Geeto67 Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 70 Karmann Ghia body on 86 VW cabriolet chassis. '58 bug headlights, '65 KG tail lights.New exhaust. New tires. Louvred hood.It Needs finishing or drive it as is. Bare metal. 1.8 gas motor.cabby interior and gauges. It's basically a cabby in disguise.Plated , runs and drives . Slammed so it's bouncy. Titled as an 86 cabby. http://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/5741018062.html It's odd for sure. I always looked at the Ghia as a poor man's 356 Porsche since they are mechanically similar cars and both have one piece body so I am not sure what advantage comes from making a great looking air-cooled vw FWD and Front engined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 That is a LOT of fabrication. Curious what the price is...if it's $3k, there's a buyer out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 Not advertising cars with prices is always an indicator that the seller is out of touch with reality. That thing looks like 8 people's headache's rolled into one easy-to-immolate package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiOn19s Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 "Slammed so it's Bouncy" ...that thing is the height of a 4x4 truck in the Karmann Ghia world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdhill Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 i wonder who Beetle Rallycross cars appeal to-no doubt they are quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 Pretty much any VW fanboi (cough cough farkas cough) will drive any heap so long as its got the VW badge on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsm_sleeper Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 To me, I think the worst thing might be that they made a RWD car FWD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 I like that house across the street. That's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 what in the fuck are they doing. There is no need for the cabriolet chassis given the after market support for older vws and the potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted August 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 what in the fuck are they doing. There is no need for the cabriolet chassis given the after market support for older vws and the potential. I couldn't figure it out either. Either the had a ghia body with a pan so rusty and an engine so junk it didn't make sense to try and fix it, or they had a bitch basket with a perfect drivetrain and pan and a shit body and just wanted to rebody it into something cooler. I can't imagine the motivation. It's a ton of fab work and it looks to be done reasonably well...so.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssFo Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Local guy has a Ghia with a Subaru engine/trans in it. Now THAT's a swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 (edited) Local guy has a Ghia with a Subaru engine/trans in it. Now THAT's a swap. That is a very tempting option for simplicity sake and valve train stability which one does not have to pull the heads every 10k miles for high lift cams. On the flip side, not many have ventured into the world of wasserboxer cases with 4 inch bores. A turbo sitting on an engine with a 84 stroke and a 4 inch bore would be titties. The big problem at the end of the day is if one still sticks with a vw transmission even its a bus 091, better have 5 as backup if running 400+ hp. Getto.... even if the floor pans were shit, the owner can literally go to a swap meet or open up vw trends to order any sheet metal part for any air cooled vw year ever made. Edited August 30, 2016 by 10phone2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 I see nothing wrong there. I would imagine the owner gave being a Lumbersexual a whirl, but couldn't hang with the beard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 I see nothing wrong there. I would imagine the owner gave being a Lumbersexual a whirl, but couldn't hang with the beard. With great beard comes great responsibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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