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Ovalbug
pre67vw Junkie Topic Starter

15 years ago

I happened to be going through a pile of old photos earlier and came across some that I'd almost forgotten I'd taken, in the latter part of 1989.

Apart from making me feel very old :lol: the photos now just make me feel incredibly sad that such great little cars could have ended up like this :cry: .
In those days I was into Karmann Ghias more than Beetles :!: and so was at a farm buying a KG for spares.
The farmer had a place full of VW's, those were the days when he'd buy a car for £25, run it until it conked out and then park it up in a corner of the field, and then go out and buy another.
Sadly he thought all of his vehicles were worth a fortune, which they weren't as not a single one had been kept under cover 😳 .
There must have been about a dozen VW's of all sorts there, mainly 60s/70s Type 3 and 4, the oldest being a Split and an oval.
The Split looks 50ish to me , with ribbed semaphores and no quarterlights, the oval I haven't a clue as the pics aren't very diagnostic....
If only we could go back in time eh........

:wink:

'63 Karmann Ghia RHD
'72 1302LS Karmann Cabrio RHD

VW Stan
pre67vw Junkie

15 years ago

#2

A rhd split too!

It's hard to say what my girlfriend does for a living...

...She sells sea shells on the sea shore!

Ovalbug
pre67vw Junkie Topic Starter

15 years ago

#3

A rhd split too!

VW Stan wrote:

I reckon it was probably a converted LHD; the April '59 Ghia that I bought from the farm (which of course was a low-light model that only came in LHD format) was RHD too.
Thought I'd discovered the only surviving RHD low-light Ghia in existence until I found the hole in the front bulkhead where the LHD steering column had once passed through :lol: .

'63 Karmann Ghia RHD
'72 1302LS Karmann Cabrio RHD

tman
pre67vw Junkie

15 years ago

#4

I reckon it was probably a converted LHD

Ovalbug wrote:

The radio in the right-hand pod kindof supports your theory too.

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JD
pre67vw Junkie

15 years ago

#5

Are those Type 4s?? Oh the humanity!

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VW Stan
pre67vw Junkie

15 years ago

#6

have you been back to see if any are still there?

:shock:

It's hard to say what my girlfriend does for a living...

...She sells sea shells on the sea shore!

Ovalbug
pre67vw Junkie Topic Starter

15 years ago

#7

have you been back to see if any are still there?

:shock:

VW Stan wrote:

No,the farm was in the middle of no-where, and not really sure if I even remember where it was :? .
Will have to dig out some papers though as I think I have the original buff logbook for the Karmann Ghia which will contain the farmers address :wink: .
By now though he'd probably want more than my house is worth for anything he had left...........:lol:

'63 Karmann Ghia RHD
'72 1302LS Karmann Cabrio RHD

vintagevw
pre67vw Junkie

15 years ago

#8

There was a Philips radio in it!

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RockStock
pre67vw Junkie

15 years ago

#9

got any pics of the lowlight?

StockRocks

GKL 7
pre67vw Junkie

15 years ago

#10

Are those Type 4s?? Oh the humanity!

JD wrote:

412 LS was a great car,i had one:oops: 32,000mls from new, went like a rocket.And you could sleep in the back.

JD
pre67vw Junkie

15 years ago

#11

412 LS was a great car,i had one:oops: 32,000mls from new, went like a rocket.And you could sleep in the back.

'50 Karmann wrote:

I´ve seen one here with a Porsche six in it. Very easy fit apparently and no-one would ever expect it!

"John, you need to get a grip and STOP MOANING AT EVERYTHING. ThumbDown "

Rich Oakley
pre67vw Junkie

15 years ago

#12

Was that somewhere near Brecon?

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stu
pre67vw Junkie

15 years ago

#13

that oval looks saveable!!, i wonder if its still there...

Standard split
pre67vw Junkie

15 years ago

#14

The Split would have provided some goodies then.

Probably a pile of dust by now, with the oval not far behind :cry:

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mrsherbie
pre67vw Junkie

15 years ago

#15

(Rich's wife) "Your dinner is on the table Honey! :d " meanwhile front door slams, tyres screech off drive...
:lol:

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Ovalbug
pre67vw Junkie Topic Starter

15 years ago

#16

Haven't really got any pics of the Ghia, the bottom 12 inches of the car had gone, how it was winched onto the car trailer intact was a miracle :lol: .
It was rotten as a pear, those fields certainly were unkind to anything stored there....
No, it wasn't anywhere near Brecon, it was much further west.
Really doubt if anything survives today, one more thing I do remember was that the farmer had a pair of those (diesel?) Porsche tractors as well, not wrecks but still in regular use......

:wink:

'63 Karmann Ghia RHD
'72 1302LS Karmann Cabrio RHD

stu
pre67vw Junkie

15 years ago

#17

Haven't really got any pics of the Ghia, the bottom 12 inches of the car had gone, how it was winched onto the car trailer intact was a miracle :lol: .
It was rotten as a pear, those fields certainly were unkind to anything stored there....
No, it wasn't anywhere near Brecon, it was much further west.
Really doubt if anything survives today, one more thing I do remember was that the farmer had a pair of those (diesel?) Porsche tractors as well, not wrecks but still in regular use......

:wink:

Ovalbug wrote:

you should make contact with the guy & just enquire whats still there, or go & take a peek... or give me the address :lol: