Volkswagen Karmann Ghia

Mr Hobby Volkswagen Karmann Ghia

Haha, yea, some of you must be thinking "Here he goes wasting money buying those blardy plastic kits again", and I agree, but the damage has been done, so I'll just post pics of my latest "acquisition" instead :p

I've never built any Mr Hobby kits so I really didn't know what to expect, but its the only kit available since Tamiya has stopped producing Karmann Ghia kits, so this is what I got:
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The Beetle's sportier sibling :)

My bad luck hasn't ended as you can see:
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The A-pillars have snapped, and its the same with another kit I saw in a forum, so I guess this must be some problem at the production line. Not a big issue though, it'll be a breeze to fix, fortunately :)

The kit can be built in both coupe or cabriolet form:
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Cabriolet

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You will NOT BELIEVE what Pete finds on the Karmann Ghia. Only at Southwest Rod and Custom, could something like this happen, and on a SWAP-Lets ...

Volkswagen Karmann Ghia - 13'649 cars found


Volkswagen : Karmann Ghia 1964 Karmann Ghia, California Car, Virtually Rust Free and Running
$2,000.00
Bids: 22
End time: 22-May-12 09:06:38 PDT
Volkswagen : Karmann Ghia GOOD RUNNING MOSTLY ORIGINAL ECONOMICAL 1974 KARMANN GHIA VOLKSWAGEN VW
$3,800.00
End time: 24-May-12 01:45:47 PDT
Volkswagen : Karmann Ghia 1974 KARMANN GHIA CONVERTIBLE
$2,600.00Buy It Now: $5200.0
Bids: 10
End time: 20-May-12 22:31:57 PDT
Volkswagen : Karmann Ghia 1971 Karmann Ghia Convertible
$22,000.00
Best Offer Enabled
End time: 02-Jun-12 03:25:26 PDT
Volkswagen : Karmann Ghia CALIFORNIACLASSIX One Lady Owner 1973 Karmann Ghia Cabriolet {61 PHOTOS}
$10,100.00
Bids: 16
End time: 23-May-12 03:15:00 PDT
Volkswagen : Karmann Ghia 1974 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
$1,800.01Buy It Now: $5500.0
Bids: 15
End time: 21-May-12 09:05:55 PDT
Volkswagen : Karmann Ghia Volkwagon Karmann Ghia Convertable
$11,000.00
Best Offer Enabled
End time: 20-May-12 12:16:08 PDT
Volkswagen : Karmann Ghia Ghia 1969 944 Porsche powered VW Custom Streetrod
$3,900.00
Bids: 20
End time: 27-May-12 09:00:00 PDT
Volkswagen : Karmann Ghia chrome KARMANN GHIA 1966
$2,800.69
Bids: 12
End time: 22-May-12 06:43:34 PDT
1971 VOLKSWAGEN FL + KARMANN GHIA PAINT CHIPS (PPG)
$5.99
End time: 23-May-12 23:06:02 PDT
Volkswagen : Karmann Ghia 1969 Karmann Ghia-UK Historic Tax Class-Auto Stick Shift-Arizona car
$2,025.00
Bids: 15
End time: 22-May-12 05:41:24 PDT
Volkswagen : Karmann Ghia 1972 VW Karmannn Ghia
$5,900.00Buy It Now: $9500.0
Bids: 7
End time: 20-May-12 04:39:25 PDT
1966 66 VW Volkswagen Karmann Ghia ORIGINAL Vintage Ad CMY STORE 5+= FREE SHIP
$5.99
End time: 23-May-12 10:42:13 PDT
Volkswagen : Karmann Ghia 1966 Karmann Ghia
$3,000.00
Bids: 1
End time: 25-May-12 09:12:36 PDT
1967 VW Volkswagen Karmann Ghia ORIGINAL Vintage Ad C MY STORE 5+= FREE SHIP
$5.99
End time: 24-May-12 12:58:33 PDT
Volkswagen : Karmann Ghia Two Karmann Ghia type 1 coupes 1966 AND 1968 new motor, tran projects VW
$3,000.00Buy It Now: $3500.0
Bids: 0
End time: 21-May-12 00:26:59 PDT
Volkswagen : Karmann Ghia Coupe 1972 VW Karmann Ghia
$9,200.00
Bids: 0
End time: 28-May-12 03:07:56 PDT
1968 VW Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Original OLD AD C MY STORE 5+= FREE SHIP
$6.99
End time: 09-Jun-12 10:42:19 PDT
Volkswagen : Karmann Ghia 1969 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
$6,000.00
Bids: 0
End time: 24-May-12 08:13:51 PDT
VW 87 Mahle Pistons and Jugs NEW to make 1641cc Volkswagen Bug Beetle Ghia Bus
$154.19
Bids: 20
End time: 19-May-12 12:54:22 PDT
1969 VW Volkswagen Karmann Ghia ORIGINAL OLD AD C MY STORE 4MORE 5+= FREE SHIP
$7.99
End time: 22-May-12 10:14:25 PDT
Volkswagen : Karmann Ghia 1967 VW KARMANN GHIA
$8,500.00
Bids: 0
End time: 23-May-12 08:31:47 PDT
VINTAGE FINNED ALUMINUM BUTTERFLY CARB SCOOP
$101.00
Bids: 21
End time: 20-May-12 08:30:00 PDT
1969 VW Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Original OLD AD C MY STORE 5+= FREE SHIP
$7.99
End time: 05-Jun-12 08:56:13 PDT
VINTAGE BOMBER STYLE RED SEAT BELTS WITH EYE HOOK MOUNTS
$65.65
Bids: 10
End time: 20-May-12 08:30:00 PDT

Volkswagen Karmann Ghia News




The Greatest: Susan Sarandon as Another Mad, Sad Mom
TIME
Seventeen minutes elapsed between the moment Bennett's Karmann Ghia got T-boned by a pick-up truck at an intersection and his time of death.

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Old Car Dealer Dept.
Artvoice (blog)
In 1955 VW also sold the Transporter (van & pickup), and the newly introduced Karmann Ghia two-seat sports car. The 1000000th Beetle was painted a special


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American Libraries
And who would take their car to a mechanic who hadn't learned a thing since he worked on his '66 Karmann Ghia? So what makes it okay to ignore your own


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Honolulu Star-Bulletin
This 1968 Karmann Ghia belongs to Mike Roth of the VW Club of Hawaii. The auto show runs from tomorrow through Sunday at the Hawaii Convention Center,

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Traumwagen Karmann Ghia: Mit 54 PS und Tempo 120 gen Süden
Derwesten.de
Das Wethmarer Ehepaar, das schon so manche Oldie-Rarität besessen hat, hat sich im Jahr 2007 in den „großen” VW Karmann Ghia verliebt und ihn von seinem

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
El Karmann Ghia (tipo 14) fue un coupé 2+2 y un descapotable (convertible) de dos plazas comercializado por Volkswagen en el periodo comprendido entre 1955 y 1974. ...

Volkswagen Karmann Ghia - Wikicars
Mario Boano from Carrozzeria Ghia. The Volkswagen Karmann Ghia was introduced in 1953 in an effort by Volkswagen to join in the "image" car in the post-WWII world. ...

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