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| 1964 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia |
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Price: $9,700 |
Last Updated 14 hours ago
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| Year: |
1964 |
| Make: |
Volkswagen |
| Model: |
Karmann Ghia |
| Trim: |
N\A |
| Engine: |
1200 cc |
| Fuel: |
N\A |
| Color: |
Gold |
| Miles: |
109301 |
| Stock #: |
5415 |
| Body Style: |
Coupe |
| Condition: |
Used |
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Vehicle Description
1964 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupe The Karmann-Ghia started off as a show car Virgil Exner designed for Chrysler, called the D'Elegance. Chrysler and the Italian coach builder and design house Ghia had a partnership in the 1950s, the result of which was a number of collaborative show and concept cars. One of these, designed in 1952 by Exner and built by Ghia, was known as the D'Elegance. Then came Volkswagen. VW had been mildly interested in a sportier version of the Beetle but hadn't been impressed with the ideas their longtime convertible-building partner, Karmann, had come up with. So, Karmann reached out to Ghia to see if they had any great ideas, and Ghia looked over to the corner of their workshop and saw the forlorn D'Elegance and said Well, now that you mention it...And the rest as they say is history! For consignment, a Karmann Ghia coupe right out of 1964. Presenting well as a garage/barn find and was previously owned by our consignor's uncle who had the car painted gold, had a crate engine installed as well as performing the beginnings of a 12 volt conversion after the 6 volt generator died. At that point, the uncle's health started to fail and the car sat in a garage until a few weeks ago when it was unearthed. This sports car version from Volkswagen comes to our Hallowed Halls as a running and driving project, but will need work to be roadworthy. Break out your toolbox and with some hard work and sweat equity you'll have a  VW at its best with the sports car genre ready for the taking, just fall in love, pay the price and...auf wiedersehen! Exterior The closest thing you can get to a Porsche 356, and actually it's handmade from the factory due to the body being made entirely of one piece. Yes, save for the doors, hood and trunk lid, all panels were shaped then welded together then hand sanded down to the shape you see.  This one is painted in a Chevrolet gold and the door gaps are straight, however we do note some invasive rust, body filler and repairs in the lower sections all around. These repairs have started to show through with some cracking, blistering and the worst being the lower rear quarters and rockers that are now showing bubbling, but the overall shape of the car and metal is just smooth curves. Lightly tarnished chromed accenting for the bumpers, bumperettes, bedrail guards, badging, small grille openings, and a dual lower trim strip, but all still retaining a shiny finish. Black and stainless surrounds are noted for the windows and the glass is excellent and all clear.  Black steel wheels are all around and are topped with VW badged moon caps and trim rings. Schnell! Schnell! Interior The interior follows the barn/garage find theme with an overall aged, but complete appearance. This is in the form of a light beige and brown household carpet that floats the sporty but simple interior and meanders under the curved brown steel dash above.  Speaking of the dash, the brown steel front is very nice, as are all the inserts, gauges, knobs, lights, factory Sapphire I AM radio, all with just a hint of age and tarnishing. A small black padded dash top is seen above, and is also very nice, no cracks or fading. Fronting this wonderful dash is a white rimmed steering wheel with the Wolfsberg castle emblem in the center. Lightly soiled tan vinyl seats are in bucket form upfront, and a bench in the rear and are framed by nice white vinyl covered simplistic door panels and rear side panels with just a touch of wrinkling.  A tight but lightly stained perforated vinyl headliner is seen above and is near perfection. Drivetrain As with any VW you need to pop the boot to see the power plant, so we did! Here we were met with a low mileage 1200c 4-cylinder air cooled crate engine.  Very little corrosion, and a light coating of dust back here along with a light patina and some surface rust all working with each other on the parts. A rebuilt 1-barrel Solex |
Vehicle Options
Padded Sun Visors & Dash,Instrumentation,Heater/Defroster,Electric Clock,Bucket Seats,AM Radio |
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