Hi Guys , this Karmann Ghia may be a very rare 1973 Sport Edition . I had never heard of it until today when a comment was left letting me know. From what I have found only about 200 were made . If you have any info on this please leave a comment here. Thank you all for the great comments and likes 👍.
Being as rare as it is it’s a shame that they just left it to rot for 30 years if that is the case it being a rare model Carmen Ghia obviously when they parked it there they did not realize this probably. that it would ever be aValuable car. Just goes to show you peoples neglect for things
I still to validate this car is not just a yellow Ghia with a steering wheel / rim swap👍....I'm going to remove what pieces are left and look for the org stripe
This is indeed a 1973 KG Sports Edition. I own a convertible of the same car. It was only sold in the US in 1973 in Saturn Yellow. Nobody knows how many were sold or how many remain. I have been told that there are not many around. The things that are different than a normal ghia are the GT steering Wheel, Rally Seats, Sport Wheels and different shifter. This car has all that stuff. The original Sports Edition would also have black decals on the rocker and atop the fender wings. GREAT FIND!!
looks like you will never have enough VWs and that's good because you will never run out of content. Really love to watch you find these free in the land of the free. Thanks for sharing
Crazy! I abandoned my first 72 Karmann Ghia back in 1982….how stupid. In 1995 I purchased a yellow convertible 1971 Karmann Ghia sold it and purchased a 1974 Karmann Ghia and I have been driving it ever since. Nice find Jason…well wishes on restoring.
There are literally thousands and thousands of similarly desirable cars left to rust and rot all over the country... people can be jerks & idiots, but, if they own the car...
Do you know whats better than finding a karmann ghia in the woods? Finding a Free karmann ghia in the woods. What a fantastic find man, anf it has an engine in it. Have an amazing day my friend
Wow! That is going to need a lot of work...but I’m really looking forward to seeing how you progress with this one, just love to see these beauties saved...cheers
Love to watch y'all pull these old vehicles out of the woods !!!!! I spent 35 years fixing these wrecks but never got to do what you do! To busy chasing the almighty dollar! Be generally and keep the videos coming, thanks
The secret to Mustie1's sketchy recoveries is that he always has Brian with him to go the heavy lifting. Glad that you were able to find a Ghia to save but this one is even further gone than the pine cone beetle. I'm amazed how complete it is, though, not having been picked over for parts.
yes , having that Ox Brian is a huge bonus :) . I did find the outside mirror in the needles and broken decklid " Karmann Ghia " script . I'm looking forward to cleaning it out and looking in the trunk . Have a great weekend Shane
You're providing a real community service here. Thousands of people like me can sit back and be entertained watching you drag this out of the woods. It's enough participation so that now most of us can resist the urge to try to do it ourselves. Thank you!
Hey man Kevin here from Australia. What a find. Looks like your wife finally has that daily driver she's wanted. Your such a thoughtful hubby. ✌ Peace man.
Man, you REALLY wanted that car. And from the looks of it you’ve still got a WHOLE LOT of work ahead of you. I’m sure it’ll be beautiful when you get it all fixed. Good luck.
yeah , that felt so wrong ! I had to for the highway ....I bought 4 Ghia's in Va and trailered the worst one home 1st . I had to pull over as the nose was coming apart and flying off on the highway ! Good thing I did , the rear bumper was hanging off the trailer at 5 o'clock !
Jason I love to see you rescue these VWs. Years from now people will be looking for ones rougher than this, and you’ll have them all! I’d like to see you actually fixing more of them at home. But I do love the rescues , will it runs, and of course any thing that features Josh - he’s amazing. The only things I like on TH-cam are your channel and Mustie. Keep it up!
Hi , yes Sir ! I agree , I have a 2nd welder now for the driveway projects here at the house . ( and I have used it lol ). The weather is good now and it is time to GET TO WORK👍. I do work on the cars off camera , sometimes you just want to enjoy working on your car . Also somethings just do not seem very interesting to film . Thank you for the feedback and kind words , I appreciate it . Oh and as for Mustie1 , it doesn't get any better , on or off the camera👍
That's fantastic. So cool that people are still running across these scenarios where somebody just gives a classic car to get it out of their environment. If only it were early model. That thing is prime for radical customization! :D
Wow I have a great appreciation for persistence and tenacity. Recommend bringing more of everything including friends with muscles. Enjoyed the video and keep posting.
