Originally focused on the restoration of my November 1961 built (1962 model year) Type 3 Karmann Ghia (343) I have now extended the blog to cover the ongoing ownership of my 1964 built (1965 model year) RHD type 3 Karmann Ghia (344) purchased in 1982.
Saturday, October 07, 2006
KM speedo restoration
The original speedo that came with the car was in a bad state. I have striped it, greased, zeroed and repainted all parts. It was worth saving as it is slightly different from some of the other early speedos I have seen so far.
The paint for the Nov 61 needle (instrument on the left) is acrylic paint by Deco Art and is called Pure Pumkin. You can see from the photo of the July 62 speedo (on the right)that it is a very close match.
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video of our 65 on the motorway
video of our 65 on the M40 taken by Paul Donovan https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5pXVCcqGfA
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Nice work on the Speedo Mr Holmes!
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