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67 Florida Deluxe Samba Purist
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 7987 Location: Gainesville and Tampa, Florida
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Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2019 6:04 pm Post subject: New to Ghias and I'm very excited! |
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Greetings! While I’m not new to TheSamba, I am new to the Karmann Ghia world. A little background on me: I have owned a number of bugs, which can be seen in my gallery (I still have my ’67 Lotus White sedan I bought from the widow of the original owner, and my 11K-mile barn find ’65 with A/C that I bought from Jan Brundage of Brumos Jacksonville). I owned a remarkable River Blue Super Beetle Convertible with only 24K miles. I found a fully documented and rust-free 1959 SO-23 sub-hatch Westy many moons ago only 3 blocks from my house and loved that li’l cuss for many years until I let it go to my neighbor, good friend and the best possible custodian to steward its care going forward (also a fellow Sambian.) I also had a 1967 21-Window Sunroof Deluxe walk-thru that I sold around 4 years ago. On my bucket list remains a 1500 S sunroof Notch and a pre-68 Karmann Ghia convertible.
Well, I finally found my Karman Ghia on Sunday and it’s en route from, literally, one corner of the US to the opposite other. I found it here in the classifieds. It’s a 1966 that, aside from one body re-spray, is 100% original, including the soft top. From the history of the first owner, the second owner and the person I bought it from, it was never driven in snow or road salt, and was never taken out when it was raining (although it was caught in a rainstorm sometimes while it was out.) It has the original books with service stamps, service receipts, a little spiral notebook noting fuel fill-ups, spare keys, etc.
Admittedly, I am new to the wonderful world of Ghias, so please be patient with me as I begin my new phase of air-cooled VW adventure and discovery with the Karmann Ghia. I am very familiar with the search function, but it has its limitations and frustrations. Here are a few pics of the “new-to-me” Karmann Ghia. Also, it’s new to the VW enthusiast scene, as none of the prior owners ever showed it or were engaged in forums such as TheSamba. So we’re discovering this car together!
Cheers!
Kent
_________________ -Kent (BaT "daleallen")
OG member of the '67 Posse
A few of my toys, past and present
'56 Oval, '66 KG Conv't, '67 21-Window, '67 Bug, '79 SuperVert, '55 Pre-A Continental
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iowegian Samba Curmudgeon
Joined: February 16, 2005 Posts: 9829 Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2019 6:32 pm Post subject: Re: New to Ghias and I'm very excited! |
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Beautiful car, Kent. |
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67 Florida Deluxe Samba Purist
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 7987 Location: Gainesville and Tampa, Florida
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Braukuche Samba Member
Joined: September 03, 2004 Posts: 10998
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Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2019 8:04 pm Post subject: Re: New to Ghias and I'm very excited! |
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Nice car. _________________ Go Reds! Smash state!
Retirement is here!
1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1960 Baja Bug
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Notchback
1967 21 window less rusty now |
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jeffrey8164 Samba Member
Joined: January 06, 2018 Posts: 3817 Location: Georgia
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Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2019 8:10 pm Post subject: Re: New to Ghias and I'm very excited! |
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I’m gonna be cheesy and tell you to get that plastic fuel filter out if your engine compartment. _________________ Volkswagen!
Turning owners into mechanics since 1938.
“Let he that is without oil throw the first rod”
(Compression 8.7:1) |
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67 Florida Deluxe Samba Purist
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 7987 Location: Gainesville and Tampa, Florida
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Onceler Samba Member
Joined: May 28, 2010 Posts: 1646 Location: Indiana
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Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2019 8:23 pm Post subject: Re: New to Ghias and I'm very excited! |
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This is gonna come across as dickish. And my car is no perfect example, but did they supply any pictures of passenger side front of quarter? It looks kinda wonky, but could just be odd shadows. _________________ 1972 Karmann Ghia |
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67 Florida Deluxe Samba Purist
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 7987 Location: Gainesville and Tampa, Florida
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Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2019 8:34 pm Post subject: Re: New to Ghias and I'm very excited! |
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Onceler wrote: |
This is gonna come across as dickish. And my car is no perfect example, but did they supply any pictures of passenger side front of quarter? It looks kinda wonky, but could just be odd shadows. |
Yes, I have lots of pics. Could be angle or shadow, but what seems wonky? _________________ -Kent (BaT "daleallen")
OG member of the '67 Posse
A few of my toys, past and present
'56 Oval, '66 KG Conv't, '67 21-Window, '67 Bug, '79 SuperVert, '55 Pre-A Continental |
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Onceler Samba Member
Joined: May 28, 2010 Posts: 1646 Location: Indiana
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Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2019 8:50 pm Post subject: Re: New to Ghias and I'm very excited! |
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From the pic. looks like a depression where the rear trim is attached, and I can’t tell if the torsion bar cover is filled in or not. Again, could be shadows and lighting. _________________ 1972 Karmann Ghia |
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sputnick60 Samba Moderator
Joined: July 22, 2007 Posts: 3915 Location: In Molinya Orbit
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iowegian Samba Curmudgeon
Joined: February 16, 2005 Posts: 9829 Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 5:20 am Post subject: Re: New to Ghias and I'm very excited! |
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In case you haven't noticed yet--------the paint on the engine lid springs is not perfect. Hope this helps.
