You certainly won't be embarrassed. It looks great!
Dan
Dan
Brad's 1964 Type 34 Karmann Ghia
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Posts: 6979 (07/10/08 08:08 PM) Mr. Monte Carlo |
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Posts: 24567 (07/11/08 01:17 PM) Hometown Herbie
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It's cool just because of what it is, flaws and all. You can make improvements to it as you can afford them and as you have time. The important thing is
that you have it and it's good enough to drive and look decent.
You could probably power buff those bumpers. it wouldn't make them like new, but might give them a little more uniformity and shine, but you'd have to take them off again. Maybe just hold out for rechroming or a better set. |
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Posts: 6751 (07/11/08 03:42 PM) IT'S A WHAT??? |
Thanks guys. Friday is 'visit my parents' day so I decided to give the Ghia a little shakedown cruise. (25 minute drive in the country.) I took it out near their place and found a nice photo spot on a back road.
I did try using a buffing wheel on a drill just to see if the polish would make a difference....it didn't. I'm hoping to get them chromed before
next summer. The bumpers were murder to try to get back on. I need to modify the rear brackets for sure to get the end bolts to line up with the holes in the
body. Unfortunately to get them on I had to resort to those stupid screws so they could go in at an angle. |
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Posts: 7251 (07/11/08 04:13 PM) Drives a Big One |
Looks great, Brad! I'm sure you are proud of 'er!
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Posts: 1308 (07/11/08 06:41 PM) Another Tang Wu Enterprise |
That car is just plain awesome.
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Posts: 2089 (07/15/08 08:10 PM) Local Weird VW Freak |
^ Agreed. Love the new shots.
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Posts: 8270 (07/16/08 08:11 PM) |
Brad.. looks pretty good, just missing one thing which you might have over looked, other then that ..its looking 99 % fantabdeelish
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BullVW |
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Posts: 6765 (07/17/08 02:57 AM) IT'S A WHAT??? |
What is it, Riddler?
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kool1 |
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Posts: 8273 (07/17/08 09:57 AM) |
My Butt in the front seat..flipping you the bird..as I drive by the front of your house and peel out, headed for california..
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BullVW |
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Posts: 6766 (07/17/08 11:16 AM) IT'S A WHAT??? |
 
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Tony and Rusty |
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Posts: 7339 (07/17/08 02:02 PM) Drives a Big One |
Quick question, Brad...I just scanned through this to find what year your T34 was...I want to say it's a 1964...
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BullVW |
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Posts: 6768 (07/17/08 03:22 PM) IT'S A WHAT??? |
Yes Tony, it is a 1964.
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Tony and Rusty |
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Posts: 7342 (07/18/08 10:07 AM) Drives a Big One |
My memory isn't totally fu...er, um...gone...
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Doctor Herbie |
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Posts: 36462 (07/19/08 02:21 PM) Didn't get 17 cents.
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Car looks awesome Brad. Love the trim rings.
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BullVW |
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Posts: 6772 (07/21/08 09:20 AM) IT'S A WHAT??? |
Thanks, Doc. The rings look the part until I find some original '64 Type 3 rims.
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kool1 |
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Posts: 8285 (07/24/08 11:50 PM) |
brad.. those are going down in value, faster then any other vw on the market.. call me, and I make you a
fair offer, so that you don't loss and $$ in this crumbling vw market.. your pal dave 
sitting by the phone, in case he bought it.. |
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Doctor Herbie |
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Posts: 36569 (07/25/08 12:41 AM) Didn't get 17 cents.
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Kool1 is right. I heard the bottom has especially fallen out of the crewcab pickup market. Maybe K1 can trade it for the Ghia.
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Posts: 6783 (07/25/08 03:23 AM) IT'S A WHAT??? |
If he had a mint original barndoor deluxe I would consider it......even then I would have a tough time giving up my new baby. I've really fallen in love
with it.
 (Not like that wacko that has sex with cars,
mind you.)
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Posts: 7103 (07/25/08 07:12 AM) Mr. Monte Carlo |
Yes, besides, Brad's giving the car to ME when he's done.
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Posts: 36577 (07/25/08 11:14 AM) Didn't get 17 cents.
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That's cool Brad. I've always thought of you as a Type 2 guy, though I know you had a Type 1 Ghia stashed away. I can see how this car could be very
appealing.
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The front right end can only go on with that terrible looking twist. But, as
Kyle said, it looks good enough to enjoy as it is until the details can be worked out. And our next president will no doubt fix our economy so I can maybe
afford replacement parts and rubber from Europe.
