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what year is my new old Karmann Ghia?

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isky Officially Full-On Dubber

257 posts · joined May 2009 ·

#718436
Hi all,

Sorry if it looks as though im hogging all the thread space on this forum but i have so many questions!

Can someone help me identify my latest Karmann project? I was told by the owner that it was a 63 but after looking at the 'US Karmann Ghia Vehicle Identification Numbers' list see that it falls in the category of 61. Is this correct? or are the U.S numbers different from Australian?

My chassis number is '3 411 122'

Ant
my Karman looks worse than my avatar....seriously!

...but i love it more than words can say


1960 Karmann Ghia
1961 Karmann Ghia
1975 Bug
1998 Transporter LWB
1992 Nissan Maxima

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isky Officially Full-On Dubber

257 posts · joined May 2009 ·

#718448
thanks guys....

thought so. There seems to be so many differences between it and my 1960 one. This is the link i used to check....

http://www.serve.com/bacani/kgvin.html

cheers
my Karman looks worse than my avatar....seriously!

...but i love it more than words can say


1960 Karmann Ghia
1961 Karmann Ghia
1975 Bug
1998 Transporter LWB
1992 Nissan Maxima

www.iskyC96.com (awesome corsets 😉)
www.moonstarmagic.com

kg1962 Slammed & Awesome Dubber

88 posts · joined Apr 2009 ·

#718530
The samba link provided by empikg is better, as it dates it as a 1961 model built in 1960.

isky Officially Full-On Dubber

257 posts · joined May 2009 ·

#718531
hmmm interesting. Your correct. I wish i new why there is a sudden lack of information on the nose badges for that era. That is the 1960-61 model. I have a feeling those years had a one piece badge that was stamped with the logo (or so i read on Samba). But why don't they sell them like they do the other years? I think ill get a 62 onwards badge. Supposedly they fit all car since the posts are all the same distance apart. They look nicer anyway.
my Karman looks worse than my avatar....seriously!

...but i love it more than words can say


1960 Karmann Ghia
1961 Karmann Ghia
1975 Bug
1998 Transporter LWB
1992 Nissan Maxima

www.iskyC96.com (awesome corsets 😉)
www.moonstarmagic.com