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kingkarmann Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 4111
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Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 6:51 am Post subject: Re: New to Ghias and I'm very excited! |
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A hearty congratulations!
I seems you have done yourself proud.
Welcome to the sexy side |
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boinkffd Samba Member
Joined: October 07, 2004 Posts: 231 Location: South
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Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 6:58 am Post subject: Re: New to Ghias and I'm very excited! |
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Very nice. Welcome. |
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67 Florida Deluxe Samba Purist
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 7987 Location: Gainesville and Tampa, Florida
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Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 7:02 am Post subject: Re: New to Ghias and I'm very excited! |
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iowegian wrote: |
In case you haven't noticed yet--------the paint on the engine lid springs is not perfect. Hope this helps.
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Thanks, Weege, I saw that. The original top isn't perfect either. If I ever do a body off, Concours restoration, I'll be sure to have the springs painted _________________ -Kent (BaT "daleallen")
OG member of the '67 Posse
A few of my toys, past and present
'56 Oval, '66 KG Conv't, '67 21-Window, '67 Bug, '79 SuperVert, '55 Pre-A Continental
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67 Florida Deluxe Samba Purist
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67 Florida Deluxe Samba Purist
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 7987 Location: Gainesville and Tampa, Florida
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rbsurfguy Samba Member
Joined: August 10, 2008 Posts: 1757 Location: Fairfax, Northern Virginia Formerly Huntington Beach, SoCal
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Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 7:40 am Post subject: Re: New to Ghias and I'm very excited! |
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Welcome Kent to the world of sexy! Looks really good. I was going to warn you that everything wrong(?) will get picked about...seems to have begun already, but since you have been a Samba member, you know how it goes. All in good fun and friendship.
Oh, and in case you haven't noticed, there are some little rusty spots along the bottom edge....and your headliner is dirty!! Just thought I would throw in some criticism to begin the beating!
Awesome, Jeff _________________ 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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67 Florida Deluxe Samba Purist
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 7987 Location: Gainesville and Tampa, Florida
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Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 7:45 am Post subject: Re: New to Ghias and I'm very excited! |
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rbsurfguy wrote: |
Welcome Kent to the world of sexy! Looks really good. I was going to warn you that everything wrong(?) will get picked about...seems to have begun already, but since you have been a Samba member, you know how it goes. All in good fun and friendship.
Oh, and in case you haven't noticed, there are some little rusty spots along the bottom edge....and your headliner is dirty!! Just thought I would throw in some criticism to begin the beating!
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LOL, trust me I know how it goes, Jeff. I do the same thing in the bug forum, as it's intended to be constructive and helpful! I welcome the comments. The PO purposefully didn't detail anything. Dow bathroom cleaner works wonders on the perforated headliner material, I'm very careful not to get it wet on the underside. I used it on many of my bugs and the 21-window's headliner and sliding top with amazing results. This little bugger's gonna get a nice detailing. It's my form of therapy _________________ -Kent (BaT "daleallen")
OG member of the '67 Posse
A few of my toys, past and present
'56 Oval, '66 KG Conv't, '67 21-Window, '67 Bug, '79 SuperVert, '55 Pre-A Continental |
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Onceler Samba Member
Joined: May 28, 2010 Posts: 1646 Location: Indiana
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Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:57 am Post subject: Re: New to Ghias and I'm very excited! |
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It is a beautiful car and the door gaps are perfect. I honestly think after looking at the new pic.’s that what I thought was a pretty big dent is just a reflection from something next to the car.
Even if it was a dent, I would never critique a current owner, but since it’s not in your possession yet, I felt it might help with any future considerations if there was a dent. _________________ 1972 Karmann Ghia |
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67 Florida Deluxe Samba Purist
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 7987 Location: Gainesville and Tampa, Florida
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