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John Moxon Samba Moderator
Joined: March 07, 2004 Posts: 13952 Location: Southampton U.K.
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agallardo Samba Member
Joined: July 21, 2020 Posts: 4 Location: Ca
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 4:34 pm Post subject: Re: The faces of the Ghia Forum. Who are you? |
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Hello from California!!!
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agallardo Samba Member
Joined: July 21, 2020 Posts: 4 Location: Ca
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 4:41 pm Post subject: Re: The faces of the Ghia Forum. Who are you? |
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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: Tue Jul 21, 2020 6:43 pm Post subject: Re: The faces of the Ghia Forum. Who are you? |
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Welcome Gallardo! Now who here hasn't done that more than five times??? Anyone, Bueller???
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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agallardo Samba Member
Joined: July 21, 2020 Posts: 4 Location: Ca
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:27 pm Post subject: Re: The faces of the Ghia Forum. Who are you? |
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Heheheheh.
You got that right Jeff.
In my case, 10 or 20 times until I got her sorted out.
When I bought her I had visions of daily driving but boy was I in for an education.
That was over 10 years ago but I finally got her dialed in.
I suspect I am not alone in this regard.
Thanks for the welcome Jeff,
Antonio Gallardo |
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kiwighia68 Samba Member
Joined: October 20, 2013 Posts: 2874 Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 11:58 pm Post subject: Re: The faces of the Ghia Forum. Who are you? |
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rbsurfguy wrote: |
Welcome Gallardo! Now who here hasn't done that more than five times??? Anyone, Bueller???
Jeff |
Yep.The worst embarrassment I ever experienced that didn't involve a woman happened when my 1996 Porsche 993 Cabrio - with the top open - wouldn't start outside a packed restaurant with tables outside, and the waiters had to come out to give me a push-start.
I still cringe at the memory.
Twice my Ghia let me down. I walked away and phoned a towing service. No way was I going to stand next to my car while it was being loaded on the transporter. _________________ Festina lente - hasten slowly
1968 Ghia named Emiko
Resto completed Dec 2015 |
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agallardo Samba Member
Joined: July 21, 2020 Posts: 4 Location: Ca
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 8:03 am Post subject: Re: The faces of the Ghia Forum. Who are you? |
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Wow, I really am not alone in this am I?
That picture was a similar situation to yours in that I was out in the "field". When I arrived at my destination the Ghia gave out and my students all gathered around and pushed me to safety.
The ones pushing got extra credit, heeheeheehee.
One of them straight gave up, (pictured walking in the rear of the picture) heheheh |
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dsoucie Samba Member
Joined: July 08, 2020 Posts: 22 Location: ON
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 11:38 am Post subject: Re: The faces of the Ghia Forum. Who are you? |
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Darren S. from Chatham, Ontario, Canada. This is me and my 64 convertible. I first bought the car around 35 years ago. I had it before I started dating my wife. Several years and two kids later I sold it. After 3 more owners and almost 25 years I tracked it down and bought it again! The photo with me in it is when it came off the trailer, home for good!
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Marcdeb Samba Member
Joined: May 22, 2019 Posts: 3031 Location: Vermont
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 11:48 am Post subject: Re: The faces of the Ghia Forum. Who are you? |
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"dsoucie":
That is a gorgeous Ghia. Thank you for posting these pictures and welcome to TheSamba.
White and Ivory are my two favorite colors for Karman Ghia Convertibles. Especially with black interior and top. It just really has that "classic" appearance. How fortunate that you were able to track it down and bring it home again. That makes for a great history for you and your car. Would love to see some interior photos. _________________ Marc
68 Karmann Ghia Cabrio Autostick
71 Karmann Ghia Cabrio
Previously Owned:
2011 VW EOS Hard Top Conv
2008 Saab 9-3 2.0T Conv
2003 Saab 9-3 SE Conv
2001 Saab 9-3 Conv
1998 BMW 3 Series Conv
1997 Saab 900 Conv
1997 Mazda Miata
68 Ghia Vert Survivor with 22,350 miles: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=768107&highlight=
71 Ghia Vert Restoration: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=726710&postorder=asc |
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Vladiiiii Samba Member
Joined: February 24, 2019 Posts: 518 Location: Munich, Germany
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 11:58 am Post subject: Re: The faces of the Ghia Forum. Who are you? |
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That's a truly great story! Congratulations ! And I was happy to buy back my Bug from the buyer only after 1,5 years....
