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I was lucky enough to to drive two perfect vintage VWs: a 1963 Karmann Ghia and a 1964 Beetle. Here’s what I learned. When I found out VW was loaning out vehicles from its heritage fleet to members of ...
The Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia is one of those car that even non-gearheads tend to like, because it's just a fundamentally pretty object. It's elegant and friendly and curvy and sleek all at once ...
The level of difficulty involved is immense, which is why I tip my hat to the enthusiast who dropped a Volkswagen Karmann Ghia body on a Mercedes-Benz SLK. Is it a Volkswagen? Is it a Mercedes-Benz?
VW rebuffed Karmann’s initial drawings, and it was only when the German coachbuilder brought in Italian styling house Ghia that the project got the go-ahead. In typically rational German fashion ...
This time, I got to spend a day and a night with a 1964 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia. Here are six things I learned. 1) I want an old car now. Let’s kick things off with the grand conclusion ...
A Type 1 "Beetle," dressed in a designer suit, the Type 14 Karmann Ghia was Volkswagen's second mass-produced passenger car and its first sporty model. When I was a teenager, one of the first ...
For people who can't stand the sight of a Volkswagen." That's how VW marketed the Karmann Ghia, a beautiful car born from one of automotive history's most fruitful love triangles. In 1949 ...
That was exactly the case with the Volkswagen Karmann Ghia, one of the most distinctive cars ever made, a rightful design classic, and a landmark in Volkswagen history. European fusion rarely ...
After the Beetle and the Microbus, the svelte, feline Karmann-Ghia is probably the most recognizable car from Volkswagen's past. The Beetle got a rebirth as a modern car, and Volkswagen has teased ...
When Mr. Regular talks, it’d be best to listen. But calling the Karmann Ghia “the most beautiful car I’ve seen to date” is an overstatement considering the likes of the Jaguar E-Type ...
LAS VEGAS -- You'd be hard pressed to find a more humble car than the Karmann Ghia. Back in the day, it was a poor man's sports car. So imagine what happens when you drop a 650-horsepower ...