New toy: 1974 Karmann Ghia

"IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK" (idroveapickuptruck) 02/14/2015 at 20:01 • Filed to: None

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Sold the muscle truck yesterday and bought this today. 1974 Karmann Ghia. It's in great mechanical shape and looks good from about 10 ft away but when you get closer it has some rust bubbles on the rear quarters panels. Either way should be a fun car to tool around in. Light was fading so no more photos, here is the ad I bought it from.

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TopSirloin > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/14/2015 at 20:07

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You decided very quickly! The vert M3 was sexy but this has much mroe character. Very nice.

jkm7680 > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/14/2015 at 20:08

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Wow, that looks fantastic! How does she run?

PushToStart > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/14/2015 at 20:17

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nice! I'll never forget the first time I saw one of those when I was really young, I had no idea what it was but the design and shape amazed me. They're really neat cars.

ranwhenparked > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/14/2015 at 20:18

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Nice rack!

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > jkm7680 02/14/2015 at 20:18

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She actually runs better than she looks. She was a victim of a bad paint job, the painting was actually okay but the prep was bad so the paint is bubbling in many places.

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > TopSirloin 02/14/2015 at 20:19

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The M3 was a fucking dog, it was listed as a "by owner" car but when I showed up it was a stealership. Dents everywhere, interior in pieces. Wouldn't touch it with a 10ft pole.

jkm7680 > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/14/2015 at 20:23

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Looks pretty good overall from the pictures! What's up with the wooden showshoe jammed up in the dash?

Sir FR-S (Formally CR-Z) > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/14/2015 at 20:23

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I usually dislike roof racks but that one looks amazing as does the entire car

TopSirloin > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/14/2015 at 20:30

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I have seen a few examples that are just like what you describe. The sad thing is that the convertibles seem to frequently be victims of spoiled brats whose daddy's have a little too much money.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > jkm7680 02/14/2015 at 20:32

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I'm wondering that myself. Some sort of shelf perhaps?

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > jkm7680 02/14/2015 at 20:34

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Storage shelf, doesn't get in the way of my legs, handy actually.

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > Sir FR-S (Formally CR-Z) 02/14/2015 at 20:34

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I agree, it really ads something to the look of the car.

jkm7680 > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 02/14/2015 at 20:35

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Probably a combination of a shelf and style stuff.

jkm7680 > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/14/2015 at 20:37

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It actually looks pretty good! How is it attached? I'd also like to know what made the shift knob convert to rastafarianism?

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > jkm7680 02/14/2015 at 20:43

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It's on pins, so it says level on large inclines! Shift knob has what appears to be a hackysack cover on it, it's annoying while driving and will be removed

jkm7680 > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/14/2015 at 20:45

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Never mind, haha.

At least it won't burn/freeze your hand off.

Wacko > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/14/2015 at 20:56

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I am so jelly, it's not funny

 > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/14/2015 at 21:06

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Wow that roof rack is perfect to fit all those curved suitcases!

Birddog > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/14/2015 at 21:11

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Damn Son! You went Polar Oppo.

How do you fit inside?

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > Birddog 02/14/2015 at 21:14

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Fit fine. I might still sell my FoST and buy a E39 or E46.

TheHondaBro > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/14/2015 at 21:28

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God Karmanns are gorgeous. You're a lucky son of a gun.

Birddog > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/14/2015 at 21:33

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I'm jealous. Years back I tried a Karmann on for size. It wasn't a fit.

I wound up with an MG Midget. It wasn't all bad. The feeling of the wind rushing over my forehead was nice.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/14/2015 at 21:33

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OMG YES!

You have great taste, fine sir.

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > Birddog 02/14/2015 at 21:37

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I'm not exactly small either, 6'2"

Birddog > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/14/2015 at 21:48

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Dang, I'm 6'3". I'd say it was my girth but the MG fit like a glove.

Are you going to flip it?

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > Birddog 02/14/2015 at 21:50

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Nope, I'd like to keep it for a while. I'm used to small cars, only larger cars I've ever owned were two pickup trucks. For whatever reason small cars don't bother me much

Birddog > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/14/2015 at 21:55

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Preaching to the choir on small cars. I have a bit of a fetish for Chrysler L bodies.

vdubyajohn > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/14/2015 at 22:31

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Nice...this was mine:

Fun cars...