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Title: 1963 Karmann ghia coupe
Post by: steveo_32 on April 11, 2011, 09:24:50 PM: Here is some picts of my 63 ghia

owned for a few years, tried to sell it like a ......40,000 times or sumthing like that.
Finally cracked down on it the last few months.

it started with a 64 from jimbo

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi38.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe127%2FSteveo_32%2FIMG_0504.jpg&hash=70da558614fb6e0c90b526079c46c9045fa9b689)

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi38.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe127%2FSteveo_32%2FIMG_0506.jpg&hash=9d5d8486e8061a0b131ed55aac8aa085fc0098af)

Stripped this puppy down and kept all the parts and gave it to Dirty, (he is great on getting rid of stuff)

Obtained this 63 ghia thru bugman aka Stevewilson

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi38.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe127%2FSteveo_32%2FIMG_0502.jpg&hash=e14768f4ccc65b97d8759364d93753066cda75f3)

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi38.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe127%2FSteveo_32%2FIMG_0500.jpg&hash=244bc06a29df692c8f0ced45db51f0f7d0299b2a)

Bought some parts

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi38.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe127%2FSteveo_32%2FIMG_1148.jpg&hash=643861c4ca5a56f16abea6b542cceca55f746c46)

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi38.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe127%2FSteveo_32%2FIMG_1152.jpg&hash=db1162c4cc93eebb2e8c758dba57be401ae6c554)

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi38.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe127%2FSteveo_32%2FIMG_1150.jpg&hash=20809b499268f0c0df9c0d191e60b0da7a5788fd)

and held off for a year and did this

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi38.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe127%2FSteveo_32%2FLindaspicturdreshercamera1002.jpg&hash=764ac2bc23000f95a164e18e8f6e00d2d0b78535)

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi38.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe127%2FSteveo_32%2FLindaspicturdreshercamera1001.jpg&hash=752ae35a3c124fd3ea1748d00eb1c6619f66f030)

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi38.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe127%2FSteveo_32%2FLindaspicturdreshercamera999.jpg&hash=8ceef1dc127d5fe841f0dd0cc038afb3ff09f19d)

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi38.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe127%2FSteveo_32%2FLindaspicturdreshercamera995.jpg&hash=bd5e0bc6481d4ebfd4f93a72b4662a7d4f6a4a70)

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi38.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe127%2FSteveo_32%2FLindaspicturdreshercamera998.jpg&hash=184f5c5bf796dbcdac0d48dd959717945f00e42a)

will get some more of the finshed paint product soon
Title: Re: 1963 Karmann ghia coupe
Post by: Geoff on April 11, 2011, 09:44:47 PM: I got a sneak peek a few weeks back................... :o :o :o Nice!
Title: Re: 1963 Karmann ghia coupe
Post by: 85fastlane on April 12, 2011, 05:37:22 AM: Good to see you doing something with it!
Title: Re: 1963 Karmann ghia coupe
Post by: steveo_32 on May 13, 2011, 06:47:49 PM: (https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi38.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe127%2FSteveo_32%2F597.jpg&hash=d02f3a390e447d12242890fee6563f5b085eae22)

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi38.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe127%2FSteveo_32%2F600.jpg&hash=82840576342d863d6efaf3043367e3d8642a7e28)

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi38.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe127%2FSteveo_32%2F602.jpg&hash=a0ae420d5942eefe536e289a77f64ac890757d3b)

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi38.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe127%2FSteveo_32%2F601.jpg&hash=fc77c873a7ad6d5fbc7baa189d584f8772e65108)
Title: Re: 1963 Karmann ghia coupe
Post by: mkivwagon on September 14, 2011, 02:58:27 PM: sweet! I will someday need to get myself a ghia
Title: Re: 1963 Karmann ghia coupe
Post by: Geoff on September 14, 2011, 04:31:24 PM: I looked at this a few months ago, Steve did a great job on the body and paint!
Title: Re: 1963 Karmann ghia coupe
Post by: Alp on September 17, 2011, 10:42:03 PM: very cool. Love the Ghia look.
Title: Re: 1963 Karmann ghia coupe
Post by: buggy1 on September 18, 2011, 07:39:18 AM: Uncle Lester gonna have some competition at the track!? Looks good Steveo, now if I can only get some time on my projects......