karmann ghia's long lost sibling? from BRASIL...

rickp Officially Full-On Dubber

200 posts · joined Apr 2010 · 4 Jun 2011, 9:23 pm

#844593

this VW was listed for sale as a 1973 Karmann Ghia from brazil.

aparently the brasilians had a different shape karmann ghia from 1970 onwards known as the Karmann ghia TC (touring coupe)

i have never seen or heard of these ghias before and found it quite interesting.. i wonder if there are any of these in australia

it kinda looks like a notchback mated with a 911 😂

MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 4 Jun 2011, 9:27 pm

#844596

Nice....always wanted one. Would be good to cross with a 411😀

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vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 4 Jun 2011, 9:29 pm

#844597

wicked a TC. I want that so much 😵

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Jun 2011, 10:05 pm

#844608

rickp wrote:this VW was listed for sale as a 1973 Karmann Ghia from brazil.

aparently the brasilians had a different shape karmann ghia from 1970 onwards known as the Karmann ghia TC (touring coupe)

i have never seen or heard of these ghias before and found it quite interesting.. i wonder if there are any of these in australia

it kinda looks like a notchback mated with a 911 😂

Yes, VW do brasil had their own design teams and so did Karmann of Brasil...

Many excellent VWs were made in the 70s and 80s in Brasil

the Brasilia was an excellent looking miniature 412 VW...
with beetle engine in the rear....

so, actually its an updated Karmann Ghia type 1...

check out the 1968> beetle rear engine lid catch... lol
[1967 on German beetles]

LEE

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

L469 Officially Full-On Dubber

288 posts · joined Mar 2010 · 5 Jun 2011, 8:26 pm

#844781

yeah the only improvement i could see them making on the karmann ghia
make it look like type 3 fastback style i may be a smidge bias 😁

Craig S Wolfsburg Wizard

635 posts · joined May 2008 · 5 Jun 2011, 8:41 pm

#844783

I personally prefer the SP2, although I think it deserves a large Type IV rather than a 1.7

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L469 Officially Full-On Dubber

288 posts · joined Mar 2010 · 5 Jun 2011, 8:50 pm

#844787

volksworld magazine have just run a feature on sp2 and the puma
good reading quote brazilians refer to the sp name as sem potenca which translates to without power
but indeed a very pretty car😂👍

nsuwift Seriously Crusin Dubber

127 posts · joined Mar 2010 · 7 Jun 2011, 2:57 pm

#845095

heres a few photos of a ghia tc I found a while back.

I think it would make an awesome looking car once finished.