ok, have been truely bitten by the VW magic, i have recently just finished my 70 bay, learned alot...seeing that it took me a long time to get that all sorted, i thought i would start looking and getting prices and ideas of what to worry about and the expenses involved in restoring a convert beetle...that was my very first car and i want to do one up reall pretty!! And, there is no way my wife will let me do another kombi anyway, she'll like the convert!! so...indulge me guys and let me know how hard they are to find/etc:beer

:kiss

dude, bring one in from the US it will be cheaper, and that way you can get whatever year you want.

N

Mine was a US import before I bought it. Rust free, straight, plus it came with air conditioning and was unleaded. It depends what year you want in regards to what you want to spend. Mines a '76 and I love it.

Squiz.....

waist down they are mainly a standard bug but waist up they are a different beast .they are shit hot fun with style and panache. good luck in finding one you like as owners rarely sell them but a few are on the market at any givern time. A good karmann ghia is easier to find.

i know of two collector ones but the guy wants like $15g each but they are both personal imports one from california the other from germany. they were both unregister when i say them

i thought they were harder to come by? i never really understood having air conditioning in a convertible...but maybe that's just me...

15k for a good vert is worth it. By the time ours is finished (US import) it will have cost 20k or more. We also have a ghia vert (also an import) but it will owe probably 30k. There are lots of ghias around but it can be hard to know what condition they are in which is why we are doing it all ourselves.

Air con in a vert is useful because when it gets over 30 degrees, I find it too hot with the top down so the air keeps it nice with the top up in summer and warm in winter as well.

Having said that, we will only have air in the ghia.

Yogie

Dunno if this helps?
http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=31841

how do you know if you are getting a karmann body, can you tell if panels have been replaced that are not?

Matt check this out
http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=31840 

too slow again must be the 1600

[Edited on 19-11-2004 by BanoraBus]

there was yellow karman at the Gold Coast show for sale...19950 i believe from memory. Had my dad drowling over it all day, nothing that special to me. If u give me a day or two i might of even taken a picture!

the yellow one was a 76 mint restored $18000
call don 0418 248 288

if you want ghia project see
69 convertible red

http://www.karmannghia-downunder.com 

thanks

The Karmann cabriolet has reinforcing rails running underneath the heater channels that hang down about 50mm. They also have wind up rear side windows and a bigger crossmember running underneath the front of the rear seat to strengthen things and some fillets that attach from the top of the heater channels to the front door pillars and the front of the quarter panels (where the door closes).

Under the bonnet, there is also a bit of strengthening near the dashboard and quarter panel. All the guards are the same but the doors of course are different and the top of the rear quarter panels is also different to house the roof mechanism. The bonnet is the same and as long as you get an engine lid with vents for your year of car, it will also be the same.

At least it is like that on a 72. so I hope that helps.

Yogie

volkshaven have one 4 sale on there notice board 02-46265255 ask lee

i think that one is in qld and asking about 15.5k as saw it last saturday on the notice board and it was blue in colour