Equipment
Firestone tires, cloth boot cover, modern Nardi woodrim steering wheel, original pushbutton radio.
Condition
Sold new in Japan and got restoration work in Belgium from 2010-11. Dull chrome with some light surface rust at the back of the front bumper. Scratched windshield frame. Decent older respray. Old wheels with rusty lug nuts and chipped paint. Surface rust on the brake drums. Dull gauges, cracked paint on the parking brake handle and a loose shifter boot, but clean seats and carpets. A decent 20-footer.
Market commentary
While never a performance car, the Karmann Ghia came with a sexy shape and good equipment for the period, and for a time it was the most expensive car Volkswagen offered. Values for good ones have been on the rise for a while, but the owner of this unimpressive car set expectations a bit ahead of the curve.