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 chopaweeza
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| posted on July 8th, 2015 at 11:01 AM |
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Japanese Karmann
Oi All .
Last year I found a right hand drive 74' Karmann in Texas with Japanese rego . The past three owners were US Navy with the last bringing the car back
home when his deployment was up .
In the 17+ years he owned it he left it on Japanese rego and it was a nightmare to export as a result . US Customs knocked it back 4 times for various
reasons but in the end I got it out here a few months ago .
Importing is what I do for a living and every so often I get to keep one . This rare bird is my One and look forward to picking peoples brains and
getting help with parts supply
Wayne
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adlbeetle66
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| posted on July 8th, 2015 at 12:00 PM |
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Wow! What a beautiful car! 
Always happy to help with parts etc.!
Welcome to the forum 
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 Yogie
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| posted on July 8th, 2015 at 01:57 PM |
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Welcome to the forum and what a great car and history for your new family member as well. Ask any questions you need and someone will be ready to
help out.
Yogie
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Camo
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| posted on July 8th, 2015 at 03:22 PM |
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Hi Wayne and welcome to forums or madhouse as some call it.
I actually know of you through the HD forum, I guess you just thought you would try a different form of air cooled engine 
I have one of the two wheeled variaty also, but it hardly gets riden these days.
You will find all are willing to help, but I guess you know your way around a motor or two.
Congratulations on the new car.
Kev
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| posted on July 8th, 2015 at 03:58 PM |
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I also know of you from the HD Forum, nice aircooled.
Small world Wayne!!
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chopaweeza
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| posted on July 8th, 2015 at 05:28 PM |
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Yeh I am the same person . With the HD boom over we moved onto other areas for import .
This car had me with the back story . Three US Navy officers in a row owned it from new . Richard was the last one . He bought it in 87 when he was
stationed in Yakusuka in the US Navy Stores department . Purchased off another officer about to rotate out . Over the next three years Richard and his
young family travelled across Japan in the Karmann . The front seats were pretty shabby when he bought the car so a friend owned a car salvage yard in
Yakusuka and had a Rover 4 door sedan recently in . The car had been driven for 400kms before being wrecked . The seats were a perfect match and the
bolt holes even lined straight up.
At the end of his tour they returned to Texas and took the car with them . Richard kept the Japanese rego active right up until I bought it from him
in October last year . Richard left the Navy a few years ago and ended up as a civilian employee of the US Army in a large stores depot in Texas . The
Karmann being used less and less over the years . Until they decided the car needed a new owner .
So the little car from Germany . That was purchased in Japan by a string of Americans . Was bought in Texas . By a German Australian .
Top that for a back story
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Camo
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| posted on July 8th, 2015 at 07:49 PM |
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posted by chopaweeza
So the little car from Germany . That was purchased in Japan by a string of Americans . Was bought in Texas . By a German Australian .
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Gotta love that story line
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empi
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| posted on July 9th, 2015 at 01:30 PM |
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Well travelled car!! where are you currently?
"If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you." - Anonymous  |
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chopaweeza
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| posted on July 10th, 2015 at 02:12 PM |
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Hawkesbury in NSW . I keep a car for a time and then sell it . Average one a year . By years end this one will probably end that way .
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| posted on July 10th, 2015 at 03:48 PM |
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nice find
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1303Steve
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| posted on July 10th, 2015 at 04:04 PM |
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Nice car for sure, the yanks are very fond of RHD
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chopaweeza
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| posted on July 25th, 2015 at 09:16 AM |
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I now have a Panhead inbound that has taken my fancy so when this comes back from getting the work done on it will be up for sale . The fact that a
man my height can't easily fit in the Karmann is a major factor in the decision .
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68AutoBug
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| posted on July 25th, 2015 at 03:38 PM |
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a very nice "late" Karmann Ghia..
its just terrible to be tall... at times...
being a shortie can be good at times.. but not all the time... lol
- [size=4]Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY--- [/size]
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