Shannons article

donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 23 Sep 2014, 1:40 pm

#1000752

Any one else seen this ?

http://www.shannons.com.au/club/news/1960-68-volkswagen-karmann-ghia-every-coupe-came-with-a-bug/?cmpid=SHN:GI:PI:NPS:EDM:20130501:161

And this one, not realy Karmann though

http://www.shannons.com.au/club/news/1960-68-volkswagen-karmann-ghia-every-coupe-came-with-a-bug/?cmpid=SHN:GI:PI:NPS:EDM:20130501:161

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Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 Sep 2014, 4:23 pm

#1000757

Good story, and the styling inspiration theories are interesting. But it perpetuates the myth that Karmann Ghias were hand-built. 'A coach-built phenomenon.' No they weren't. The bodies were stamped in presses and welded together, just like Beetles were. Only some body finishing - lead-wiping the seams and rubbing the paintwork - was done by hand.

Also wrong about the floorpan. It wasn't built on a Beetle floopan; the shapes are very different.

But yes he got the dates right. The Ghia was only sold in Australia from 1959 to 1968. And while they may have made over 387,000 mostly for the US market, in Australia they only sold 805 in total over those years.

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empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 24 Sep 2014, 12:00 pm

#1000801

Beetle and KG chassis are the same the floor pan halfs are different

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