And thank you everybody for contributing, didn't think so many would join in
Best regards to the whole community _________________ Vlad's 72 Ghia (Once in a Lifetime Restoration topic)
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9237746#9237746 |
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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: Thu Jul 23, 2020 3:47 pm Post subject: Re: The faces of the Ghia Forum. Who are you? |
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Darren, Welcome! Great story and how lucky you are!
I wish I could track down and repurchase the 59 single cab my dad had and I drove quite a bit back home in California. Unfortunately it was abandoned in a storage facility in Corona California, and was probably auctioned off to someone local. Maybe I should put out a search message on the bus/transporter forum, perhaps someone would know where it is.
Anyway, glad you were able to welcome her home again!!!
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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udo dreisoerner Samba Member
Joined: February 13, 2005 Posts: 1153 Location: Germany
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:29 am Post subject: Re: The faces of the Ghia Forum. Who are you? |
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moogie32 wrote: |
I generally avoid getting into pictures but here's one from our trip to Canada in Lilcar in 2015 - I'm on the right and my daughter Sarah is on the left.
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Congrat. 3 beautys. Enjoy your ghia. Regards Udo _________________ Searching for a 1956 lowlight karmann ghia with a VIN number between1273054 and 1273440, and the matching engine with an Engine Number between
1525510 and 1525519 PLEASE OFFER ME ONLY THE CARS THAT I'M LOOKING FOR, THANKS!! |
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udo dreisoerner Samba Member
Joined: February 13, 2005 Posts: 1153 Location: Germany
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:32 am Post subject: Re: The faces of the Ghia Forum. Who are you? |
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John Moxon wrote: |
Here's two of us... Udo (udo dreisoerner) and myself.
Udo's '56...
and my '58...
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Fantastic, John. Hope to merz you at HO 2021 _________________ Searching for a 1956 lowlight karmann ghia with a VIN number between1273054 and 1273440, and the matching engine with an Engine Number between
1525510 and 1525519 PLEASE OFFER ME ONLY THE CARS THAT I'M LOOKING FOR, THANKS!! |
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Porschedave Samba Member
Joined: July 01, 2004 Posts: 454 Location: Vancouver, Canada
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KGCoupe Samba Member
Joined: July 01, 2005 Posts: 3580 Location: Putting the "ill" and "annoy" in Illinois
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 5:50 pm Post subject: Re: The faces of the Ghia Forum. Who are you? |
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Porschedave wrote: |
Hi Folks
This is me from a few months ago ...
Dave |
Shouldn't you be holding a bottle of Hennessy, Remy Martin X.O., or Courvoisier while standing next to a Ghia painted in that intoxicating color? |
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Porschedave Samba Member
Joined: July 01, 2004 Posts: 454 Location: Vancouver, Canada
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udo dreisoerner Samba Member
Joined: February 13, 2005 Posts: 1153 Location: Germany
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 12:17 am Post subject: Re: The faces of the Ghia Forum. Who are you? |
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calexican wrote: |
Me and my dog ‘Safford’ El Paso, TX |
lowlights for ever, yeahhhhhhhhhh
_________________ Searching for a 1956 lowlight karmann ghia with a VIN number between1273054 and 1273440, and the matching engine with an Engine Number between
1525510 and 1525519 PLEASE OFFER ME ONLY THE CARS THAT I'M LOOKING FOR, THANKS!! |
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Evil_Fiz Samba Member
Joined: May 06, 2011 Posts: 1045 Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: The faces of the Ghia Forum. Who are you? |
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rbsurfguy wrote: |
Welcome Gallardo! Now who here hasn't done that more than five times??? Anyone, Bueller???
Jeff |
Yup! Now try push starting a 1971 Mustang Mach 1 by yourself... repeatedly
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Emil _________________ “…It's not just about what's interesting. It's also about what's helpful, and it's helpful even if it helps just one other guy working on a Ghia.”
kiwighia68
See my build on TheSamba at:
The K_R_A_K_E_N_N : a 70 Ghia Convertible reinterpreted |
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Redlabel6 Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2016 Posts: 381 Location: Minnesota
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rich caramadre Samba Member
Joined: August 22, 2014 Posts: 145 Location: United States
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:11 pm Post subject: Re: The faces of the Ghia Forum. Who are you? |
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Here I am in my 58' I can't wait to start working on it. It's going to be journey but I'm looking forward to it.
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