Restoration,
Importation, and Sales of Karamnn Ghia, Porsche, and Mercedes
Benz.
14th May
2007 page
updated
Good
Karma in a Karmann Ghia
Smooth
as a
Baby's Bum. It's not a car, Seriously, it is a Karmann Ghia! The
Karmann Ghia, one of the world's most recognised car, considering the
car has been out of production for 30 years. When you drive a Karmann
Ghia, you will grin when most drivers give you a thumbs up, or high
five at the traffic light. Especially since the Karmann Ghia is going
up in value every year, they are a very sound investment especially
with quality restorations. The Karmann Ghia is also a favourite to the
little kids who always wave at you, especially from School Bus
windows.
The Karmann Ghia has been a movie favorite for years. Seen in such
Movies,TV Series, Commercials, and Print Ads. "Get Smart", "Kill
Bill 2",
"Aquamarine",
"Stormin Home", "Top Gun", "The Persuaders",
"The Rock", "Star Trek IV", "Sharp TV Commercial", "If I Should
Die Before I Wake". James Bond "Octopussy" and "Dr. No" "Starsky
and Hutch" National Australia Bank Commercial, Amex Print Ad, Channel
10 30 second spot for Raymond. Recent un-confirmed Music Video. Here is
a link to more movies with a Karmann Ghia in
the movie. IMCDB
Internet Movie Cars Data Base .
Articles Written:
Red
Gumby
Aqua
Birth Certificate for your special Karmann
Ghia.
Send a letter to: (the cost is 15 Euros)
Stiftung AutoMuseum Volkswagen
Frau Neefe
Dieselstrasse 35
Brieffach 1003
38446 Wolfsburg
GERMANY
They will send you back a Birth Certificate for your Special Karmann
Ghia, with the paint colour, engine number, and what options it was
made with. Be sure to put in your contact fax #, email address, and
return mail address when you send the letter. It does take 6-8 weeks
for
these to be processed, so make sure to put all you infomation in, or it
will take longer if they can not contact you.
Happy 50th Anniversary for the Ghia!
A little bit of History:
The Volkswagen Karmann Ghia.
Designed by Ghia Studios in Turin Italy, built by the Karmann
Factory in Germany, and powered and marketed by Volkswagen from 1955 to
1974.
Approximately 467,056 Karmann Ghias were built in the 19 years of
production. The
Karmann Ghia is one of the few automobiles in the world that were hand
built, by very
experienced auto body craftsmen at the Karmann factory in Osnabruck Germany. The
Karmann
Ghia coupe was only imported to Australia between 1960 and 1969 by
Volkswagen Australia. Here
is a link to
additional history of the Karmann Ghia. Have a read
of the Karmann
Ghia Story
The
Karmann Ghia Owners Club Victoria have made some badges and
shirts for sale with the 50th Anniversary logo on them. Check out the
order form if you would like to order some shirts or vehicle badges to
celebrate the 50th
Anniversary of the Karmann Ghia. PDF Order Form
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Here is one mounted on my Red Cabriolet
The Karmann Ghia in Australia is a very
rare car, and thus only a few coupes were ever
imported to Australia between 1960-1969. The value of a Karmann Ghia is
much higher in
Australia as
compared to the rest of the world due to the limited number of Ghias in
Australia,
especially the Ghia Cabriolet. In 1974 only 1,800 convertible Karmann
Ghias were produced including LHD, and RHD world wide.
Karmann
Ghia
Part sources:
Classic Vee-Dub
For Air-cooled VeeDub parts in Sydney Australia, contact Classic Vee
Dub. Classic Vee
Dub have lots of parts in stock for Karmann Ghias, and are also happy
to order in what you need. If George doesn't have it he will do
his best to help you find it for you. Classic Vee Dub also loves Ghias,
as much as the Kombi's, and Beetles.
www.classicveedub.com.au
Www.KarmannGhia.de
Looking for those NOS, OEM, or near OEM
parts? Well go to the source, Germany, to get those special hard to
find NOS/OEM Karmann Ghia Parts. These guys are switched on, they ship
using DHL and right to your door anywhere in the world, and they answer
your emails with a personal service. Highly recommended ! I have
spent hours filling my shopping trolly! You don't even have to speak or
write in German, they do English as well.
