This 1970 Volkswagen "Karmann Ghia" 2 DR. Coupe is one of the nicest, solid, well taken care of left on the road !!!

Professionally restored in 2003-2004 and completely stripped...piece by piece and all gone through during the 2nd owners possession.

All restoration work completed by "Cliff Avenue Upholstery And Restoration" in Sioux Falls, SD., The last (2) owners were from this city..... Never seen snow, salt, or sand....period !!! It has less than 1,000, fair weather miles since last owner acquired it. All complete vehicle maintenance is current and the car performs flawlessly !!! Just *5,261 miles since restoration completed....

This car has always been garaged all it's life when not driven. The vehicle has very low miles since restoration and was taken out in dry, fair weather when driven. It looks just like it was just completed yesterday !!

Powered by the original #'s matching, 1.6 liter / overhead valve/ naturally aspirated power plant all gone through,...new carb. etc...etc...It currently has performance exhaust, alloy wheels, twin intake w/ dual breathers and Blaupunkt Cassette stereo and high quality / rear free standing speakers added.

All original equipment goes with vehicle purchase. This is solid restoration. It was never a rust problem, or issue vehicle , with the exception of the base of the battery pan. This was cut out and the metal panel was replaced and refinished...(barely visible at all). This was the only "rust" issue the vehicle had and was repaired correctly. The intake system was replaced with dual breather's to enhance performance. (all original equipment still comes with vehicle. * (including factory wheels,newer tires center caps, radio, intake ...everything) It has restoration documentation

* $13,000.00 + PLUS, in new complete interior,stripping, dismantling and the re-finish alone !! Vehicle also comes with servicing receipts, factory owners manual,"D.O.D." Air Force Base sticker from Edwards Air Force Base in Palmdale, CA. where the orig. owner was stationed.

Call Chris Quinn @ (605) 201-2109 for more details...we offer financing up to 5 yrs. w/ approved credit and 20% min. down payment. Also, "discount" shipping available worldwide !!

Volkswagen Karmann Ghia History and development :

