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« on: February 05, 2008, 05:48:30 am » |
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Has there been a shortage of subtle, hot rodded, "Cal Look" Ghias over the last few years? Seems like it. Where are they?
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Joe_G
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« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2008, 09:53:50 am » |
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 Still got mine, but just sits in the garage  Not the best picture, from Bug Jam a few years ago. |
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Fonz
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« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2008, 10:53:34 am » |
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Hey Joe. Is that pic from 2001?  |
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« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2008, 10:56:01 am » |
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Still got mine, but just sits in the garage I forgot you had that, why not bring it up to spec and use it as a spare race car, all you'd need then is a bigger trailer to all your kit to the track. This one's £60K complete, you should be able to get some off that too, the one's that remain unsold from last year start getting cheaper now as race teams look for funds for the new season:  |
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Fonz
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« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2008, 11:07:38 am » |
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Hello Matt. Sounds like you've been looking into that quite a bit!!  |
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« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2008, 11:39:45 am » |
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Hello Matt. Sounds like you've been looking into that quite a bit!! Morning! I did look into it briefly a while back for a joint venture, I'd want a silver one though. Back on topic I don't remeber any hot Ghia's appearing recently? Then again I might have missed something? Strange really since there have been some good cars available for fair money, I look every now and then on The Samba as I like the idea of an early one with a turbo but it's a big project and other VW's and limited funds means it falls firmly under the category of 'not a good idea'. |
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« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2008, 11:53:34 am » |
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Jon's got a nice lowlight he's been doing for years. I just keep on at him to put a cage in it!! He's got the 2276, IDAs, built box, slicks sorted already Body is all in primer ready for paint and the pan needs doing, it's just time and money holding it back Mat, I can't have another race car!!!! The engine is out of the Ghia at the moment so it might get a freshen up for the street this year  I didn't get on driving the 7.5 tonner when we moved house so have ruled out anything bigger than a van and trailer |
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« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2008, 12:30:53 pm » |
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Jon's got a nice lowlight he's been doing for years. I just keep on at him to put a cage in it!! He's got the 2276, IDAs, built box, slicks sorted already Body is all in primer ready for paint and the pan needs doing, it's just time and money holding it back Sounds like there's a good car in waiting there, be interesting to see it when it's finished complete with cage. |
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« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2008, 12:54:25 pm » |
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Darren Carter of my old club, New Waves, has this one....with a 2110 and IDAs...  And there's also Georg and Christoph of the DFL with nice cal-look Ghias. Like the sound of Jon's. No doubt it will be good. |
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Tim C
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« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2008, 12:58:47 pm » |
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How about the Black Mamba from France... lovely looking car.   (pics from thesamba via Chalie's blog ) and a small one from EBI1...  |
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Neil Davies
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« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2008, 13:34:22 pm » |
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If Jamie Lake from O/FF gets his Ghia painted then I think that'll fall into Cal Look territory, but almost by accident as I don't think he's into it as a particular style. I prefer '60s Ghias to lowlights but if Jon is building one you know it'll be right! The only reason I got rid of mine was as a swap for my '51. It was in Practical Performance Car magazine a couple of months ago in a rat lookfeature...   |
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« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2008, 17:22:46 pm » |
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Has there been a shortage of subtle, hot rodded, "Cal Look" Ghias over the last few years? Seems like it. Where are they?
They're all parked outside the hairdressers.  Note to self: Run and hide, run and hide... |
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Rick Meredith
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« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2008, 17:26:28 pm » |
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My observation seems to be that Ghias don't age as well as Bugs do... that the years take a bigger toll on them than Beetles. Maybe it's just because there's a lot less of them.
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« Reply #13 on: February 05, 2008, 17:36:56 pm » |
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How about the Black Mamba from France... lovely looking car.
It's my friend is nicolas ( south of france Marseille ) this engine is 2276 with 48 injection CB perfo grearbox rancho/DMT and Nitrous for +/- 12.20 at bitburg DDD#5 |
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Carlos De Alba
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« Reply #14 on: February 05, 2008, 18:12:45 pm » |
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 who is the new owner??
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« Reply #15 on: February 05, 2008, 18:15:29 pm » |
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Not Cal Look but..
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« Reply #16 on: February 05, 2008, 18:53:49 pm » |
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who is the new owner?? Carlita, a samba gallery photo says it's going to france. Who ? |
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« Reply #18 on: February 05, 2008, 20:46:06 pm » |
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who is the new owner?? yes who??? |
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Lee.C
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« Reply #19 on: February 05, 2008, 20:48:56 pm » |
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Anyone got a pic of that REALLY COOL Ghia at Bug In  The Red dechromed one on gold empi 8's with 914 guages |
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« Reply #20 on: February 05, 2008, 20:52:21 pm » |
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« Reply #21 on: February 05, 2008, 21:10:09 pm » |
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Anyone got a pic of that REALLY COOL Ghia at Bug In The Red dechromed one on gold empi 8's with 914 guages sure lee here we go  |
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« Reply #22 on: February 05, 2008, 21:20:01 pm » |
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where do we go? i see nothing... |
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Diederick
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« Reply #23 on: February 05, 2008, 21:22:14 pm » |
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where do we go? i see nothing... wait guys i resize several pictures ....................  .. here we go again dieds |
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« Reply #25 on: February 05, 2008, 21:25:45 pm » |
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« Reply #26 on: February 05, 2008, 21:27:49 pm » |
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« Reply #27 on: February 05, 2008, 21:41:13 pm » |
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holy crap, that was worth the wait fabs! such an awesome KG! i'm hoping to build one someday and this one serves as quite an inspiration |
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« Reply #28 on: February 05, 2008, 22:02:04 pm » |
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Give me a FUCKING Break.
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Lee.C
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« Reply #29 on: February 05, 2008, 22:11:16 pm » |
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holy crap, that was worth the wait fabs! such an awesome KG! i'm hoping to build one someday and this one serves as quite an inspiration  , , , , , , , , , , , , , I forgot just how COOL that Ghia really is - it is tottally Period Correct in every way possible - it is a true inspiration |
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