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1966 Volkswagen Karmann Convertible on 2040-cars

US $29,900.00
Year:1966 Mileage:107000 Color: Trim
Location:

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States


A Striking Southern Drop Top Beauty with a wonderful ride and silky smooth performance!

As the Pictures should explain, this is not your typical VW Beetle Restoration.

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This is one of those rare cars that drives and handles so nice that it just makes you smile every time you drive it, because it simply works the way it should!


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MATCHING NUMBERS : The Pan matches the Tag Original Drivetrain with the 1 Year only 1300cc 4 Cylinder engine with 50hp.



A FRESH Restoration of a rust free original South Carolina Car until it was painted in the fall of 2013. 
 
The Pan was so Rust Free we kept it completely original.  It has original rust free heater channels and front and rear aprons.  The battery compartment and spare tire well is also original and rust free. 

This is a No Excuses Beauty that has most of its major born with parts. It has not been cut up, swapped out of several cars, patched and welded together like many out there.

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Minor dents and dings were repaired prior to painting, retains all original body panels and fenders with no rust patches.

Here are some of the details of the restoration:

*Expensive Haartz Fabric convertible top with beautiful headliner and matching Boot.
*Stunning Clear-coat Black paint wet sanded and polished to a fine luster.
*VERY Straight Original Body Panels.
*All new Weatherstripping.
*Hand Made Steel Fender Skirts with stainless hardware.
*All mechanicals renewed to OE specifications.
*Complete New Interior.
*Original Tools including jack.
*Original working Sapphire Radio
*New Radial Tires with Stainless Trim Rings.
*New Chrome Bumpers and Exterior Trim.
*Wonderful Original Pan.

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The hand made Haartz boot really finishes off the top when it is folded down.

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Rust-free original metal in the spare tire well.  Original ID plate that matches the
center tunnel Chassis stamped ID number.

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Beautiful hung headliner.

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I am not a Beetle specialist who claims to know everything about them but I have owned a lot of them and I have honestly described this car to the best of my ability.  I am not saying this car is perfect, it has some minor flaws here and there, but it is a wonderful high quality car that is a pleasure to behold.

I’m sure I have missed something but if you have questions I will answer them the best that I can. 

If you would like to come and see the car let me know and I will make myself available.

Thanks very much for viewing my auction.  I Try to treat other people the way I like to be treated, check my sellers feedback going back 11 years and bid with confidence. 


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Consumer Reports no longer recommends Honda Civic

Mon, Oct 24 2016

Consumer Reports annual Car Reliability Survey is out, and yes, there are some big surprises. First and foremost? The venerable publication no longer recommends the Honda Civic. In fact, aside from the walking-dead CR-Z and limited-release Clarity fuel-cell car, the Civic is the only Honda to miss out on CR's prestigious nod. At the opposite end there's a surprise as well – Toyota and Lexus remain the most reliable brands on the market, but Buick cracked the top three. That's up from seventh last year, and the first time for an American brand to stand on the Consumer Reports podium. Mazda's entire lineup earned Recommended checks as well. Consumer Reports dinged the Civic for its "infuriating" touch-screen radio, lack of driver lumbar adjustability, the limited selection of cars on dealer lots fitted with Honda's popular Sensing system, and the company's decision to offer LaneWatch instead of a full-tilt blind-spot monitoring system. Its score? A lowly 58. The Civic isn't the only surprise drop from CR's Recommended ranks. The Audi A3, Ford F-150, Subaru WRX/STI, and Volkswagen Jetta, GTI, and Passat all lost the Consumer Reports' checkmark. On the flipside, a number of popular vehicles graduated to the Recommended ranks, including the BMW X5, Chevrolet Camaro, Corvette, and Cruze, Hyundai Santa Fe, Porsche Macan, and Tesla Model S. Perhaps the biggest surprise is the hilariously recall-prone Ford Escape getting a Recommended check – considering the popularity of Ford's small crossover, this is likely a coup for the brand, as it puts the Escape on a level playing field with the Recommended Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, and Nissan Rogue. While Ford is probably happy to see CR promote the Escape, the list wasn't as kind for every brand. For example, of the entire Fiat Chrysler Automobiles catalog, the ancient Chrysler 300 was the only car to score a check – there wasn't a single Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Maserati, or Ram on the list. That hurts. FCA isn't alone at the low end, either. GMC, Jaguar Land Rover, Mini, and Mitsubishi don't have a vehicle on CR's list between them, while brands like Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Nissan, Lincoln, Infiniti, and Cadillac only have a few models each. You can check out Consumer Reports entire reliability roundup, even without a subscription, here.

VW XL1 priced at $169,000 in UK, only 30 will be sold there

Wed, Jul 2 2014

Volkswagen has announced the pricing of its XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid for the UK, according to Car magazine. The small, uber-efficient two-seater will start at GBP98,515, or roughly $168,930 at current exchange rates. Additionally, only 30 units of the XL1 will be sold throughout the UK, giving it a rareness appropriate for its lofty price. It's nice to finally be able to stop speculating about the XL1's price. Even as recently as the first XL1 delivery in Germany, we were still mostly in the dark concerning the cost of the slippery VW. But is the price worth it, especially considering that the much sportier BMW i8 can be had for just a bit more (GBP99,895, or $171,460, in the UK)? Car seems to think so, noting that the XL1 is an eco and technology pioneer, and saying that its cost of ownership is "merely the price of progress." Plus, that includes the bragging rights of owning the world's most fuel-efficient car. The XL1's two-cylinder turbo-diesel engine displaces just eight-tenths of a liter and produces 47 horsepower. The internal combustion engine operates alongside a 26-horsepower electric motor powered by a 5.5-kWh lithium-ion battery pack. Despite its 2.64-gallon fuel tank, the XL1 has a maximum driving range of over 700 miles thanks to a 261-mpg rating (based on the European cycle). Unfortunately, we won't be able to do any bladder-busting, nonstop Chicago to DC road trips any time soon, as VW has no plans to bring the XL1 to North America - not that one would relish the experience of dicing it up with America's massive trucks and SUVs. If you want to drive one, you'll have to go to Europe, and you'd better have a very large piggy bank you're prepared to break open.

2023 CES Editors' Picks

Mon, Jan 9 2023

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