Vehicle Description
West Coast Classics are proud to present a great daily driving
example of this original southern California owner last year 1974
Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Convertible and one of the last ever built
examples from 6/1974!In 1957, the VW Karmann coachwork Osnabruck's
assembly line built 105 Karmann Ghia Convertibles which was a
landmark design of it's day in ragtop simplicity compared to
contemporary British roadsters! VW advertising made much about
Karmann's almost hand construction methods, which included filling,
filing and sanding all seams before painting. A delicate blend of
old-world German craftmanship and Italian soul, this car proved
that sports cars were as much about style and grace as they were
about performance and almost twenty years later on 7/31/1974, when
VW halted production, it had proved to be one of the all-time best
selling and most loved sports cars in the world.This particular
example is an original southern California owner always rust free
car with all its original floor pans and sheet metal and which was
treated some years ago to a full exterior repaint in the striking
'Tropical Green' color and the car has its original White vinyl
seats interior with Black carpeting. The car shows very well with
only some very minor imperfections noticeable only upon very close
inspection in the paint or elsewhere.Owned for over 46 years by its
original southern California owner, it is also extremely rare in
that it still retains its all original interior which is in very
good condition throughout for its age.This particular car must be
seen and driven to be fully appreciated - a seriously striking
example which turns heads wherever she goes! The engine is
extremely strong and responsive with excellent oil pressure and no
noticeable oil leaks and which sounds absolutely magnificent and
the transmission shifts smoothly through all the gears and the
engine temperature always remains cool.The car is also extremely
rare in that it proudly boasts its original floor pans and indeed
has probably rarely seen rain, apart from the very unusual Los
Angeles sprinkle it received whilst having its photos taken last
week!This must be one of the nicest, mostly all original and stock,
rust free examples available anywhere of this increasingly
collectible and desirable of late model Karmann Ghia convertibles
in turn-key ready daily driving, daily head-turning, and daily
appreciating condition!
