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1965 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia

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Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1965
Mileage:
12,000
Engine:
2276
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1965 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia for sale

Current customer rating: current rating for this car(2.15) based on 362 votes
1965 Karmann Ghia convertible on a '72 pan (newer style pan has IRS rear suspension & ball joint front suspension). Car is licensed/registered in California as a '65 (with the body tag number. and not by the newer pan number) 

I bought the car about four years ago from the guy who did the paint and bodywork and the pan swap. When I got it I did the upgrades to wheels. suspension. engine. brakes. etc. but in the almost four years that I've had the car I've only driven it around 500 miles. . . I'm just too busy with kids. work. and my other hobbies. and the poor car just sits in the garage un-driven. so that's why I'm thinking about selling it to someone who will have the time to enjoy the car.  

I took it to the VW Classic car show last year (2015) and won best Ghia Vert. Since that time (just over a year ago) I've only driven it a few times. so like I said. it's kind of pointless to own the car. and pay insurance and registration on it every year. when all it does is sit in the garage.
Here are two videos of the car that I made last week:part 1:    https://youtu. be/ahBy18KotCEpart 2:    https://youtu. be/wKhGUTlzzZI


Here is all the info about the car: 

Engine:2276cc just gone through about 500 miles ago with a lot of new parts. Complete engine specs are listed below 

Trans:I don't have the exact specs on the IRS trans because it was installed by the previous owner.  I do know is that it has a "freeway flyer" fourth gear. which is great for lowering the RPM while driving on the freeway.  It also has a heavy duty billet aluminum side cover.
Brakes:Front & rear disc brakes with drilled rotors. Front calipers are 4-piston Wilwood. and the rears are generic calipers with e-brake. Dual circuit master cylinder. Steel braided hoses front & rear 

Wheels:Empi 17x7 chrome Fuchs style with ISP West center caps. NOTE: my first photo shows the car with plain center caps. before I installed the ISP Porsche caps 

Tires:BF Goodrich G-Force Comp2. Front 205/40/17. rear 205/50/17 

Front suspension:Airkewld 3" narrowed Ultimate Beam (ball joint style) with Bilstein shocks 

Rear suspension:To fit the wider wheels the IRS control arms have been narrowed (by Bugzyla) and it has narrower axles (from a Type 3). Bilstein shocks. CSP aluminum "Kafer bar" (triangulated 3-bar rear chassis brace with trans strap). Urethane control arm bushings 

Other misc engine related stuff: 
Gene Berg motor mounts 
Gene Berg trans cone mount 
Gene Berg mid-mount kit 
Gene Berg oil sump 
Setrab oil cooler with automatic fan switch and steel braided hoses 
Odyssey 925 sealed battery in aluminum mounting bracket 
Gas lift-strut conversion for decklid 

Interior: 
Scat Pro-Car seats on adjustable tracks 
grey carpet 
VDO gauges 
Forever Sharp steering wheel 
Gene Berg shifter 
4-speakers with 300w amp. No radio head unit. . . music plays directly from your phone or iPod 
Crow racing seat belts (front) and generic seat belts (rear) 
Original rear view mirror. but I removed the sun-visors because I only drive the car top down and the visors looked stupid sticking up past the windshield frame 

Body: 
The paint and body was done by the previous owner. He told me that when the body was removed to do the pan swap that it was stripped to bare metal and every spot that had rust was replaced or repaired before being painted. I have no way to verify that. I'm just passing on the info that was given to me. The paint and bodywork aren't what I'd consider "show quality" but it does look nice. and the car looks great from 10 feet away. or by looking at it from the next lane when driving down the road. etc.  

The right rear fender has a scratch about three inches long and the paint is chipped with some body filler showing in that spot. The car came with a quart of the red paint that he used. so I just touched up that spot on the rear fender so that it is red. and blends in. instead of seeing the beige-ish color of the body filler. . . so that spot looks decent from like 10 feet away like I mentioned.

Obviously for mechanical stuff I can just list the parts. but for the body it's not so easy to describe because everybody has their own idea of what is nice. or perfect. or not so nice. etc. I know mechanical stuff (I was a mechanic for a living for 26 years) but to be honest I have no experience or knowledge about paint and body. Ideally I would like to sell the car to someone who can come and inspect it in person before buying. rather than someone buying it sight-unseen (I'm in Orange County. California) 

Convertible top: 
It has a new black vinyl top that the previous owner had installed before selling it to me. so the top and rear window look brand new. It also has a black canvas boot that snaps on which really looks nice and clean when the top is down.  

Mileage:Obviously I have no idea what the mileage that the body of the car has traveled since it was built in 1965.  The VDO speedometer/odometer was installed when the car was restored. modified and painted. and it shows 12k miles.

Engine:I rebuilt the engine (about 500 miles ago) and did a lot of upgrades. including new (expensive!) cylinder heads. new powder-coated tin. new oil cooler. I had Brother's Machine install lifter bore sleeves in the case. I replaced the bearings (cam. rods. mains). different carb linkage. etc. . . I also took the car to Tiger at A1 Muffler for a new exhaust at that time. Here is a complete list of the engine stuff: 

CASE: AS41. shuffle-pinned. lifter bores sleeved 
CRANK: Scat 82mm Pro-Comp. forged 
RODS: Scat I-beam 5. 394" length with ARP 2000 bolts 
BEARINGS: Main: race style with split #3 (STD) Cam: double thrust (STD) Rods: (STD) 
PISTONS: AA cast. 94mm 
HEADS: DRD Racing Heads L7. 44x37. 5 valves. 61cc combustion chambers 
DECK HEIGHT: . 050" - using . 090" barrel shim 
COMPRESSION RATIO: 9. 3:1 
SPARK PLUGS: NGK D6EA - gapped at . 035" 
CAM: Engle FK-8 
CAM GEARS: Magnum straight cut 
LIFTERS: Engle 
PUSH RODS: aircooled. net aluminum. 11. 060" - valve adjust . 006" cold 
PUSH ROD TUBES: CB Performance #1565. large diameter for 1. 4 rockers 
ROCKERS: Scat Pro-Comp forged. 1. 4 ratio 
LASH CAPS: . 073" thick for 8mm valve head 
CARBS: Weber 48 IDF 
CARB LINKAGE: SyncLink cable linkage 
IGNITION: Mallory Unilite distributor. MSD coil. MSD 6A C. D. I. box 
PLUG WIRES: Taylor 8mm pro spiral core 
DISTRIBUTOR CLAMP: JayCee 
EXHAUST: A-1 ceramic coated 1-5/8" sidewinder header with stainless muffler 
OIL PUMP: 30mm 
PULLEYS: Scat serpentine belt system #80316R 
FLYWHEEL: Scat chromoly forged. 12. 5 pounds. #60007 
GLAND NUT: Scat chromoly. uses 1-1/2" socket 
CLUTCH: Kennedy stage two. 2100 lb.  
SUMP: Gene Berg #210A (3. 5 qt. ) 
SAND SEAL: Scat. aluminum external collar type 
TIN: Scat. powder-coated color #RAL 7043 "traffic grey B" 
FAN: Welded and balanced 
OIL COOLER: Setrab with 190* fan switch 
OIL FILTER HOUSING: Scat #50073 with oil pressure bypass 
BREATHER: Empi breather #C13-17-2941 with AN8 lines 
FUEL PUMP BLOCK-OFF: JayCee with AN8 fitting 
MOTOR MOUNTS: Gene Berg #GB642P 
MID MOUNT: Gene Berg #GB643 
TRANS NOSE CONE MOUNT: Gene Berg #GB642A

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