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NoDents
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Joined: May 31, 2017
Posts: 438
Location: So Cal
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DONE!
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No Dents
1963 Bug - Sold in 1980
1966 Karmann Ghia Convertible - Stolen in 1988
1971 Karmann Ghia Convertible, resto/mod COMPLETED 10/2020 |
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rbsurfguy
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Joined: August 10, 2008
Posts: 1757
Location: Fairfax, Northern Virginia Formerly Huntington Beach, SoCal
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| Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 11:29 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Finally!!! Looks Awesome, yet somehow different for some reason.....heh heh heh
Jeff
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1971 Ghia convertible (Body off rebuild)
2019 VW Atlas 4Motion
2012 Passat-Sold
See my build on The Samba at:
Jeff's 71 Vert Restoration/Reassembly http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6...highlight= |
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TDCTDI
Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013
Posts: 12858
Location: North Carolina
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| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 2:06 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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TDCTDI
Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013
Posts: 12858
Location: North Carolina
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| Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2020 8:46 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Even the vultures are practicing social distancing.
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Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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Steelz21
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Joined: January 09, 2017
Posts: 130
Location: Ontario canada
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| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2020 5:38 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Hello,
New member here with a new to me 1969 Karmann Ghia. I'm the 3rd owner and couldn't be happier! I'm in Canada so the car will go into winter storage soon, I intend to drive it as often as possible before then.
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Where in Ontario are you?
I’m in Jerseyville just outside of Hamilton. |
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Heritage1
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Joined: October 06, 2020
Posts: 3
Location: ON
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 8:34 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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| Heritage1 wrote: |
Hello,
New member here with a new to me 1969 Karmann Ghia. I'm the 3rd owner and couldn't be happier! I'm in Canada so the car will go into winter storage soon, I intend to drive it as often as possible before then.
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Where in Ontario are you?
I’m in Jerseyville just outside of Hamilton. |
A friend of mine hails from Ancastor, you live in a very nice part of our province. I'm around 5 hours down the road in Ottawa. You're likely to get a few more days than me to enjoy your car before old man winter sets in... enjoy them! |
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Jim's Ghia
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Joined: April 09, 2012
Posts: 1
Location: New Orleans
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| Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2020 5:13 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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My 71 Ghia has be a daily driver for 7 years and is finally starting the process for new paint.
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Bloku
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Joined: April 09, 2013
Posts: 559
Location: Tulsa/Jenks Oklahoma
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| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2020 11:53 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Hey guys! Its been awhile...
So here's a pic of my ghia 
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1971 Karmann Ghia
1975 Porsche 914
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1975 BMW 2002
1976 BMW 2002 (Bored and Stroked w/ 5-Speed)
1981 BMW E21
1986 Toyota 4Runner (Dead engine and trans)
1989 Toyota 4x4 PU
1994 BMW E36 (Daily) |
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schroedel
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Joined: November 01, 2020
Posts: 2
Location: Central Coast Calif.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 8:31 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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This is our new addition..
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DBoots12
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Joined: October 27, 2020
Posts: 2
Location: California
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| Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 3:49 pm Post subject: 1957 Karmann Ghia in Germany, Mom & Dad original owners |
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Dad was stationed in Germany in 1957, bought the car direct from a dealer in Germany, ordered in April 1957, picked up in May 1957. Drove for a few months in Germany, car was shipped to NY where mom & dad drove to Calif. Daily driver as I grew up, drove it during HS and bought it from dad n 1983. Daily driver till Aug 1990 when I was sent to Iraq for Operation Enduring Freedom. I built a storage shed in my sisters backyard while gone. Came home in July 1991, bought a new car, moved in 2002 and has been in garage ever since. Just started full ground up restoration in July 2020, will be 2 years to complete. Cheers!
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obus 
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Joined: March 08, 2001
Posts: 11070
Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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Belthasar
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Joined: December 03, 2020
Posts: 1
Location: TN
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| Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2020 11:52 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Hey All,
Just joined. I am happy to again be an air head - actually traded my 07 BMW R1200 rt (airhead) for this 71 Karmann Ghia - and drove it home 3.5 hrs at full highway speeds!
Needs some TLC but is quickly coming along!
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obus
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Posts: 11070
Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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obus
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Joined: March 08, 2001
Posts: 11070
Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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John Moxon
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Joined: March 07, 2004
Posts: 13957
Location: Southampton U.K.
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Rome
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Joined: June 02, 2004
Posts: 9653
Location: Pearl River, NY
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| Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 9:31 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Fabulous "shot", John. You caught the sunlight peeking through at just the right moment among the overcast skies, to get the shadows in the foreground of the Ghia but not at the base of the monoliths. 
Reworking photos in PS as a comparative beginner, and generally being on tS has become a huge and lazy diversion from being in the basement or garage to work on my own cars or engines.  |
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John Moxon
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Joined: March 07, 2004
Posts: 13957
Location: Southampton U.K.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2020 2:48 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Fabulous "shot", John. You caught the sunlight peeking through at just the right moment among the overcast skies, to get the shadows in the foreground of the Ghia but not at the base of the monoliths.
Reworking photos in PS as a comparative beginner, and generally being on tS has become a huge and lazy diversion from being in the basement or garage to work on my own cars or engines. |
That picture was just a 5 minute paste-up for an old Samba Ghia forum man. He was joking on FB that I needed to get a picture of my Ghia at Stonehenge so... 
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Judson Supercharger Information on The Samba
My 1958 Shorrock Supercharged Karmann Ghia
Stop dead photo links! Post your photos to The Samba Gallery! |
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bleh1000
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Joined: December 27, 2020
Posts: 1
Location: NV
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| Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 4:02 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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Just joined and doing a ton of research to make it right after picking up this 57 Ghia. Mostly into early hot rods but always have had one German car including a couple notches. Looking forward to getting it on the road...Thanks, Chris
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bruehoyt
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Joined: April 08, 2008
Posts: 180
Location: Columbus, OH
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| Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:00 pm Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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I took a rusted autostick and made this.
My daughter uses it most. Pics from mid 2020
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p@tek
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Joined: January 09, 2021
Posts: 1
Location: France
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| Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 11:22 am Post subject: Re: Ghia Owners...Post Your Ghias |
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My 1969 |
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