Good tip , someone else recommended dish soap . In the end for the 2 hour highway ride I'll take no soap / WD and not worry about it sliding around :) .Thank you GN , I appreciate it
reminds me of last Monday, when I drove 120 miles 1 way, from Providence, to Shelton, CT to pick up a 1956 Allstate 175 Motorcycle in similar condition for free. Except when I was sweating my ass to load it up, back tire was locked, I asked myself "WTF am I doing here for this!!!?" But it looks so much like an Indian motorcycle I had to go get it. At that point I had to complete my task and it made it home with me. Rear wheel is still stuck and not sure yet where to begin, to get it to roll. I hammered the hub and axel a little. Mystery Oil down the cracks for a week.. May go out tomorrow with a breaker bar and try to take the axel nuts off.
I hate living in the godforsaken South, but the one good thing about it is that we do not have the rust issues that you guys have to deal with. It is so sad to see one in such poor condition. We just don't have to deal with that down here.
I have been sitting here on the edge of my seat for 20 minutes, stuffing my face with Thanksgiving dinner, cringing every second of the way. That was one of the most nerve-wracking rescues I've ever seen. The jack placement and the car sliding off of it repeatedly, how close it was to the edges of the ramps, and the front bumper ripping off all made my heart race a little. Might I suggest adding a cheater pipe and a Milwaukee M18 1/2" impact to your rescue toolkit, I could see the Dewalt wasn't cutting the mustard!
Such is the life of a "true Volkswagen aficionado" - search & pursuit of that rare VW that is begging to be brought back to life ... When in its prime, that would have been one very nice looking VW Ghia ... A project for not the faint of heart, however, it takes a lot of heart to go the distance with a vehicle such as this Volkswagen Karmann Ghia ... The potential is there to "down the road" have an excellent example of a German VW of Italian design, a true survivor ! Slainte ' ! Cheers !
@@5150mxVW Likely this Sports Edition VW Karmann Ghia was the "sister" of Volkswagens 1973 limited edition Sport Bug. Was available in Saturn Yellow or a blue/silver color. Model was a Super Beetle that had black body side molding with red strip that wrapped around below rear window air vents. Had special Sport wheels. Interior had Recaro bucket seats, sport steering wheel, Sport Bug shifter,. Tops of front signal lamp, usually chrome, were black. Same for ring around the taillights. Still have the original 1973 Volkswagen Sport Bug brochure. Also have various VW model brochures from 1970 to 1976. Have a collection of VW advertising from various magazines too.
Dear 5150mxVW. 👍👌👏 At least you now own a yellow one! ;-) :-) Even before I watched the video I already knew that this is one of your favourite VW models to rescue: A car with no respectively rotten floor panels! Additionally full of crap and stuck in the ground. Knowing this I was sure you always have at least a folding spade in your towing vehicle. ;-) :-) Amazingly that Karmann Ghias interior doesn't look so bad. Thanks a lot for rescuing, making, recording, editing, uploading and sharing. Best regards, luck and health to you, your families, relatives and friends. Postscriptum: With all commas! :-) ;-)
WI hope you have VERY deep pockets!😊💲. I own two KGs ...a 1961 cabriolet and a 1968 coupe. The ‘68 I brought back from scratch and spent about $25,000.00. It’s a beaut. The coupe is also a very beautiful car . It was in excellent condition when I bought her from the original owner in 1990... I am now 84 years old and I still love my KGs...great video. Good luck with this project... yer gonna need it!
Your optimism, determination, will power, strength and hallucinations ( It didn't look THAT good with that rim on it) are inspiring! Maybe you should not do these things alone. Thanks for making the video!
Dude, keep pumping out vids in these crazy times. We need something to watch!! How about pulling out the Beast for a rip through the neighborhood!! Rock on!!🤘🤘
Hi To To , I will get it cleaned up this week , maybe we can find out more about it . There is a comment about this being a very rare 73' Sport Edition Ghia .
