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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5537 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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sputnick60 Samba Moderator
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Rome Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2004 Posts: 9602 Location: Pearl River, NY
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Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 3:50 am Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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Marcdeb wrote: |
The battered Ghia coupe looks like a low light, no? Depending on the angle of the camera shot, the bottom of lowlight headlights typically seem at the same level as the top of the towel bars. Hard to see for sure? |
Marc, I think you're right! I have the DVD and just went to that scene. I can't make a screen shot because my Apple PC has a feature where you can't do that on movie DVDs for copyright purposes. And I did not find an HD version on YouTube at moment from which I can take a screen shot and enlarge it. Still, your front blinker logic is sound. Additionally, if it were a '60 and higher, the dark spot created by the driver's side air intake nostril would be noticeable even if were just a black oblong "blob". This blob is missing, pointing to the smaller and less contrasting lowlight air intake shape. |
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udo dreisoerner Samba Member
Joined: February 13, 2005 Posts: 1153 Location: Germany
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Posted: Wed May 26, 2021 3:36 am Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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hello from germany..#look this lovely vid-clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFKoHj9nZBk _________________ 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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Rome Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2004 Posts: 9602 Location: Pearl River, NY
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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 4:43 am Post subject: |
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From 2013:
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TV show "I dream of Jeannie" from the late '60's- in the still image of the Space Center's office in Florida which was used in many episodes, the one showing the Bell X1 supersonic plane on a pedestal in the foreground, you can see the back of a turquoise/light blue Ghia coupe in the first row of the parking lot in the background. Definitely a pre-'67 due to the narrowness of the rear track, but at least a '60 due to the taillight size and shape. |
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Rome Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2004 Posts: 9602 Location: Pearl River, NY
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2021 9:23 am Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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TV show "Barn Find Hunter" episode 64 from Sept. 2019, host Mr. Cotter sees a '69 Ghia Coupe in a field of many varied vintage cars located near Bozeman, Montana. Just exterior shots; neither the interior nor the engine are examined. |
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Rome Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2004 Posts: 9602 Location: Pearl River, NY
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2021 9:35 am Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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Ghias in a few "Adam-12" TV show episodes.
-Orange Ghia Coupe on street behind Ofcrs Reed and Malloy (Kent McCord, Martin Milner) in season 3, ep. 22 "Child in Danger", 1971.
-White Ghia Coupe parked, season 3, episode 15 called "LEMRAS"; 1971. Black & white AMC police car is seen at distant right, turning the corner.
"Log 69: Cigarettes, Cars, and Wild, Wild Women" season 3, episode 5 from 1970 has officers Malloy and Reed drive past this Ghia parked along the street. Dual reverse lights, wide rear track, low back seats; and lack of rear fender reflectors point to 1967 model year. Same shot is sometimes seen in other episodes when showing the patrol car en route. |
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paul_round Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2014 Posts: 501 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 3:00 am Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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Spotted in What’s Love Got To Do With It, the Tina Turner biopic. |
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kingkarmann Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 4105
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Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 7:48 am Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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Rome wrote: |
TV show "Barn Find Hunter" episode 64 from Sept. 2019, host Mr. Cotter sees a '69 Ghia Coupe in a field of many varied vintage cars located near Bozeman, Montana. Just exterior shots; neither the interior nor the engine are examined. |
That's an amazingly clean looking KG! _________________ "Depression is a malfunction of the instrument we use to determine reality.”
Mike Gerson
What is your "Bespoke Reality"? |
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blue72beetle Samba Member
Joined: April 23, 2008 Posts: 846 Location: Fort Wayne, IN
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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:16 pm Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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^^ No kidding. And with a plate on it, makes me wonder if it was just placed there for the show. _________________ -Andy-
-1970 Ghia-
-1971 Bus 1776 Microsquirt EFI- |
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kiwighia68 Samba Member
Joined: October 20, 2013 Posts: 2867 Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2021 3:29 pm Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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My wife spotted this Ghia in a TV programme on the life and work of Martha Cooper, who photographed graffiti in New York: Martha: A Picture Story.
My wife's reaction: "Wow, look at all that rust!" (She must have forgotten how much rust we had to deal with.)
_________________ Festina lente - hasten slowly
1968 Ghia named Emiko
Resto completed Dec 2015 |
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Rome Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2004 Posts: 9602 Location: Pearl River, NY
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2021 9:41 pm Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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Blue '70/'71 Ghia Coupe in Los Angeles parking lot, movie "The Stone Killer" (1973).
