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Braukuche
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 Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 11:14 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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I'll second Braukuche...pretty car for sure. Let's see...how about the cabriolet boot "hold down snaps"? These were never body mounted except for the two that were screwed into the upper rear quarter panels (right behind the door openings). We should see 6 "hold downs" screwed into the decorative chrome strip that resides just below the rear window.
Appears if the front hood gave them some trouble. Sits up when closed, not flush with the body. It appears in the pictures as if the builder removed some of the front hood's rubber weather strip (under the windshield area) to help the lid close flusher(?).
Still, no easy task to bring the car to this level! |
Without a doubt this is a high level restoration and a beautiful car regardless of the incorrect items mentioned. My opinion is that it is too nice to be enjoyed as a driver. I wonder how much it cost the seller to build this? Any idea? |
Probably more than what it sold for. A decent project car will be around $20k alone these days. Biggest problem is finding a shop that can do it right. I can only think of two.
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1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
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cruiser
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| Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 11:07 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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Yes, high level work for sure. Here is the car when it was offered on Oldbug.com:
https://www.oldbug.com/wagmas59.htm |
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JAL78 
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| Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 10:51 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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I'll second Braukuche...pretty car for sure. Let's see...how about the cabriolet boot "hold down snaps"? These were never body mounted except for the two that were screwed into the upper rear quarter panels (right behind the door openings). We should see 6 "hold downs" screwed into the decorative chrome strip that resides just below the rear window.
Appears if the front hood gave them some trouble. Sits up when closed, not flush with the body. It appears in the pictures as if the builder removed some of the front hood's rubber weather strip (under the windshield area) to help the lid close flusher(?).
Still, no easy task to bring the car to this level! |
Without a doubt this is a high level restoration and a beautiful car regardless of the incorrect items mentioned. My opinion is that it is too nice to be enjoyed as a driver. I wonder how much it cost the seller to build this? Any idea?
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1957 Karmann Ghia coupe
1958 Karmann Ghia convertible
1963 Squareback Variant
1965 Karmann Ghia convertible
1967 Karmann Ghia convertible
1973 Karmann Ghia convertible Sport Edition
1974 Karmann Ghia convertible
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cruiser
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| Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 9:39 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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I'll second Braukuche...pretty car for sure. Let's see...how about the cabriolet boot "hold down snaps"? These were never body mounted except for the two that were screwed into the upper rear quarter panels (right behind the door openings). We should see 6 "hold downs" screwed into the decorative chrome strip that resides just below the rear window.
Appears if the front hood gave them some trouble. Sits up when closed, not flush with the body. It appears in the pictures as if the builder removed some of the front hood's rubber weather strip (under the windshield area) to help the lid close flusher(?).
Still, no easy task to bring the car to this level! |
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:01 pm Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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Looks like it sold. Pretty nice car, but some things not correct.
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1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Ghia coupe
1965 Squareback
1967 Ghia convertible
1967 21 window rust bucket
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obus
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2023 7:03 pm Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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It looks like Scott is thinning the herd (he has 5 KGs on eBay now) |
Curious to see if anyone even places the initial bid. Projects are a hard sell nowadays. |
First bid made |
Sold for $7.5k. Wish I had been following it now. I thought it would hit $10 - $15k so didn’t bother with the ‘it followed me home honey’ and ‘I promise this will be the last one (this month)’ discussion. |
Fair price for that car I’d think. It needs everything and might need more depending on what’s under that paint. And lowlights are crazy expensive to do right.
Did his other cars sell? I see his 60 convertible got pulled before the end of the auction. That was a nice car.
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1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Ghia coupe
1965 Squareback
1967 Ghia convertible
1967 21 window rust bucket
1970 Ghia convertible
1972 Ghia coupe
1973 Ghia convertible
1974 Ghia convertible x 2 |
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Mnmunky
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2023 5:58 pm Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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It looks like Scott is thinning the herd (he has 5 KGs on eBay now) |
Curious to see if anyone even places the initial bid. Projects are a hard sell nowadays. |
First bid made |
Sold for $7.5k. Wish I had been following it now. I thought it would hit $10 - $15k so didn’t bother with the ‘it followed me home honey’ and ‘I promise this will be the last one (this month)’ discussion. |
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TRS63
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 7:40 pm Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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It’s a nice looking car.
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1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Ghia coupe
1965 Squareback
1967 Ghia convertible
1967 21 window rust bucket
1970 Ghia convertible
1972 Ghia coupe
1973 Ghia convertible
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iowegian
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Trylon
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2023 10:35 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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It looks like Scott is thinning the herd (he has 5 KGs on eBay now) |
Curious to see if anyone even places the initial bid. Projects are a hard sell nowadays. |
First bid made
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1979 Volkswagen Rabbit
1973 Volkswagen Bus
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iowegian
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2023 9:37 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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In one of his eBay ads he says he is a "Karmann Ghia collector/ hoarder" that is liquidating 15 cars. 
I know he has been buying up KGs for quit a few years now, but I don't know what else he might have for sale. |
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2023 9:02 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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It looks like Scott is thinning the herd (he has 5 KGs on eBay now) |
I like the 60 convertible. Curious to see if anyone even places the initial bid. Projects are a hard sell nowadays.
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Go Reds! Smash state!
Retirement is here!
1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Ghia coupe
1965 Squareback
1967 Ghia convertible
1967 21 window rust bucket
1970 Ghia convertible
1972 Ghia coupe
1973 Ghia convertible
1974 Ghia convertible x 2 |
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iowegian
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:25 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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It looks like Scott is thinning the herd (he has 5 KGs on eBay now) |
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Trylon
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 9:10 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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Am I the only one dreaming about putting this one back into shape
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2220823
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Sadly, the start price (that I know is due to all the rare parts) and the hassle of transporting such a project up to Europe is preventing me from going crazy on it.. still, it stays in my mind..
Bests
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It’s a confusing ad.
So, the clip is the only body part original to the pan? The rear section it off another car so how can you date it since there are no numbers stamped on the rear? It could be a late 56. Or maybe the rear is original and the front clip is later and they took the body tag off of a crushed original front and screwed it to the later clip?
In any case you have a FrankenGhia at the end of the day which you would think would hurt it’s value to collectors. Maybe that and the insane asking price is why they haven’t been able to sell it.
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Go Reds! Smash state!
Retirement is here!
1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Ghia coupe
1965 Squareback
1967 Ghia convertible
1967 21 window rust bucket
1970 Ghia convertible
1972 Ghia coupe
1973 Ghia convertible
1974 Ghia convertible x 2 |
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calexican
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 8:31 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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| If there’s anyone who could do that car justice it would be you. If I could on a whim, I would pay the price of admission. It would be awesome to see the transformation in your hands. I just checked out your ragtop thread, beautiful! |
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Trylon
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 7:30 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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Am I the only one dreaming about putting this one back into shape
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2220823
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Sadly, the start price (that I know is due to all the rare parts) and the hassle of transporting such a project up to Europe is preventing me from going crazy on it.. still, it stays in my mind..
Bests
Antoine |
It’s fun that it is so early isn’t it?
Note, this is the person who sells cars for Richard Troy— sold me my car.
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1979 Volkswagen Rabbit
1973 Volkswagen Bus
1970 MGB-GT
1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire
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TRS63
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