Volkswagen Karmann
Ghia Convertible
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VOLKSWAGEN KARMANN GHIA CONVERTIBLE £42,9951960 VOLKSWAGEN KARMANN GHIA CONVERTIBLE.
ONLY COVERED 13,339 miles AFTER BEING FULLY RESTORED.
1600cc FLAT 4 CYLINDER, SINGLE PORT, AIR COOLED PETROL, PRODUCING OVER 50BHPONLY 1 OWNER IN THE UK AFTER BEING IMPORTED FROM THE USA IN 2019.
FANTASTIC PRIVATE NUMBER PLATE 517 XVE£1,000’s And £1,000’s Have Been Spent On This Stunning Car!Sometimes referred to as the “most beautiful Volkswagen ever,” the Karmann Ghia’s body is a triumph of the automotive stylist’s art, because underneath its sexy curves is nothing more exotic than a widened floor-pan and running gear from the humble Beetle.
By the mid-1950s, the German economy was recovering.
Mercedes-Benz developed the 300SL Gullwing, and Porsche had a hit in America with the 356 Speedster.
Volkswagen looked for a way to move upmarket.
The ‘Beetle in a sports coat’ – as it has been dubbed – was initially an unofficial Volkswagen.
The idea for a sexier Beetle, and what would become Volkswagen’s second model line, came from long-time