gold to make our tired old Ghias look like that? :)... |
I was taking my Ghia out for a drive to ensure that the battery doesn't go flat, and perchance there was this rainbow. We're in an Auckland winter and the changes in the waether are rapid and severe. Heavy, heavy rain and flooding last week - people in boats in the streets! - pure sunshine this week and a mixture of the two when I took the photo. Still, as Crocteau said, a very peaceful place (except maybe for the weather and the volcanic action).
As for the "pot of gold" - I'm following several builds here and that's where the really classy acts are happening. The attention to detail is just astonishing and reminds me of my car's blemishes. It looks good from far, but far from good close-up. The struggle continues.
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Rocketmonkey81
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Location: Ramona, CA
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2018 7:39 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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KGCoupe
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Posts: 3580
Location: Putting the "ill" and "annoy" in Illinois
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2018 7:39 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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| I love the look of ^^^ that ^^^ color - what is the color's name, and is it a (presumably newer) Volkswagen color? |
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Fiatdude
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Location: now in MO.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2018 11:07 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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GaugeDoisher
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Joined: November 18, 2010
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Location: Coppell, TX
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:20 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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My 1969
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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: Tue Jun 26, 2018 6:23 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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This is Beautiful Gauge, more pics please!!
Jeff
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1971 Ghia convertible (Body off rebuild)
2019 VW Atlas 4Motion
2012 Passat-Sold
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Jeff's 71 Vert Restoration/Reassembly http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6...highlight= |
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SatireChuck
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Joined: November 13, 2009
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Location: North Arkansas
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 3:20 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Beautiful day and even more amazing cars! Thank you for sharing this photo.
-Brother Chuck
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The most Ghias we've had in one place in New Zealand for quite a while - at the VW Jamboree in Auckland on 15 October 2017.
Typical Auckland weather - rain, sunshine, wind, sometimes all three at the same time.
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TieDyedHippie
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Location: NC
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| Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 11:15 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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My girlfriend and I are "new" VW owners. My first car as a kid was actually a '70 Beetle, but I haven't been behind the wheel of a VW since. She has always wanted a Karmann Ghia ever seeing the movie "Pretty in Pink" when it came out.
This week she made her dream come true with a '69 coupe, while I wait on a '79 bus that I am getting. She wanted something that looked nice, drove well, but still left plenty of room for her to put her own stamp on it. She surprised me and took a chance, buying this one online and out of state.
Needs a few things before we can get it inspected (like windshield wipers would help), but it has been delivered in the condition promised and she is thrilled.
We are both looking forward to the restoration process of both vehicles...she just gets a head start on me.
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c21darrel
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Location: San Dimas
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TieDyedHippie
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| Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 11:42 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Congrats, that interior looks pretty original! 
Are the seams under the door and torsion covers filled? More pics. |
Had to look up the "torsion covers". If there was ever a hole there for a cover to fit over, I can't find one. I'm assuming you mean here.
https://image.mamotorworksmedia.com/imageproc.aspx...&w=369
We've both been working since it was delivered yesterday, I won't really have time to look at in depth until Sunday. The interior is mostly original as far as I can tell. It is amazing how much it smells like my bug did on the inside. It's been 30 years since I owned that car, but I remember that scent and it the same as the Ghia.
By the way, I'm 6'4". Getting in and out of it has been an adventure, lol. But until I teach her how to drive a stick, she gets the roomier passenger side.
She'll learn, though, and love driving it. She already loves riding in it.[img][/img] |
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c21darrel
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