Hey Jason, it's been a while since I have commented, but I have to say this was a very entertaining car removal/ rescue! But I honestly have to say this, your wife Jen has to be an absolute saint of a woman! She must obviously understand the saying, Boys and their toys! *grin Keep up the great work! 😊👍🖖
You have a sport edition Karman Ghia, first it has the rally sport rims, with the black VW center, those models have a wooden shifter, I believe you could get it with A/C, these models were were so unique, cause the Porsche had the 914 , which is basically a Karman Ghia, which they were known as the poor man's Porsche, when the 1975 to 1979 Volkswagen beetle came out it had the same trims, and it was called " Le grandes Bug", the 1973 model beetle had what is known as cookie cutter rims, stripes, in the dash it had a clock/ amp meter, the reason there were 200 made, was because they were gazing out the Karman Ghia,it could also be the Wolfsburg Karmann edition.
a 914 is a nothing like a Karmann Ghia ..." cookie cutter " rims came on Porsches only , never on a Beetle ....the La Grande Bug came with the steel sport rims you see on this Ghia with a different offset .
Def a 1973 Sports Ghia from the Lemmerz rims, GT Steering Wheel and of course the Yellow... def a rare old Ghia, hope ya got it a little better she was rusted out for sure.... shame but Amazed at the effort and time you put into recovering her and appreciate ya for sure!!!! Check out SE Beetles web page on FaceBook the moderator knows all about these cars ands it a Great story VWOA was so pleased buy the sales of the 1973 Sports Beetle they made a limited Ghia Version but VWCorp did not approve it and cancelled the production... Rare Car!
Jason, I'm going to go out on a limb here and declare this your most hilarious video yet. The only thing it needed was a few comments from your understudy, Josh. I'm always amazed at how well the Ghia body style has aged. I think it's more beautiful now that it was originally. Of course, this yellow one does need a little cosmetic work and possibly an oil change.
@@5150mxVW Were those the "low light" Ghias or was that earlier? My favorite is the '69. Still has the small lights and towel bar bumpers plus IRS and bigger motor.
After pulling that out you should relax😉. I would say its possible to restore. But it needs time and feeling. As always with such models the lower part got the most rust. Its always like this. My Beetle from 79 looked also very bad. Take many pics of how the parts had been fixed. The more the better. Then prepare yourself on a restore-story of minimum 4 to 5 or 10 years. And then close your eyes and go through it without giving up. Step by step you will succeed. You need a heart for that and it will work. You got to strip the car completly. All parts that may be used again but also the broken parts put into seperate boxes that you label and write on them what it contains. You have to work organized. You will see that after the damaged and rusty parts are removed or cut out on the lines where they should be removed on the welding points (carbody handbook from VW Service) it will look already much better. And then find original car body parts or create them by yourself if not so difficult forms. But before all that you should weld inn some strong metal sticks between left and right and between the space where the door belongs. So you avoid that when you remove old parts, the car distances and spaces between doors and sidepanel will change. Its a protecting frame which you can cut and weld out of massive steel sticks. Further you should look for old prospects from the 70ies that shows this model with interior, textile sorts combined with bodycolour and carpet. You know, thats really work, but interesting and a work to rescue another thing that contains history. Mostly the people start to restore a car because they think its done within 2 weeks, because they have no clue. And then they will realize that its a lot a lot a lot of work. But mostly these kind of cars are then already disappeared and disasembled in any carton boxes and in the end the garbage truck will pick it up. Wrong way and no clue. And another cultural technical object will be destroyed forever. So: make it with brain and without "giving up"-factor. Most worktime on that Ghia you do by yourself. So less costs for that. But you will need a lot of new material and parts. That is also cost-intensive. Take your time. And please have a good welding equipment. The quality of welding is a must. Then bring it all back in good condition. Dont use old parts that you cant repair. If its broken its broken. Shitty old parts will make a bad look. Beginning with old window gaskets.....simply throw it into the garbage. Restore the engine, look what you need new and which parts are still ok. After some years when youre finished and it looks like just out of the production hall, in original colour and interior you will compare the new pics with the old ones from the finding in the forest. You will say: YESSS!! It was all worth it!!😉 PS: i forgot to write it..... the body will be seperated from the chassis of course. The only way to reach everything for welding and replacing.
Seriously, you will be able to get some parts and glass, interior pieces, so call it a win, save whats decent junk the rest. Will the engine run ? More than likely, will it ever drive? Probably not, experience. Priceless
Holy moly dude! I applaud your tenacity and ingenuity but a single axle trailer?!? Yikes! My son and I have rescued lots of split buses and Beetles. Bring everything, all the time. Drum puller, cave man tool (for 46mm axle nuts), a torque multiplier for 36mm axle nuts, and 5 “rollers” and a breaker bar. Makes a miserable “rusty rescue” bearable.
