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1970 VW Karmann Ghia

Extremely Rare Auto Stick

8062 Miles (5 Digit Odometer)

Clean California Car

Looks And Drives Great

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The classic Karmann Ghia is absolutely wonderful to look at and definitely stands out where ever you go.

If you are in the market for a nice classic Karmann Ghia please consider this one, as they are becoming harder to find.

Look at the pictures in detail, this car will definitely be worth looking at.

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Mechanically the car starts and idles very well, stays cool, has excellent oil pressure and does not smoke. The brakes feel good.

The transmission shifts into all gears and suspension feels good.

The car is a true joy to drive.

This outstanding car comes with a clean and clear California Title (See Photos)

Since the vehicle is a donated vehicle it has been in extended storage and the donor strongly recommended that the vehicle receive a complete service before taking it for a long drive please review all the photos.

As an investment, they will rise rapidly in value in the near future. Just like the previous generation of 1950’s and 1960’s classics VW’s have done, soon these artfully crafted cars will become unavailable for most people.

This car is a genuine classic, turning heads while you are cruising up the coast or just on a Sunday drive.  All the while it actually goes up in value as you are enjoying it for years to come.

Now is perfect time to treat yourself or someone special to a well built tastefully crafted classic VW, feel free to come and see for yourself how nice this car is.

If you are interested in owning this car, call me; don’t say to yourself “I should have bought that car”. Considering the quality of this car, you will find most of the time the car has been sold before the auction ends from someone who saw the true worth of this car. Call (949) 610-1747

This is a car for a person that wants the best or classic car enthusiast. A wise buyer that will comprehend what a rare find this well crafted motorcar is. This car is for someone that can appreciate every detail of this Karmann Ghia, and that understands that with these classics you get what you pay for.

If you are a true VW enthusiast don’t miss this one.

The BUY NOW has been priced realistically  below the NADA guide, Average Book Value.

Please see: www.NADA.com. View under the classic car section. Nada Average Retail $11,550

Feature Article from Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car

Mark J. McCourt

The pretty Volkswagen with the funny name--Karmann Ghia--was for 19 years the automaker's sporting flagship. Karmann Ghia Coupe and Convertible values are on the rise, now is the time to buy one of your own.

Based directly on the humble Type 1 Sedan, the Type 14 Karmann Ghia debuted in Coupe form in July 1955 with a curvaceous design and upscale interior appointments. A Convertible was first shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September of 1957, and both remained in production, with minor updates in styling, trim and mechanicals, through June 1974. Volkswagen advertising alternately pitched the flagship model as an upscale economy car and a low-speed sports car, both of which were appropriate considering that the Karmann Ghia utilized the Sedan's proven, if less-than-speedy, platform chassis and mechanical components under a hand-formed, coachbuilt body.

Knowing it would expand the model range and draw a new clientele into the Volkswagen owner fold, VW boss Heinz Nordhoff signed off on a proposal from Wilhelm Karmann, of Wilhelm Karmann GmbH coachworks of Osnabruck, to commence production of the one-off Volkswagen coupe that had been privately bodied by Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Ghia of Turin and exhibited to the VW brass at the Karmann works in 1953.

The graceful 2 + 2 Karmann Ghia Coupe exhibited styling cues that were influenced by the Ghia-built Chrysler D'Elegance cars of 1953, which had been designed by Chrysler's American stylist, Virgil Exner. Karmann's craftsmen would build and trim the new model, starting with Sedan-style floor pans and independently sprung mechanicals arriving from Wolfsburg.

Four inches wider, three inches longer and seven inches lower than comparable Type 1 Sedans, the Type 14 Karmann Ghia Coupes and Convertibles used the Sedan's 36hp, 1,192cc, horizontally opposed four-cylinder engine and four-speed manual gearbox, and their mid-fender-height headlamps and small "nostril" air intakes would be exchanged for high-set headlamps and larger intakes in late 1959. Minor changes in bumper and overrider design, indicators and tail lamps would carry these cars through to the end of production, when they'd be replaced by the Karmann-built, Golf-based front-wheel-drive Scirocco coupe.

While the Sedan, Sunroof Sedan and Transporter were all mass-produced, the hallmark of Karmann Ghia assembly at the Karmann coachworks was true hand-craftsmanship. Fitted with engines from the VW plant in Hannover, transaxles from the VW plant in Kassel, rear axles and frames from the VW plant in Wolfsburg and front axles from the VW plant in Brunswick, the Coupes and Convertibles were assembled by a team of 185 employees, with 240 Karmann inspectors and 16 inspectors from Volkswagen ensuring quality.

