You are looking at a 1974 Karmann Ghia 2+2. This car was built by a local pro years ago who took very good care of the car. It has the original 1600 engine which starts right up and runs great. It has a tight 5 speed manual transmission and good clutch, the car shifts well. The suspension was modified on the car back in it's racing days and has a really nice high stance that you can see in the pictures. The body is in good condition, minimal rust, but there is a dent in the front of the car (refer to pictures). It has front disk brakes and power steering, one of the front brake pads could use replacement but it stops well. The car is drivable right now and runs comfortably at highway speeds. The car was previously tagged as a street rod.

The interior of the car is in good condition (refer to pictures). There are a couple of small cracks in the dash. The exterior of the car has a high quality paint job but shows it's age. There are a few chips in the paint but it still looks great. It's a really fun car and would make a great driver or toy with minimal work. There is a video below of the car idling and driving posted below. Please contact me with any questions, thanks. 4500 OBO

I have a video of the car doing a test drive and inspection, if you are interested contact me and I can send it to you.

-Jim

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Mon, 27 Jan 2014

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Volkswagen lays off 500 Chattanooga workers

Fri, 19 Apr 2013

The redesigned Volkswagen Passat has been a decent seller since its debut in 2011, but sales have apparently dropped off enough that the automaker is trimming some of the employees from its Chattanooga, TN assembly plant. According to Automotive News, Volkswagen will be cutting shifts and laying off 500 contracted workers in response to slowing sales.
Currently, the plant has three teams running 10-hour shifts Monday through Saturday, but starting May 13, this will be reduced down to two teams running 10-hour shifts Monday through Thursday. This will be done to reduce dealer inventory (the article says that VW dealers, on average, have a 97-day supply of Passats) and production capacity (currently running at an annual pace of 170,000 units, which is more than the 150,000 annual units the plant was planned to produce).
This, of course, isn't saying that the Passat has been a failure since VW added 200 full-time employees to the plant in February 2012 to keep up with increased demand. The AN article says that automakers frequently overstaff plants during the launch of a new product - or in this case, a new product and a new plant - but eventually reduce the workers as things run smoother and more efficiently.

Volkswagen Golf R wagon promises to be fast and functional [w/poll]

Tue, 25 Mar 2014

Volkswagen's array of performance-oriented Golfs keeps getting bigger and bigger. What started with the GTI has since grown to include the diesel GTD, the hybrid GTE and the most powerful Golf R. But the additions haven't all come down to powertain. There's been cabrio versions of the GTI and Golf R as well, but before all is said and done, there will be one more bodystyle to join the lineup.
That, according to these latest spy shots, would be the Golf R Variant. For those unfamiliar, Variant is what Volkswagen calls the wagon version of the Golf (in some markets, anyway). It offers the Golf Variant with a variety of engines, but as the spy shots reveal, it is now working on bringing the Golf Variant and the Golf R together into one high-powered, long-roofed model.
The VW Golf R Variant would in all likelihood pack the same 2.0-liter turbo four as the hatchback, splitting 290 horsepower between all four wheels. Only in the wagon, it would offer that extra bit of utility. Of course there's no guarantee that Volkswagen would offer the Golf R Variant in the North American market, but considering that the Golf R hatchback will soon be joined in American showrooms by the Golf SpotWagen (as it's tipped to be called here) in place for the Jetta wagon, the possibility is definitely there.

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