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NoDents
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First, it's a Type 4 motor, so not sure the shroud/tin (all fiberglass) would work for a type 1 motor. But did acquire it from here: http://www.sharpbuilt.com.au/sharpbuilt1/page12.htm
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1963 Bug - Sold in 1980
1966 Karmann Ghia Convertible - Stolen in 1988
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56cpe
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 1:13 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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61 RHD Pacific Blue just completed for a Client in Singapore
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John Moxon 
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56cpe
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 4:15 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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| Thanks John, Yes, Kevs work is easily reconisable. He has been trimming our cars for nearly 15 years. It took a while for me to convince the Client to get white walls. You might have noticed the fuel tank is body colour and not black, and the car is wearing one of my 55- 58 Blue nose emblems - my Clients personal choice, and they are always right |
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John Moxon
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TDCTDI
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Location: North Carolina
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 6:34 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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| I like the pic showing the tire marks rolling up the dirt hill!! True imprint to prove what these little sleepers can do! |
Just in case someone doubted that I drove the car up that, here’s some video of what I put it through. 
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 6:42 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Here's the Ghiapet at the "Ritcher house" a Frank Lloyd Wright home built in 1950.
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GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
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advCo
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 10:40 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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| TDCTDI wrote: |
Here's the Ghiapet at the "Ritcher house" a Frank Lloyd Wright home built in 1950.
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Two of my favorite things. Ghias and FLW.
When I was in architecture school, I thought Wright was totally overrated. Until I visited Unity Temple and the Robie House in Chicago, and the Taliesin West compound in Arizona. He's now one of my favorite architects and designers. I hadn't heard of this particular house until now. Very cool.
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"He pulled the mirrors off his Cadillac ‘cause he doesn’t like it looking like he looks back"
'68/'70 Ghia Coupe Project
'70 Westy Project - Champagne I Wannabe
A bunch of vintage Japanese motorcycles
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 10:47 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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It was forgotten about, abandoned, & rediscovered sometime in the mid '90s. It had all but collapsed but was then rebuilt/restored. It is lauded as one of his best designs.
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GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
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iowegian
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 12:17 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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| TDCTDI wrote: |
| It was forgotten about, abandoned, & rediscovered sometime in the mid '90s. It had all but collapsed but was then rebuilt/restored. It is lauded as one of his best designs. |
I do not believe that Mr.Lloyd-Wright's buildings were noted for their structural integrity or longevity for the most part. |
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Redlabel6
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swinghia70
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| Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 5:21 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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My daughter and her friend wanted to use my 1970 Ghia for a school photography project. I decided to take a couple of pics myself.
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KGCoupe
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2018 7:55 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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My daughter and her friend wanted to use my 1970 Ghia for a school photography project. I decided to take a couple of pics myself.
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Beautiful!
... and your Karmann Ghia is pretty darn nice looking too.
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swinghia70
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2018 8:12 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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| Thanks KGcoupe...I'm lucky to have two beauties. |
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 12:01 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
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kiwighia68
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 8:06 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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| KGCoupe wrote: |
| swinghia70 wrote: |
My daughter and her friend wanted to use my 1970 Ghia for a school photography project. I decided to take a couple of pics myself.
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Beautiful!
... and your Karmann Ghia is pretty darn nice looking too.
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I agree. I like those foglights too. Exactly the right size for a Ghia. (The fog here in Auckland is so thick this time of the year I can't see the other side of the street.)
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kiwighia68
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 8:10 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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When the sun comes out in Auckland, the boys and girls come out to play. We took a nice long drive along the back-roads and had breakfast on the beach.
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Larmo63
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| Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 12:20 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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kiwighia68
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| Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 12:24 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Very, very nice - and it just shows you how beautiful our cars can be when kept in original spec.
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:56 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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