Thank you and yes a lot of people freak over my trailer ...it's to West Palm Beach FL and through to PA mountains to VA for 3 Ghia's ....man , 30 cars at least :). I have pulled drums before but with the winch now I just drag them on ...getting them off is more interesting this way lol. Thank you for the comment and advice Gary , I appreciate it
Eu tô impressionado com essa carroceria em metal!!!! No Brasil todos os Karmann Ghia que eu vi foram em fibra de vidro. Também fiquei impressionado com as lanternas traseiras e de Seta estarem preservadas . Com o sol brasileiro já teria ressecado tudo até despedaçar. Parabéns pelo seu vídeo .
Olá, sim, a sombra dos pinheiros provavelmente ajudou a evitar o sol. No entanto, a sombra e as agulhas de pinheiro mantinham a umidade e o Ghia estava enferrujado em todos os lugares. Linha de teto, chassi, corpo, piso, canais, em todos os lugares. Obrigado, tome cuidado.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and predict this one's a parts car only! Loved the Tommy Boy and Captain Caveman references, I was totally thinking the same thing before you said it!!!
I had 2 Ghias. A '70 convertible, green with tan int and a '72, red orange with black int. People kept smashing in the front when they Helen Keller parked because the Ghia's bumper is so low.
Hi Guys , this Karmann Ghia may be a very rare 1973 Sport Edition . I had never heard of it until today when a comment was left letting me know. From what I have found only about 200 were made . If you have any info on this please leave a comment here. Thank you all for the great comments and likes 👍.
Could be. Mine came with a/c.
Being as rare as it is it’s a shame that they just left it to rot for 30 years if that is the case it being a rare model Carmen Ghia obviously when they parked it there they did not realize this probably. that it would ever be aValuable car. Just goes to show you peoples neglect for things
Being such a rare car, even though it would be very expensive and time consuming, a full restoration is called for here. That would be awesome to see.
I still to validate this car is not just a yellow Ghia with a steering wheel / rim swap👍....I'm going to remove what pieces are left and look for the org stripe
My green 1972 Ghia was the Sport Edition as well! =) It has the same steering wheel!
This is indeed a 1973 KG Sports Edition. I own a convertible of the same car. It was only sold in the US in 1973 in Saturn Yellow. Nobody knows how many were sold or how many remain. I have been told that there are not many around. The things that are different than a normal ghia are the GT steering Wheel, Rally Seats, Sport Wheels and different shifter. This car has all that stuff. The original Sports Edition would also have black decals on the rocker and atop the fender wings. GREAT FIND!!
"I don't have a yellow one" best line ever. Can't wait to see you driving this one. :)
LOL :))
This is an epic movie.. I love how you pretend you have a helper... as a comedy...this is definitely one of the best!
haha, glad you enjoyed it
You know that with one phone call, there are probably over a hundred of us who would love to help!
looks like you will never have enough VWs and that's good because you will never run out of content. Really love to watch you find these free in the land of the free. Thanks for sharing
thank you Brian
Crazy!
I abandoned my first 72 Karmann Ghia back in 1982….how stupid. In 1995 I purchased a yellow convertible 1971 Karmann Ghia sold it and purchased a 1974 Karmann Ghia and I have been driving it ever since. Nice find Jason…well wishes on restoring.
I always liked those cars. I can't understand how people can just abandon these car's, and leave them to rust and ruin .
There are literally thousands and thousands of similarly desirable cars left to rust and rot all over the country... people can be jerks & idiots, but, if they own the car...
This guy is not only a mechanical genius - he's a comedian too! Fun to watch...good luck with it!
thank you Dave !
Great find Jason. I can't wait for the total restoration of this amazing specimen. BIG THUMBS UP
Thank you Brian . I may need to borrow the “ Red Neck Tractor “ to help shuffle this one .
