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 Menangler
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| posted on December 22nd, 2016 at 05:59 PM |
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Sad Karmann Ghia
I bought this Ghia recently, it had been sitting under a tree for about 10 years with all its windows smashed, I has had a lot of poor repairs done to
it over the years, the body is shot, what a waist of a beautiful car.
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| posted on December 22nd, 2016 at 06:24 PM |
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posted by Menangler
I bought this Ghia recently....................
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Um..............why?
Parts or project?
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| posted on December 22nd, 2016 at 06:48 PM |
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Um..............why?
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Beck wants to re invest the funds from his Country Buggy Sale
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vw54
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| posted on December 22nd, 2016 at 06:49 PM |
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Strip and chemical dip to see what's left might be a good project
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HappyDaze
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| posted on December 22nd, 2016 at 06:52 PM |
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I have a jig for proper alignment of the headlamp buckets, if you need it. Maybe some other stuff...
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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| posted on December 23rd, 2016 at 10:18 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by vw54
Strip and chemical dip to see what's left
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I would suggest there wouldn't be much left. Some good parts on it though. I would find a solid cheap LHD car and use the parts from this to convert
it to RHD.
Much cheaper and easier in the long run.
Trust me I seen what a good looking Ghia looks like stripped let alone one in this condition.
That's just my opinion after many ten's of thousand's $ later.
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| posted on March 15th, 2017 at 08:53 PM |
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Aahhh Karmann Ghias
Designed to do 2 things Look a pretty and rust
They do both so well
Most are missing the bottom 6 inches anyway!
Make it your own. Just don't waste it
Wish I still had mine
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walter64
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| posted on March 26th, 2017 at 06:55 PM |
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Congrats on the purchase, it is so sad when such a beautiful car is left to rot. best of luck fixing it.
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| posted on March 26th, 2017 at 07:34 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Calcool
Aahhh Karmann Ghias
Designed to do 2 things Look a pretty and rust
They do both so well
Most are missing the bottom 6 inches anyway!
Make it your own. Just don't waste it
Wish I still had mine
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I brought my 1961 Ghia at Roberts Auto Centre in Gosford in 1967 wooed and won my wife in it, drove it to Brisbane on our honeymoon, then drove it 80
km a day for 15 years to work, carried both of our children in it when they were little, used it for the bridal car for our eldest son when he married
and it i still my favourite motor car---What an awesome little car and looking forward to using it more often, I know that it needs a little tender
loving care but it has been used and shows it's character. There are many stories in this little car and it has lived a lot longer than a lot of my
mates.
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| posted on April 30th, 2017 at 08:25 PM |
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PM sent
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