video of our 65 on the M40 taken by Paul Donovan
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5pXVCcqGfA
rebuildmyghia34
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.
Monday, October 12, 2015
Tuesday, October 08, 2013
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
http://www.classiccarportraits.co.uk/pages/VWKarmannGhia3_6269.htm
Monday, March 04, 2013
Arrived in Germany
Saturday, March 02, 2013
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
Thursday, January 17, 2013
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.
Thursday, January 03, 2013
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!!
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!!
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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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It is 50 years today since my Type 34 rolled off the production line at the Karmann factory. Since leaving Germany it has lived in Denma...
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Well a little trial fitting up completed, all the bumper mounts were correct as were those for the head & fog lights and indicator &...