Drawing of our 1965 T344

Here is a link to a drawing of our 1965 model T344 done in 2003 and now shown in a slightly different format than the original, including deletion of the registration number\ substitution with the model year range instead.
http://www.classiccarportraits.co.uk/pages/VWKarmannGhia3_6269.htm

Arrived in Germany

The final post on my ex 62 T343. It has now arrived safely with new owner Carsten Klein in Germany where it will be kept safe and enjoyed alongside his other Karmann Ghias and Volkswagens.

On the way to Germany 2

Here is a video of the car setting off for Germany on the back of the trailer - the end of a long journey with the car for me and the start of a new and exciting one for the car. You soon in Hessisch Oldendorf in June in our 65! You will need to copy\paste the link at present as I can't get it to embed properly at present. http://youtu.be/1QuPFva_K1E

On the way to Germany 1

The 62 is at long last on the way to Carsten Klein in Germany for him and his family to have fun with. Great weather at this end when it was picked up and Carsten tells me the weather is good over in Germany too so hopefully it will soon be on the road over there.

3 T34s on the drive

Here is a shot of our 65, our 62 before restoration and Lee hedges T346 before export to the USA.

Other cars that have now gone to new owners

Here are a few of our other cars that have been sold on to other owners.

Well its a Karmann but not of the Ghia kind

With our 190SL still not finished in the summer we decided we needed a bit of open top fun and bought ourselves a Mercedes-Benz 320CLK convertible in July. Its Karmann built but doesn't come with the rust (so far). Great value, practical and fun to drive; but of course not a T34.

Article in Ultra VW

Our 65 was photographed for an article in Ultra VW back in the middle of last year. The article has yet to be published and here is a preview shot from it.

Here are pictures of our 1965 model T344

We have owned this car since April 82; it had a very minor restoration in 1992 which included outer sills, localised repairs around the headlights and small repairs around the torsion bar holes, plus a six inch section of the outer chassis rail on either side.  All finished off with a lower half respray.  He is still looking good some 20 years later although some minor repairs are now nedeed around the torsion bar holes again and bot

tom of the drivers door.

So long and farewell

At the end of last year I agreed to sell our November 1961 T343 to Carsten Klein in Germany, Carsten will be collecting the car from the UK shortly.  I will be sad to see the car go after spending so many years working on it and getting it as close as possible to how it left the factory. It is great however that the car is going back to Germany to someone who will cherish it and add it to his ever growing collection of T34s.
It has been a pleasure to own one of the earliest surviving T34s, oldest at the 50th celebrations in Germany. Have fun with the car Carsten!!