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A blue coupe has appeared in the first two episodes of Stranger Things, season 2 on Netflix. It's parked in the lot of military facility where one of the main characters is taken periodically for debriefing.
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Has anyone posted a pic of the Ghia vert in Love Potion #9? (Sandra Bullock)
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| Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 4:04 pm Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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| squonk wrote: |
| A blue coupe has appeared in the first two episodes of Stranger Things, season 2 on Netflix. It's parked in the lot of military facility where one of the main characters is taken periodically for debriefing. |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 6:52 pm Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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Two different Ghia coupes can be seen driving by in street scenes from the 1987 film, 'Good Morning Viet Nam' starring the late, great Robin Williams.
The film is set in 1965 Siagon but it appears that the prop master didn't know his Karmann Ghias very well. That blue coupe in the first pic is a '70 or '71.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 8:22 am Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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| So how much of the $245k asking price is down to the fact that Uma Thurman drove it? |
Well, lets do the math.
Previously up for sale for $85K. If we assume that it went for asking price then:
$245.000 - $85,000 = $160,000 markup
When I punch those numbers in my calculator I get $80K per Cheek (not a happy face.) That's one pricey hiney 
Is it me or is a $245K price tag on anything not consistent with the typical Craigslist crowd?
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NOVA Airhead
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| Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 8:46 am Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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Maybe they meant to put $24.5 K
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| Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 9:06 am Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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| John Moxon wrote: |
| So how much of the $245k asking price is down to the fact that Uma Thurman drove it? |
Well, lets do the math.
Previously up for sale for $85K. If we assume that it went for asking price then:
$245.000 - $85,000 = $160,000 markup |
Is the current seller flipping it? Even $85K seems ridiculous. If someone bought it to sell for more they made a huge mistake.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 9:38 am Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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| Evil_Fiz wrote: |
| John Moxon wrote: |
| So how much of the $245k asking price is down to the fact that Uma Thurman drove it? |
Well, lets do the math.
Previously up for sale for $85K. If we assume that it went for asking price then:
$245.000 - $85,000 = $160,000 markup |
Is the current seller flipping it? Even $85K seems ridiculous. If someone bought it to sell for more they made a huge mistake. |
Given the number of screenshot photos in the listing I'd guess scam ad, but typically scam ads include a list price that's outrageously low. Maybe they're new to it and doing it wrong. 
For $245k you could buy a really nice Ghia AND a really nice 911, and have $100k left over to pay Uma Thurman to come take photos in each. |
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| It is a neat idea - 911 power in a Ghia. But my big turn-off (besides the price!) is the tail lights! Why oh why did they mount them at an angle like that? |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 6:02 pm Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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I bet the heat doesn’t work.
My 911 heat sucked. And my vert heat is great.
Hahaha
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| Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 7:37 pm Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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In the movie there are shots of headrests and shots of no headrests. Just FYI.
Also I watched a show on history yesterday about the zodiac killer...yeah one victim was killed behind a ghia. 
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My Ghia starred in the film.
The film will be shown at the cinema until next year.
The story takes place at the turn of the year 60/70.
I wonder how many will show?
And here's a few photos from the film.
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The movie appeared in cinemas in the middle of the year, but only yesterday I got a DVD version and I could copy a few shots from this movie with my blue Karmann in the background.
All day on the set and only two short scenes where you can see the car.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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| In the movie there are shots of headrests and shots of no headrests. Just FYI. |
Yep. In the closing credits she's driving the Ghia again, though you only see the interior and body top surfaces. Song grew on me very quickly.
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I also noticed in this video:
-she turns the steering wheel way more than the car is turning based on the road projection shots
-full-width rear shot: car seems to be jacked up high in front, based on the rearward slant of the driver's door compared to the left roadway shoulder
-Truck drives by in opposite lane but there is no excessive wind blast
-front fender shot shows the fat Cal-Look windshield rubber, but in other front shots you don't see the rubber (windshield removed?)
-inner rearview mirror is aimed downward in the full-width rear shot but seems to be "level" in front and partial rear shots; no doubt bent down to avoid either the camera or other studio equipment reflecting in the glass |
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A Karmann Ghia coupe can be seen cruising by marchers protesting the Viet Nam war in this 2016 PBS documentary about the White House.
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