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1974 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. When we had the quasi-abandoned '70 Karmann Ghia last month, I got a flood of emails from rusty-state readers who were aghast that such a rare car would be allowed to go to The Crusher. Thing is, Karmann Ghias aren't at all rare around here; I've been passing today's car- which is located just a few blocks from my house- for months and months, figuring I'd get around to shooting it one of these days. And here it is!
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Comment by Deartháir: a Cruder, Fart-Joke Version of graverobber: Murilee, if you stumble across a particularly cherry Ghia - preferably a convertible, but I'm not too picky - for... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Comment by wannabewannabe: The styling is pseudo-Italian. I'm pretty sure the design of these cars was based on the 1953 Chrysler d'Elegance, 3 Responses | Other threads
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Comment by Herbie3Rivers: Yep that's a genuine Type 34 "Razor Edge" Ghia alright. Though this one has been heavily bastardized buy hacking it... more » | Other threads
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