Beautiful Car my dad was worker by Karmann in Osnabrück! Great memory
Jason I love watching these old videos! Your Mantra of never giving up is alive and well. Your friend in WV Sam
Do you know whats better than finding a karmann ghia in the woods? Finding a Free karmann ghia in the woods. What a fantastic find man, anf it has an engine in it. Have an amazing day my friend
thank you Lennert , you as well👍
That's a huge project most would walk away from including myself so good on you buddy 👍🏻🇬🇧
Wow! That is going to need a lot of work...but I’m really looking forward to seeing how you progress with this one, just love to see these beauties saved...cheers
Love to watch y'all pull these old vehicles out of the woods !!!!! I spent 35 years fixing these wrecks but never got to do what you do! To busy chasing the almighty dollar! Be generally and keep the videos coming, thanks
your wife is a saint! You are a lucky man. Thanks for sharing these adventures!
Hi Dennis , yes , she puts up with a lot :) , thank you for being part of it👍
The secret to Mustie1's sketchy recoveries is that he always has Brian with him to go the heavy lifting. Glad that you were able to find a Ghia to save but this one is even further gone than the pine cone beetle. I'm amazed how complete it is, though, not having been picked over for parts.
yes , having that Ox Brian is a huge bonus :) . I did find the outside mirror in the needles and broken decklid " Karmann Ghia " script . I'm looking forward to cleaning it out and looking in the trunk . Have a great weekend Shane
You're providing a real community service here. Thousands of people like me can sit back and be entertained watching you drag this out of the woods. It's enough participation so that now most of us can resist the urge to try to do it ourselves. Thank you!
Thank you ! well , we hit 1 million views Steve, go get one , especially a Free one :)
Hey man Kevin here from Australia. What a find.
Looks like your wife finally has that daily driver she's wanted.
Your such a thoughtful hubby.
✌ Peace man.
haha ! thank you Kevin , take care
Man, you REALLY wanted that car. And from the looks of it you’ve still got a WHOLE LOT of work ahead of you. I’m sure it’ll be beautiful when you get it all fixed. Good luck.
thank you John👍
Man when you were pulling headlights off!!! It hurt so bad! 😁
yeah , that felt so wrong ! I had to for the highway ....I bought 4 Ghia's in Va and trailered the worst one home 1st . I had to pull over as the nose was coming apart and flying off on the highway ! Good thing I did , the rear bumper was hanging off the trailer at 5 o'clock !
OMG! ... Hope springs eternal -- Godspeed with your journey!
I love Karmann Ghia’s. I’ve wanted one since I was a teenager and I’m in my 50’s now. My heart breaks seeing this one left abandoned in the woods.
They rusted out fast in the salt states
as an owner of a 74 1303 you have got a really good example there...insofar as there is more rust than metal, respect...
Kinda stylish car for that era...glad you rescued her! : )
thank you Billy
I love the crunching sound of rusted floor pans ! haha
Jason I love to see you rescue these VWs. Years from now people will be looking for ones rougher than this, and you’ll have them all! I’d like to see you actually fixing more of them at home. But I do love the rescues , will it runs, and of course any thing that features Josh - he’s amazing. The only things I like on TH-cam are your channel and Mustie. Keep it up!
Hi , yes Sir ! I agree , I have a 2nd welder now for the driveway projects here at the house . ( and I have used it lol ). The weather is good now and it is time to GET TO WORK👍. I do work on the cars off camera , sometimes you just want to enjoy working on your car . Also somethings just do not seem very interesting to film . Thank you for the feedback and kind words , I appreciate it . Oh and as for Mustie1 , it doesn't get any better , on or off the camera👍
That's fantastic. So cool that people are still running across these scenarios where somebody just gives a classic car to get it out of their environment. If only it were early model. That thing is prime for radical customization! :D
Wow I have a great appreciation for persistence and tenacity. Recommend bringing more of everything including friends with muscles. Enjoyed the video and keep posting.
Thank you Tom , I appreciate that
Looks exactly like the car I learned to drive manual transmission in. Lots of memories.
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Me too
My brother in law had a powder blue convertible one. I borrowed it to go hunt parts for my 442. Fell in love with it! Such cool cars!
A man showed me to use WD40 on the wood, so the tires would slide. I learned the hard way. It is awesome that you are salvaging that VW.
