ratghia
ratghia Reader
12/5/09 9:31 p.m.

Well I didn't actualy get it yet but I have a deal made and it is safely waiting for me to come and get it after the holidays.

JThw8
JThw8 SuperDork
12/5/09 9:34 p.m.

Sweeet :)

Looks to be in good shape

Sultan
Sultan New Reader
12/5/09 9:41 p.m.

Cool vibe!

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
12/5/09 9:45 p.m.

early ghias are the best. Nice find

sanyarcosean
sanyarcosean New Reader
12/5/09 9:49 p.m.

WOW that's Hot!!!

mndsm
mndsm Reader
12/5/09 9:59 p.m.

That looks a LOT like the Ghia that was run in the 2k8 Challenge..... Hrm. S'pose a lot of VW's were that color then.

irish44j
irish44j Reader
12/5/09 10:25 p.m.

nice

ratghia
ratghia Reader
12/5/09 10:25 p.m.
JThw8 wrote: Sweeet :) Looks to be in good shape

I hope it is. It is the first time I have ever bought a car with out seeing it or asking for more pictures.

Yes it was a fairly common color. It is called pacific blue and is my personal favorite on Ghias.

I also didn't say that I am trading the zwitter for it. I really like the zwitter but this is the car I want.

DrBoost
DrBoost HalfDork
12/5/09 10:26 p.m.

Looks sweet. I've always wanted one. Maybe some day....

Lesley
Lesley SuperDork
12/6/09 1:31 a.m.

Oh, how pretty! Congrats!

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim GRM+ Memberand Reader
12/6/09 1:53 a.m.

That does look rather nice. Got any plans for it or are you going to leave it as is?

thatsnowinnebago
thatsnowinnebago GRM+ Memberand Dork
12/6/09 2:44 a.m.

Nice pick, I love Ghias. What wheels are on that one?

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
12/6/09 3:23 a.m.

Nice car! Good luck with it and thanks for teaching me about Zwitters.

Luke
Luke SuperDork
12/6/09 5:48 a.m.

Nice!

Did you hang on to the Judson S/C when you sold the first one?

ratghia
ratghia Reader
12/6/09 7:30 a.m.

I didn't say it to see if anybody would figure it out, but this car is the original Ghia. I have been on and off looking for a Karmann Ghia to rebuild mine. Yesterday my dad and I were talking about the Ghia and I decided that I was going to try and find it or buy a new one. I found a 1964 in Indiana that was listed a week ago. When I opened the add I thought wow it looks just like my old one. I then saw the hole in the deck lid and the Steuben badge and realized it was my old one.

The wheels are Rostyle aka sa sprint stars. They are my favorite wide-5 wheel. The supercharger went with the car and the engine dropped a valve. The judson is now on a restored 1960 ragtop. The interior that I bought for the car is now installed. The car then got a 1600 and then sat. It is in the same condition with nothing changed from when I sold it.

My plans for the car include deciding what I want to do for an engine (vintage speed or something big). I also want to re-do the carpet and cover the back seat. It still has the horrible bondo on the rockers (only non-og paint) that I would like to fix. I think I am going to get it running for the summer take it to the challenge and then do rust work next winter. My 1 main regret about selling the car was I didn't really drive it that much.

If you look at the pic you can see the mark above the grill and the fading on the hood. It is also in the new pic.

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
12/6/09 8:25 a.m.

Hah! I figured it out in the other thread:

my huge brain roxx!

i saw the paint on the frunklid and knew it was your old car....

ratghia
ratghia Reader
12/6/09 8:27 a.m.

Oddly enough I just told you that you were correct in the other thread.

DukeOfUndersteer
DukeOfUndersteer Dork
12/6/09 11:57 a.m.

that is awesome!

alex
alex Dork
12/6/09 12:20 p.m.

I'm going to have to ask you to end this thread before any more pictures of Ghias are posted. You're seriously weakening my already-compromised resistance. Don't make me buy one of these, please!

plance1
plance1 HalfDork
12/6/09 1:36 p.m.

AWESOME

ratghia
ratghia Reader
12/6/09 5:10 p.m.

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