Deep down inside, it's a Volkswagen. A Volkswagen built for two. It's our VW Karmann Ghia. | Julio Cezar Kronbauer's Blog

Deep down inside, it's a Volkswagen. A Volkswagen built for two. It's our VW Karmann Ghia.

Deep down inside, it's a Volkswagen.
A Volkswagen built for 2. It's our VW Karmann Ghia. It wasn't brought up with our other Volkswagens. Ghia of Turin designed it as a runabout. But its lines are so sculptured, half the work has to be done by hand. Should we make it anyhow? Oh, why not—a company's only young once. So we called in one of the finest coach-
makers in Europe, Karmann of Osnabruck. Where it takes 185 men for the handwork on the body alone. Every seam is welded, ground down, filed and sanded by hand. It corners with any sports car. And holds the worst barreltop roads at 70. But don't let its prima donna look fool you. The engine and chassis are right out of our VW Sedan.
No $100 carburetors. No $40 tuneups. And the price includes the little things you'd put in a car if you made it yourself. A defroster for the rear window. Adjust-able bucket seats. A soundproofed inte-rior. Even the electric clock. All for $2,295* for the coupe, $2,495* for the convertible. $4,790* a set.

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