I guess the Karmann Ghia willnever be back now 🙁
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/23/karmann-go-legendary-coachbuilder-shuts-down-as-last-car-comes/
Raf
karmannghia60 Karmann Ghia Sucker
1,459 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Karmann no more
vwsteve karmann crazy
2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·
we will have to restore as many old ones as we can to make up for it😎
1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea
Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!
1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·
😢😢😢
rob53 Officially Full-On Dubber
385 posts · joined Jan 2007 ·
That's sad news, hopefully some part of the company can be salvaged rather than disappearing completely.
Thats not rust, it's ah ... orange primer ... yep that's what it is ...
Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds
2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Volkswagen hasn't used Karmann for a number of years now, except for the Audi 80 cabrio, and the parts for the New Beetle Cabrio top. The VW Eos is built in house in VW's state of the art plant in Portugal, along with the Scirocco. Likewise VW's campers are made in-house nowadays, at the Hanover plant.
Yes very sad. But then Ghia was bought by Ford years ago, and Westfalia is owned now by Mercedes Benz. Even Steyr-Damiler-Puch, makers of the VW Syncro system, were broken up and restructured in the 1990s.
Recessions have a way of clearing out the unviable car makers.
Yes very sad. But then Ghia was bought by Ford years ago, and Westfalia is owned now by Mercedes Benz. Even Steyr-Damiler-Puch, makers of the VW Syncro system, were broken up and restructured in the 1990s.
Recessions have a way of clearing out the unviable car makers.