The "Karmann Ghia" is a Volkswagen powered, coach-built automobile. The first Ghia was introduced in 1956. It used the chassis, suspension and drive train from the Type 1 Beetle. The Karmann Ghia and Bug are mechanically and electrically identical from 1956 through 1974; their chassis are not interchangeable. The car was available as a coupe and cabriolet convertible. The Karmann Ghia is the only Volkswagen powered, coach-built automobile that carries the Volkswagen logo, and was officially sanctioned by Volkswagen AG. The Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia was a German-Italian joint effort introduced in 1955. Dr. Wilhelm Karmann, whose firm was building the cabriolet version of the Beetle, submitted designs to Volkswagen in hopes of generating new business. The designs were for a new sporty coupe, which Volkswagen ignored. Around the same time, Mario Boano and Luigi Segre of Italy's Carrozzeria Ghia had proposed some styling enhancments to Volkswagen. These too were ignored. Karmann approached Ghia directly, resulting in a prototype. Using a Beetle, Ghia developed a new body that was mounted directly to the Beetle's basic platform chassis. The prototype was sent to Karmann in late 1953 and used to impress Volkswagen's chief Heinz Nordhoff. There were slight differences to the Beetle's body; the new coupe had slightly wider bodywork and a lower roofline. There was a bulge in the rear fenders and an extended lower-body crease. Some of these design features were shown on the Chrysler-Ghia d'Elegance Concept car of 1953. In 1955, the Karmann-Ghia was a very popular vehicle and would remain in production until July of 1974 after 283,501 coupes and 80,897 convertibles had been produced. German coachbuilder Karmann and Italian styling house Ghia had independently proposed ideas for a Beetle variant, but neither were able to convince Volkswagen management until the Osnabruck firm approached the Turin-based carrozerria about a collaborative effort. The result of their work was a prototype that was shown to Volkswagen chairman Heinz Nordhoff on November 16th of 1953. The design was well received and quickly met with approval. The design was similar to the Chrysler D'Elegance created by Virgil Exner that Ghia was building at the time. The Karmann-Ghia had a pillarless window treatment and a low beltline that ascended into the rear haunches. Body manufacturing and final assembly was handled at Karmann, which was already receiving a steady supply of chassis for Beetle Cabriolets. The Karmann Ghia had looks, though, and what the little German lacked in power and performance it made up for with an affable demeanor and delightfully low running costs. So while this spruced-up Bug might not have appealed to the more hardcore buyers of MGs, Triumphs, Alfas, and Morgans, the VW found itself plenty of friends and earned itself an impressive twenty-year production run. The name of the Volkswagen Karmann Ghia seems to give away much of the car's history. It was, of course, a Volkswagen and used standard Volkswagen mechanical bits. Karmann, a renowned German coachbuilder, fabricated its carefully constructed bodywork. Ghia, a prestigious Italian design house, penned its elegant shape. The story behind the car's development, though, was actually far more complicated than the easily-decoded nomenclature suggests. More specifically, the design of the Karmann Ghia remained for many years something of a mystery. Simply attributing the styling to Ghia would be inaccurate and unfair to the individuals responsible for the car's timeless contours. Several years before the Karmann Ghia's debut for 1955, Volkswagen had requested that Karmann design a sports car to be built over a Beetle chassis. Karmann developed several proposals, but all of these were rejected by Volkswagen. Luckily, Karmann head Wilhelm Karmann was friends with Ghia chief engineer and designer Luigi Segre. Karmann brought the Volkswagen project to the attention of Segre, who later surprised Karmann with a completed prototype styled and produced at Ghia in 1953. Karmann introduced Segre's project to highly impressed Volkswagen officials, and from that point on Ghia's initial design was further developed into the Volkswagen Karmann Ghia. The designer of the lovely bodywork that emerged from Ghia's shops, though, was never officially identified. Virgil Exner claimed that the design for the Karmann Ghia was based upon his Coupe D'Elegance, a car he designed for Ghia, while the Ghia company itself stated that their own Mario Boano created the design in 1950. Likely, the final design was influenced by both Exner and Boano, especially given the latter's work on stylistic predecessors to the Karmann Ghia such as the Alfa Romeo 2500 S convertible of 1949 and a Lancia Aurelia limousine of 1950 (automotive historian Jan Norbye identified the stylistic similarities between these models). Despite the uncertainty surrounding the Karmann Ghia's design, its shape proved immediately successful and enduringly beautiful. The earlier models, produced from 1955 to 1959 and now often called 'lowlights,' were the purest with their tiny taillights, smaller front grilles, and lower headlight mounting positions unaffected by later headlight height regulations. All subsequent Karmann Ghias maintained much of the original design's character and grace, though, as the car never faced a full redesign. Volkswagen enlarged the car's taillights, raised the headlight mounting places, and widened the front grilles (used only for cabin ventilation as the engine was air-cooled and rear-mounted) for 1960, but even these changes kept intact the car's delightfully mouse-like face and superb proportions. Later models looked bulkier, with taillights that kept growing, bigger front turn indicators, and bulkier bumpers, but even the final models retained sheetmetal nearly as pretty as that of the very first models. Luckily, the discontinuation of the model after 1974 prevented the design from being marred by the infamous federal bumper regulations imposed in 1975. Though Karmann Ghia bumpers were enlarged in 1972, they remained far more attractive and better-integrated than the rubber units forced upon so many hapless little sports cars from 1975. Every bit as impressive as the Karmann Ghia's styling was its build quality. Karmann did a wonderful job crafting the car's timeless forms, hand finishing the bodies for an attention to detail unprecedented in such an affordable car. Despite the cars' eventual propensity to develop rust problems, Karmann treated the Volkswagens with careful corrosion protection and sophisticated painting techniques. The flowing compound curves that defined the Karmann Ghia's excellent styling were shaped by Karmann with unerring finesse, and finished to a remarkably high standard. Initially offered only as a coupe, Volkswagen introduced a Karmann Ghia cabriolet for 1957 that continued in production alongside the coupe until the 1974 model year, after which the Scirocco hatchback replaced the Karmann Ghia model range. The cabriolet retained all of the coupe's great looks. Surprisingly, it also retained much of the coupe's all-season drivability, thanks to Karmann's advanced convertible top with its effective insulation and glass rear window. Never offered with more engine than a 60-horsepower, air-cooled flat four, the Karmann Ghia simply could not accelerate like a proper sports car?and with its substantial rear weight bias, handling was never ideal. For 1967, disc brakes and a revised rear suspension endowed the Karmann Ghia with greater performance potential, but it remained the German tortoise amongst British and Italian hares. As the advertisements declared, though, Volkswagen never pretended that the Karmann Ghia intended to compete directly with real sports cars. Instead of raw excitement, the Karmann Ghia offered peace of mind: reliability instead of maintenance hassles; easily attainable parts and good service instead of spotty dealer networks; everyday usability instead of occasional fun. But despite these relatively staid traits, the Karmann Ghia also offered buyers something truly exciting?it provided its owners the chance to experience a car of exceptional style and undisputed quality. With around 360,000 coupes and 80,000 cabriolets made, the Karmann Ghia brought the joys of owning a rare car to buyers who knew they really needed a common one.

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