Karmann Ghia Company of Australia
Jerry Heldt of the Karmann Ghia Company of Australia
in Western Australia makes some very hard to find parts for the early
model Ghias. Have a
look at his top quality parts, and restorations. Jerry 's restorations
have been featured in several VW mags for his superior quality
restorations and craftsmanship. www.karmannghia.com.au
California Import Parts
(CIP1)
California Import parts is one
of the best suppliers of new air Cooled VW parts, located in the
USA. Cip1 have most
of the restoration parts you need in stock with very competitive
pricing. They ship world wide using a 10-day DHL international shipping
which is the best priced shipping around. Cip1 also have a
fantastic invoice tracking system, and a wish list system. Visit www2.cip1.com
Karmann Ghia Restorations
Karmann Ghia Restorations, a Ventura Warehouse company,
specialises in restoration parts for the Karmann Ghia. They have most
New, OEM, and Aftermarket parts, and used parts from their vast
dismantling yard.
They haven't yet figured out the international shipping, and it is
expensive. If only they used DHL. visit www.karmannghia.com
Out
on the farm, over 300 Volkswagens are gathered amongst the gum trees.
Beetles, Busses, Buggies and more, all sit there waiting patiently for
their chance to be useful again. VOLKSPARTS, 3 Whyalla st. Fyshwick,
ACT,
2609 AUSTRALIA 61 2 6280 5783 (Looking for some hard to
find parts, give these guys a go.)
Karmann
Ghia Grave Yard - Lots of
Ghia Parts
Need
some hard to find parts located in the USA, check out the Ghia
Grave Yard, For
pricing,
shipping and any questions,
contact Jodie Various
vehicles from
1956-1974 Coupe and Convertibles. Jodie is very reliable, and his
parts very reasonably priced.
Type
14 Resources
Jason Hamilton has setup a complete resource for the Karmann Ghia, Type
14. An excellent resource for technical information, paint chips,
electrical diagrams, and various manuals on how to do. check it
out.
Karmann
Ghia Birthday Calendar
Here is a very well done Karmann Ghia Calendar, and resource for
the Karmann Ghia. Very slick!
Trivia
- A Karmann Restorations Red Coupe was used for the 2008 LG
Electronic Commercial
- A Karmann Restorations Red Cabriolet was used for a Toilet Paper
Commercial for the UK, and USA Market.
- A Karmann Restorations Pink Karmann Ghia Cabriolet was used for
in the Film "Aquamarine" .
- A Karmann Restorations Yellow Karmann Ghia Cabriolet was used for
the Leading role's primary vehicle for the first season of "Monarch
Cove".
- The Karmann Ghia starred in the closing scenes of the film Kill Bill, as Uma Thurman's
character The Bride drives off in a blue convertible model of the car.
- A red, convertible Karmann Ghia stars in OMD's video for 1981 hit
'Souvenir'
- From 1967 to 1969, Maxwell Smart drives a Karmann Ghia
during the opening credits of the television show Get Smart; however, the car is never used
on the show itself, as Max continues to drive his Sunbeam Tiger.
- In The
Stoned Guest, a "half-act opera" by Peter Schickele under the pseudonym
of "P. D. Q. Bach," a prominent female character is named "Carmen
Ghia," in a play on both the Bizet
opera Carmen and this
autombile.
- A character in Mel Brooks's The Producers is called Carmen Ghia
after the car.
- The song "Airhead" by Thomas Dolby contains the lyrics: "She's
an airhead, stun-gun and mace / Kharmann Ghia plates say "Lost
in Space"
- A red Karmann Ghia convertible is driven by Mike Myers in the film "So, I Married
an Axe Murderer."
- A green convertible Karmann Ghia is driven by Tate Donovan's
character in "Love Potion No. 9."
- An orange convertible Karmann Ghia is driven by Robert Redford's
character in the movie "Sneakers."
- In the James Bond movie "Octopussy", teenagers driving a red
convertible Karmann Ghia pretend they are going to pick up Roger
Moore's character after being stranded, but then drive off.
- In the film Zodiac by David Fincher, at one point the zodiac
murderer leaves markings on a Karmann Ghia and then later turns out to
drive one himself.
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