We will be brief and concise in describing this car, starting in particular from some collecting considerations. The considerations are far from complex: in essence the Karmann Ghia cabrio is a car built with the typical solidity of a German product, with a line designed in Italy and, last but not least important, with a… Read More Most of the top: 1958 Karmann Ghia Cabriolet
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
We are perfectly aware that these cars aren’t much loved by most people but a small bunch of passionate fans but, because we are part of these, it was obligatory for us to publish this very early KG. Very early as 1955 was the first production year for the Karmann Ghia and in that year… Read More Low gravity, Lower chassis: 1955 Karmann Ghia Coupè
We are pretty sure that the Karmann Ghia, particularly the early series, has been rated by the market as the new Porsche 356. Indeed we’ve seen the quotations of these cars to increase substantially over the years: now a (almost) perfect car like this one is for sale regularly with an asking price higher than… Read More The new Porsche: 1959 Karmann Ghia “lowlights”
The more the time passes, the more the feeling that these early Karmann are the new Porsche 356 grows. Indeed we already saw some perfectly restored specimen for sale at a very high price. No later than three years ago a car in this condition would have been worth no more than $2,000 (tops), today it’s a… Read More How low can you go? 1959 Karmann Ghia Coupè “Lowlight”
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