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Menangler Custom Title Time!

1,991 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#1032458
I bought this Ghia recently, it had been sitting under a tree for about 10 years with all its windows smashed, I has had a lot of poor repairs done to it over the years, the body is shot, what a waist of a beautiful car.















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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,787 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#1032460
Menangler wrote:I bought this Ghia recently....................
Um..............why?

Parts or project?
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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#1032462
Um..............why?
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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#1032463
Strip and chemical dip to see what's left might be a good project
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HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#1032464
I have a jig for proper alignment of the headlamp buckets, if you need it. Maybe some other stuff...
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

karmann141 Wolfsburg Wizard

485 posts · joined Aug 2009 ·

#1032487
vw54 wrote:Strip and chemical dip to see what's left
I would suggest there wouldn't be much left. Some good parts on it though. I would find a solid cheap LHD car and use the parts from this to convert it to RHD.
Much cheaper and easier in the long run.
Trust me I seen what a good looking Ghia looks like stripped let alone one in this condition.
That's just my opinion after many ten's of thousand's $ later.
1961 K Ghia - Porsche 5 sp, EJ20T, Brembo's, Dble A arm susp
1974 L Bug - Porsche 944 brakes, Boxster 16's
1974 Bay Camper - EJ20, twin radiators, Boxster 16x7's
Half Beetle trailer with Boxster 16x7's
2011 Tiguan TDI 4Motion
2010 LR Discovery 4 TDV

Calcool Fahrvergnugen

965 posts · joined May 2005 ·

#1034499
Aahhh Karmann Ghias

Designed to do 2 things Look a pretty and rust

They do both so well

Most are missing the bottom 6 inches anyway!

Make it your own. Just don't waste it

Wish I still had mine

walter64 Commited Dubber

61 posts · joined Jan 2014 ·

#1034667
Congrats on the purchase, it is so sad when such a beautiful car is left to rot. best of luck fixing it.
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grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#1034671
Calcool wrote:Aahhh Karmann Ghias

Designed to do 2 things Look a pretty and rust

They do both so well

Most are missing the bottom 6 inches anyway!

Make it your own. Just don't waste it

Wish I still had mine
I brought my 1961 Ghia at Roberts Auto Centre in Gosford in 1967 wooed and won my wife in it, drove it to Brisbane on our honeymoon, then drove it 80 km a day for 15 years to work, carried both of our children in it when they were little, used it for the bridal car for our eldest son when he married and it i still my favourite motor car---What an awesome little car and looking forward to using it more often, I know that it needs a little tender loving care but it has been used and shows it's character. There are many stories in this little car and it has lived a lot longer than a lot of my mates.

lolight70 Commited Dubber

63 posts · joined Aug 2013 ·

#1035439
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