Three and a half years ago I bought a Karmann Ghia Type 34 in atrocious condition. I must have been mad. I have been working on it ever since.
The car is now legally drivable and roadworthy.The car, at first was missing all interior upholstery, all dashboard parts, all wiring, the rear quarter windows, most lights, the steering wheel, the ignition switch, the indicator
switch, and the windscreen wipers. Most of the parts that it did have were unoriginal, like the cheapo rear view mirror that was stuck to the windscreen. The bumpers and hubcaps were covered with rust. The only original parts that
I did receive with it were the speedometer and the fuel gauge, both of which were rusty. The engine was missing the electric wiring and parts of it were rusty. The car is interesting because it's one of the very few examples of
this model with automatic transmission. This option was only available in 1968 and 1969, and apparently very few were sold like this. Mine is apparently one of a handful in the world that is capable of moving under its own power.
In line with the rest of the VW Type 3 range of the same model year, it has a 1600cc aircooled engine, a 12V electric system, front disk brakes and independent rear suspension. |
