1973 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Sport Edition
A 1973 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Type 14 in the ultra-rare 'Ghia Sport' specification, one of fewer than 300 produced exclusively for the American market following a direct arrangement between VW America and Karmann. Finished in Saturn Yellow with black accents and period Sport wheels, this example was imported to the United Kingdom from California in 1973. It subsequently underwent a thorough body and mechanical rebuild to an exceptional standard, retaining correct specification apart from a twin-carburettor conversion on a balanced and blueprinted engine.
Ownership
- 2024-02-24Auction saleSold £25,000 (≈ $31K)
- 1973 →Acquisition unknownFormer JD Classics restoration engineerpartial documentation
Personally imported the car from California to the United Kingdom in 1973 for private use, and subsequently commissioned a comprehensive body and mechanical rebuild.
- Date unknownPrivate saleNick Whalepartial documentation
Acquired the car on the basis that it represented the finest surviving example of the model he had encountered.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
Complete body and mechanical rebuild carried out to an exceptionally high standard, with the sole departure from factory specification being a twin-carburettor installation feeding a fully balanced and blueprinted engine.
Work was commissioned by the importing owner after the car arrived in the UK from California.
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