This model emerged from a collaboration between Volkswagen AG, the Italian design house Carrozzeria Ghia, and German coachbuilder Wilhelm Karmann GmbH, introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1961. Styled by Sergio Sartorelli at Ghia, the car featured angular lines and a distinctive profile that distinguished it from contemporary offerings. As Volkswagen’s range-topper at the… Read More Baby blue: 1969 Karmann-Ghia Typ 34
Among classic Volkswagens, the Karmann Ghia has always held a special place thanks to its timeless Italian design by Ghia and the craftsmanship of Karmann. But within the long production run, the so-called “Lowlight” models, built between 1955 and 1959, stand out as the most elegant and desirable. Characterized by their lower front headlights and… Read More Low light, low conditions: 1958 Karmann-Ghia Coupé
This 1959 Rometsch Lawrence Coupé is a rare coachbuilt Volkswagen-based grand tourer of which only 115 were produced between 1957 and 1961. According to the official Rometsch register, just 34 are known to survive worldwide, making this example one of the few remaining opportunities to acquire one. Designed by Bert Lawrence and hand-built in Berlin,… Read More A different breed: 1959 Rometsch Lawrence Coupé
The Volkswagen Karmann Ghia has always stood apart as a beautifully sculpted coupe, blending Volkswagen’s dependable engineering with Ghia’s refined Italian styling. This 1957 example is a largely original, mostly complete survivor that has been revived after years in storage. The seller says that this was a barn find that has since been brought back… Read More Low light, highly original: 1957 VW Karmann Ghia Coupé
Years ago (yes, it gets old) we found another 1955 Karmann Ghia and haven’t seen one for sale since, until today. We had decided that it deserved to be published as, apart from its ratty look, it is not every day to find one for sale belonging to the first production batch, unfortunately most of… Read More Oldest in town: 1955 Karmann Ghia Coupé
Slate Gray 6201 should be the color code of this rare 356 BT6 in its least appreciated version (but only at the time of presentation), now its collector interest is high. It has never been clear to us why the Porsche management of the time decided to produce this strange hybrid, neither coupé nor cabriolet… Read More 15 year long nap: 1962 Porsche 356 BT6 Super 90 Hardtop Coupé
The sticker on the rear bumper is clear: “Who has the gold makes the rule”. Well, you need gold to rebuild this car but it’s a “Lowlight” KG Cabrio and it’s definitely worth it. Ineed the fist series of the Karmann Ghia has a sleeker profile on the front than the cars built from 1960:… Read More The golden rule: 1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Cabriolet
The strange family of the Hardtop Coupé built by Karmann started as an experiment: initially some T5 Cabriolet bodies built by Reutter had their hardtop welded and then everything stared. Then, differently form the T5, the T6 series (like the car here), had a body built interely by Karmann usung some parts of the coupé… Read More Notchback: 1962 Porsche 356 B-T6 Hardtop Coupé by Karmann
The music genius had other meaning in his mind when he wrote this song so we hope he could forgive us for this kind of misuse of the title. But, since he wrote it, many things have changed for real and one of those, althoug not important at all for most people, is the value… Read More Sign o’ the times: 1961 Porsche 356B T5 Karmann Hardtop
During the 1961 and 1962 a small batch of these “strange” Porsches were built by Karmann (who wasn’t at the time the official Porsche coachbuilder: Reutter was) basically welding an hardtop on the body of a Cabrio. We don’t know why they decided to make such experiment: maybe they wanted to check the response of… Read More Almost Cabrio: 1961 Porsche 356B T5 Hardtop by Karmann
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