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LJ1402
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 Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 11:43 am Post subject: Name Plaque in my Ghia? |
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I am bumbling my way through restoring a 1967 Ghia. It has a name plaque on the front of the glove box that says "This car made especially for" and the original owners name. I am curious, any information on this?
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c21darrel
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trelms
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 3:54 pm Post subject: Re: Name Plaque in my Ghia? |
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Post a pic sounds cool.
 hi jack!!
I thought your boat said this:
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c21darrel
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Rome
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:51 pm Post subject: Re: Name Plaque in my Ghia? |
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| All of the controls (blinker, hazards, etc) are labeled in German |
Is the wiper switch labeled as "Drizzleflippen"? |
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olspeed
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 6:18 pm Post subject: Re: Name Plaque in my Ghia? |
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BOAT, Break Out Another Thou$and.  |
just another name for" a hole in the water that you pour MONEY into"
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LJ1402
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| Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:16 am Post subject: Re: Name Plaque in my Ghia? |
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| Rome wrote: |
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| All of the controls (blinker, hazards, etc) are labeled in German |
Is the wiper switch labeled as "Drizzleflippen"? |
YES! I will try to get pictures up ASAP. |
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c21darrel
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LJ1402
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| Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:32 am Post subject: Re: Name Plaque in my Ghia? |
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Thank you that solves the mystery of the stickers. I am still not finding any information about the name plaque. Pictures to come soon. The name listed is the original owner. She sold the car when she turned 100. |
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LJ1402
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| Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 12:19 pm Post subject: Re: Name Plaque in my Ghia? |
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Rome
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| Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 3:51 pm Post subject: Re: Name Plaque in my Ghia? |
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| Haha, those "German" names for the switches were contrived, to make a humorous jab at the typically long, complicated German names. Like what the British comedian Benny Hill would devise for his TV show when he'd speak in a German accent. The labels were a reasonably popular accessory in the 1960's. C21darrel- good work finding some photos of them! Here's a set, in the lower right corner from the 1969 JC Whitney catalog (scanned by Glutamodo)- https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=1063652 |
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swavananda
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| Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 9:42 pm Post subject: Re: Name Plaque in my Ghia? |
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| Rome wrote: |
| Haha, those "German" names for the switches were contrived, to make a humorous jab at the typically long, complicated German names. Like what the British comedian Benny Hill would devise for his TV show when he'd speak in a German accent. The labels were a reasonably popular accessory in the 1960's. C21darrel- good work finding some photos of them! Here's a set, in the lower right corner from the 1969 JC Whitney catalog (scanned by Glutamodo)- https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=1063652 |
I love the "Das schmokegedunka" . Must be for the 'Kindly pull over, for your engine has been terminated' oil light. |
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WooleyNelson
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:43 am Post subject: Re: Name Plaque in my Ghia? |
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I love the "Das schmokegedunka" . Must be for the 'Kindly pull over, for your engine has been terminated' oil light.
Nah, just the German version of "Spanglish" for the ashtray........... |
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LJ1402
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:41 pm Post subject: Re: Name Plaque in my Ghia? |
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Hahahaha you're good! Not the same lady though. |
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Evil_Fiz
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 5:17 am Post subject: Re: Name Plaque in my Ghia? |
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| WooleyNelson wrote: |
| Nah, just the German version of "Spanglish" for the ashtray........... |
That would be ach-trei 
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LJ1402
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 11:40 am Post subject: Re: Name Plaque in my Ghia? |
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| Now that the sticker mystery is solved, does anyone have any info on the name plaque? I am really curious about the history. |
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c21darrel
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rcooled
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: Name Plaque in my Ghia? |
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| LJ1402 wrote: |
| Now that the sticker mystery is solved, does anyone have any info on the name plaque? |
Widely available back in the day by mail-order (JC Whitney, etc) or at your FLAPS. Not anything really special I'm afraid...
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NOVA Airhead
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: Name Plaque in my Ghia? |
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I had a Ghia about five years ago with a name plaque. It looked to be made up by a PO. Yours looks to be the same.
I threw it away.
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