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yamahaki Guest
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well my Karmann Ghia got whacked hard. After pouring a ton of money into it in mods, a lady took it out.   |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS 
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Bummer, Sean. I had a '63 Ghia about 40 years ago. I loved that car till the engine blew up in August 1967 while crossing the Arizona desert on my way back from leave to MCSC Barstow. My parents spent $500 to have a rebuilt engine installed (I was just a "poor" 19 year-old Marine). I hope you can salvage yours - - it looks like it was in really nice shape. |
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yamahaki Guest
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It was original. I had just done the interior, and put in a 2180 stroked engine with a freeway flyer transaxle. at least the racing wheels were at the house at the time. The car is a full loss. It was hit so hard the top and quarter panels were bent. I'll just find another body and start over. |
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KenC Admin 
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pacifichrono wrote: Bummer, Sean. I had a '63 Ghia about 40 years ago. I loved that car till the engine blew up in August 1967 while crossing the Arizona desert on my way back from leave to MCSC Barstow. My parents spent $500 to have a rebuilt engine installed (I was just a "poor" 19 year-old Marine). Hard to keep those air cooled engines running in the AZ desert in August! $500 was a whole months pay for a 1LT back then. |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS
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At least you still have your 92x82. :cool: |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS
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KenC wrote: pacifichrono wrote:Bummer, Sean. I had a '63 Ghia about 40 years ago. I loved that car till the engine blew up in August 1967 while crossing the Arizona desert on my way back from leave to MCSC Barstow. My parents spent $500 to have a rebuilt engine installed (I was just a "poor" 19 year-old Marine). Man, you were RICH! I was earning about $150/month then. Damned officers! :X |
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KenC Admin
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pacifichrono wrote: KenC wrote:pacifichrono wrote:Bummer, Sean. I had a '63 Ghia about 40 years ago. I loved that car till the engine blew up in August 1967 while crossing the Arizona desert on my way back from leave to MCSC Barstow. My parents spent $500 to have a rebuilt engine installed (I was just a "poor" 19 year-old Marine). That included my quarter's allowance and subsistance pay, while you were being provided with luxury living accomodaions and sumptuous gourmet meals......Living like a king!:dude: |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS
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KenC wrote: That included my quarter's allowance and subsistance pay, while you were being provided with luxury living accomodaions and sumptuous gourmet meals......Living like a king!:dude: Yeah, that bunk bed and foot locker were to die for! Oh, and there's a reason why our "gourmet meals" were served to us in a place called the MESS HALL! |
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tny795 3T WIS 
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The two of you have me ROFLM-O.......you're hysterical.happy1.gif gave me a great laugh. KenC wrote: pacifichrono wrote:KenC wrote:pacifichrono wrote:Bummer, Sean. I had a '63 Ghia about 40 years ago. I loved that car till the engine blew up in August 1967 while crossing the Arizona desert on my way back from leave to MCSC Barstow. My parents spent $500 to have a rebuilt engine installed (I was just a "poor" 19 year-old Marine). |
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yamahaki Guest
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noncoms do pretty good these days. The chow is much better. In the airforce, we even had a special order line. your right about the engine, for sure! got it pulled this morning along with the interior and suspension. The carbs cost more than the car anyways. I put a pair of Weber 42mm dcnf 2 barrels on it, 12 lb flywheel, racing heads, roller rockers etc. took 20 minutes to jerk the engine out. Just take out 4 bolts, jack up the car and roll it out. I'm looking on line for a body in AZ. a 1968 is what I'm after. if you guys see one , let me know. I'll have it shipped to the body shop. |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS
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yamahaki wrote: I'm looking on line for a body in AZ. a 1968 is what I'm after. if you guys see one , let me know. I'll have it shipped to the body shop. Are you looking for a swing axle suspension? I think the IRS started in 1969. |
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yamahaki Guest
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I have the freeway flyer to put in it. it will fit. it is the irs axle setup. 80 mph at 2200rpm. I think the change over on the trans was in 1968, the ones that were made in the 1st 6 months had the old style, after that the new one showed up. I can also get any part for the 68. the 73 sucked for getting door moldings, glass, etc. |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS
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yamahaki wrote: I have the freeway flyer to put in it. it will fit. it is the irs axle setup. 80 mph at 2200rpm. I think the change over on the trans was in 1968, the ones that were made in the 1st 6 months had the old style, after that the new one showed up. I can also get any part for the 68. the 73 sucked for getting door moldings, glass, etc. Besides my '63 Ghia, I also had a new '69 VW Beetle and a new '73 Super Beetle, both custom. I remember holding off buying the Beetle until the '69 model came out in the fall of 1968, because the '68 Beetle still used the ancient swing axle rear. Maybe the Ghias used the IRS a year before the Beetles...dunno. The '69 I bought from Chick Iverson VW on the Balboa penisula of Newport Beach...chromed Porsche wheels, Semperit Super Sport radials (cutting edge back then), a megaphone extractor exhaust, etc. Loved that car until my (ex-) wife T-boned it before one year was on the clock. It killed me! Sold it and bought a Simca 1204 5-door. Not quite the same. Ha-ha.  |
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Edgel 3T WIS 
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In 1963 I went on active duty as an E3 in the SeaBees. After builders school in Oxnard, I did two years duty at Barbers Point in Hawaii. I made $99/mo. when I went in and only $228 as an E5 whent I got an early out to enter Ohio State. The GI Bill paid for my school and I stayed in the reserves. I was a Chief E7 when I finally left because my unit no longer had a billet for me. I rebuilt VW bugs and buses all the way through school and bought my son a bug to fix up that was made the same month and year (10/72) that he was born when he was 16. We put a 1776 cc with dual Kadrons in it and we had it running great when he sold it to buy a GTI 3 years later. |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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Sorry about the Ghia, Sean... And DAMN YOU GUYS ARE OLD!! Thanks for that!! |
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yamahaki Guest
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yeah, these guys are pretty old, but know there carshand6.gif |
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