TV show "Charlie's Angels" 1979 episode "Marathon Angels", season 3 episode 19. 2 of the Angels Kelly Garrett and Kris Munroe (Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd) join a pack of 20 female runners in a "marathon" for an undercover assignment. A Willow Green '71 Ghia Coupe is parked at a home which they run past. Per IMDB, street running scenes are mostly on Tennessee Ave. in Los Angeles, California in the Century City area. |
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Rome Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2004 Posts: 9602 Location: Pearl River, NY
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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 4:51 pm Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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Karmann Ghia Coupes in movie "The French Connection", 1971 filmed in New York City and Brooklyn. Police detectives Popeye Doyle and Buddy Russo (Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider) in Doyle's blue Ford sedan are following one of the main characters Sal Boca (Tony Lo Bianco) in Brooklyn. They pass by a white '67 Ghia Coupe parked at right.
Later, the 2 detectives follow Boca to another location in NYC. Red Ghia Coupe parked at right. Boca is getting out of his car on the left. There's a dark red Splittie way down the street.
Boca walks past the Ghia, where you can see the headrests. They look like the rectangular '69 or '70 style, whereby the orange-red color could be Sunset ('69) or Amber ('70).
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Rome Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2004 Posts: 9602 Location: Pearl River, NY
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Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2021 3:02 pm Post subject: Re: Good Times Ghia |
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From 2010:
Reyesfa wrote: |
Remember the Good Times show from the 70's.
There is a glimpse of one in the show opening credits.
Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNNBjbJT6nI
Its at about 24 seconds
At least, looks like a Ghia to me |
Yes!
Segment was used for the first few seasons starting in 1974. You don't see any more of the front because of being blocked by the boy on the bike, and a bus passing by immediately after; so that the year of the car is not clear. Lack of towel bars, and the "rectangular" shaped overrider points to the '72 or later bumper style. |
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Rome Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2004 Posts: 9602 Location: Pearl River, NY
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Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2021 6:37 am Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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From 2016:
Disc wrote: |
Latest Kärcher "Ghostbusters" advert feature an early Coupe, being pressure washed. Sorry, can't add a link but try search in Youtube for it. |
Here's the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmgwxcIcZL8 The German pressure washer company Kaercher (I spelled the name with "ae" as substitute for the "a umlaut"; pronounced like KAIR-sher) is the contemporary tool for scaring off 3 "Slimers" (aka "The Little Spud" from the Ghostbusters movie) from a modern house. One of them flies into a very nicely done early '60's two-toned Ghia Coupe.
The Ghostbuster uses the homeowner-sized Kaercher to spray off the slime. You can see the dished door lock button (thru '63) and lack of "VOLKSWAGEN" script on the engine lid (started with '63, if this one is original) to narrow the model years to '60 thru '62.
There is a "Making of..." video which mentions the location is Barcelona, Spain. The large brown balloon on a rope is about to hit the side of the Ghia to create the slime splatter, and the special effects shot of the Slimer flying past the windshield about to hit the car. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vXZuovYgDY
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Trylon Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2019 Posts: 4853 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 8:11 pm Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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OMG.
I so want to believe that’s my Ghia in Hitchcock’s Vertigo (37’35”)!
Screenshot no go. Will try to post something later… _________________ 1973 Porsche 914 2.0
1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
1979 Volkswagen Rabbit
1973 Volkswagen Bus
1970 MGB-GT
1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire
More tomfoolery on
The Karmann Ghia Fever YouTube Channel! |
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Trylon Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2019 Posts: 4853 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 8:33 pm Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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Just saw it again 53:19— Midge Wood’s car (Barbara bel Geddes)!
Ok, now I am pretty sure I am not the first to see this. _________________ 1973 Porsche 914 2.0
1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
1979 Volkswagen Rabbit
1973 Volkswagen Bus
1970 MGB-GT
1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire
More tomfoolery on
The Karmann Ghia Fever YouTube Channel! |
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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5537 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 8:42 pm Post subject: Re: Karmann Ghia in Hitchcock's Vertigo |
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rcooled wrote: |
futhark wrote: |
Vertigo (1958) has many scenes in which Jimmy Stewart is driving his '56 DeSoto Firedome around San Francisco. His character's platonic friend Midge has a lowlight Ghia coupe. In one scene, Midge is spying from her Ghia on Jimmy Stewart's character while he is entertaining Kim Novak in his apartment... |
Here's that scene from Hitchcock's classic ↓↓↓
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Trylon Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 8:49 pm Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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Yep. Rumored to be a 56.
I wonder if it is still around…
_________________ 1973 Porsche 914 2.0
1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
1979 Volkswagen Rabbit
1973 Volkswagen Bus
1970 MGB-GT
1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire
More tomfoolery on
The Karmann Ghia Fever YouTube Channel! |
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udo dreisoerner Samba Member
Joined: February 13, 2005 Posts: 1153 Location: Germany
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 9:57 pm Post subject: Re: Ghias on the Silver Screen |
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barbara bel geddes, Miss Ellie Ewing. yes i saw the low a lot of years ago. fantastic _________________ 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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