To make a Karmann Ghia--Volkswagen noted that 120 were produced on a good day--meant lots of manual work. The complex curves of the body required that the fenders, hood and door frames be welded, shaped and smoothed by hand. For example, the sharp curves around the headlamps required that the fenders be made in two sections, welded together and shaped down by hand, before being hand-welded to the body in long, continuous seams. Sixteen artisan sculptors were retained to create the complex curves around the windshield and rear deck by smoothing molten English pewter with a beech wood hand tool.

To preserve the metal and ensure a good finish, the bare Coupe and Convertible bodies were sprayed with zinc phosphate anti-corrosion paint before being completely dipped in paint to cover every surface, inside and out. Undercoat sealed the car's pan before a hand-sprayed third coat of paint was applied; finishing were a color-base primer coat and an enamel color topcoat. These layers were baked four times and hand-sanded thrice. Tops for Convertibles were hand padded (with 1.5 inches of rubber and horsehair padding), hand fitted and hand stitched, and it took two men four hours to make one.

Mechanical changes to the Sedan were always echoed in Karmann Ghias: Displacement and horsepower rose to 40hp from 1,192cc in 1961 and 50hp from 1,285cc in 1966 before reaching 53hp and 1,493ccs in 1967, the year the 1500 Karmann Ghias debuted; they cost $2,250 in Coupe and $2,445 in Convertible forms, a premium over the $1,639 and $2,075 MSRPs of their Sedan counterparts.

The air-cooled flat-four 1500 engine combined a magnesium alloy block, cast-iron cylinder liners and aluminum heads for an ultra-light 250-pound weight, and used a 3.27-inch bore, 2.72-inch stroke, 7.5:1 compression ratio and single Solex downdraft carburetor to make the aforementioned 53hp and 78-lbs.ft. of torque at 2,600 rpm; Volkswagen noted that removing and replacing this engine took 75 minutes. A thermostatically controlled cooling fan and oil cooler served to moderate the engine's temperature in all conditions, and a 10.6-gallon gas tank gave the aerodynamic Karmann Ghia a 28 mpg highway rating, the highest of any VW at that time.

The Coupe and Convertible transmitted their power through a four-speed manual transaxle, spiral bevel gears, differential gears and two swing axle half shafts to the rear wheels. The fully independent suspension was familiar Volkswagen practice, with upper and lower trailing arms, two laminated square torsion bars in protective tubes, an anti-roll bar and hydraulic steering damper up front; trailing arms, one torsion bar per side in a transverse tube and an auxiliary spring supported the rear end.

Hidden behind 5.60 x 15 tires mounted on four-bolt ventilated wheels with a flatter chrome hubcap design was a braking system that eclipsed that available in contemporary U.S. model Sedan derivatives: self-adjusting discs replaced the drums up front, while a mechanical handbrake still worked the rear drums. New for 1967 was a safer dual master cylinder that split the front and rear lines.

Other changes included a new 12-volt electrical system with a 36-amp/hr battery, two-speed windshield wipers with a pneumatic (read, spare tire air-powered) washer, additional sound deadening material, safety-locking seat backs and an electric rear window defroster for the Coupe. A redesigned dash gained faux woodgrain trim and a miniature nameplate script.

A big change in the options list occurred in 1968, when the three-speed "Automatic Stick Shift" became available; using a conventional gearshift lever without a clutch pedal, this hydraulic torque converter-equipped transmission was the closest thing to a conventional automatic that the Karmann Ghia would offer. Other changes included redesigned seats with integral headrests, an impact-absorbing steering column, a gas filler flap on the passenger front fender top and redesigned door handles with indented door grips.

Another improvement took place under the skin for 1969, when all Karmann Ghias' swing axles were replaced with double-jointed rear axles and semi-trailing arms, a change that first appeared in Automatic Stick Shift-equipped 1968 models. Minor alterations included stalk-mounted headrests in the front seats, relocated floor heater outlets, and in mid-production 1969 convertibles, a glass rear window replaced the former plastic version. The Karmann Ghia would continue to evolve in the early 1970s, gaining displacement and horsepower (1,585cc and 60hp in 1971), as well as larger turn indicators and tail lamps and sturdier bumpers.

The United States was Volkswagen's largest world market for Sedan variants, including the Type 14 Karmann Ghia, much like the "bug," the Karmann Ghia has a dedicated enthusiast fan base, international club support and an excellent parts supply network that can source nearly any part required, new reproduction, OEM or used.

Performance engine swaps and upgrades can bring the go to back up these cars' show, and upgraded suspension components can sharpen handling to Porsche caliber. While the Coupe and Convertible's hand-finished quality means that they are more labor intensive to correctly restore, the payoff is a value that continues to increase. No longer cheap, but still cheerful, the Karmann Ghia still is "The Most Beautiful Volkswagen Made."

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