Good tip , someone else recommended dish soap . In the end for the 2 hour highway ride I'll take no soap / WD and not worry about it sliding around :) .Thank you GN , I appreciate it
reminds me of last Monday, when I drove 120 miles 1 way, from Providence, to Shelton, CT to pick up a 1956 Allstate 175 Motorcycle in similar condition for free. Except when I was sweating my ass to load it up, back tire was locked, I asked myself "WTF am I doing here for this!!!?" But it looks so much like an Indian motorcycle I had to go get it. At that point I had to complete my task and it made it home with me. Rear wheel is still stuck and not sure yet where to begin, to get it to roll. I hammered the hub and axel a little. Mystery Oil down the cracks for a week.. May go out tomorrow with a breaker bar and try to take the axel nuts off.
I’m so glad you weren’t under that thing when she went bang! Made me jump and I wasn’t even there!
good thing , as the bench press never was a strength of mine ....thank you Marci .
Kharmin ghia was my first car. It was green and had 3500 miles. I loved that car. I picked it up in Savannah Ga.
wow, a KG for a 1st car , nice👍
I hate living in the godforsaken South, but the one good thing about it is that we do not have the rust issues that you guys have to deal with. It is so sad to see one in such poor condition. We just don't have to deal with that down here.
I have been sitting here on the edge of my seat for 20 minutes, stuffing my face with Thanksgiving dinner, cringing every second of the way. That was one of the most nerve-wracking rescues I've ever seen. The jack placement and the car sliding off of it repeatedly, how close it was to the edges of the ramps, and the front bumper ripping off all made my heart race a little. Might I suggest adding a cheater pipe and a Milwaukee M18 1/2" impact to your rescue toolkit, I could see the Dewalt wasn't cutting the mustard!
pass the gravy please :)
as a owner of milwaukee impact what is a cheater pipe for it?i know what it is for breaker bar but i cant picture what a cheater on impact looks like
Strangely fascinating to watch. Thank you!
thank you Peter , glad you enjoyed it
Jen takes one for the team and we get a head shaking/scratching 21 minute fun video instead of 59 seconds. Thanks Jen!
👍:)
Uploaded on my birthday...3/14! Fun to see an old car being brought back to life!
happy be-lated Birthday Richard !
Oh look at all the parts I need for mine. I would so have pulled that out too. Thanks for saving another one
Thank you for checkin' out the vid , I have a lot of Ghia parts , shoot me an email & let me know what you need.
I so hope I get to see you restore this ! Big job ahead !
Such is the life of a "true Volkswagen aficionado" - search & pursuit of that rare VW that is begging to be brought back to life ... When in its prime, that would have been one very nice looking VW Ghia ... A project for not the faint of heart, however, it takes a lot of heart to go the distance with a vehicle such as this Volkswagen Karmann Ghia ... The potential is there to "down the road" have an excellent example of a German VW of Italian design, a true survivor ! Slainte ' ! Cheers !
Hi Marc , I did find a 72-74 parts car so who knows . This car maybe a very rare 73 sports edition . Cheers 🍻
@@5150mxVW Likely this Sports Edition VW Karmann Ghia was the "sister" of Volkswagens 1973 limited edition Sport Bug. Was available in Saturn Yellow or a blue/silver color. Model was a Super Beetle that had black body side molding with red strip that wrapped around below rear window air vents. Had special Sport wheels. Interior had Recaro bucket seats, sport steering wheel, Sport Bug shifter,. Tops of front signal lamp, usually chrome, were black. Same for ring around the taillights. Still have the original 1973 Volkswagen Sport Bug brochure. Also have various VW model brochures from 1970 to 1976. Have a collection of VW advertising from various magazines too.
Hi , i work in the vw factory Wolfsburg . Nice to see that you love Volkswagen so much.
Hi , how cool is that👍
Good luck and the best of British - that is a mammoth rebuild !!!
Absolute dream finding and restoring a car such as this one!
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too far rusted out to restore
@@pablopicaro7649 no way this is a total resto candidate
Wer sowas wernichtet ist Krank in meinen Augen. VW
Oh wow! My Grandad used to work for Formula Steering Wheels here in the UK!, great Video 😀
Nice 👍, thank you
The free ones make you work harder for it! No such thing as free with the workout you got! Well done with another save.
thank you RR !
Great find can’t wait for will it run keep up the good finds Great channel
thank you Carl , I appreciate it , have a great weekend
interesting to watch...good luck on the rebuild, looking forward to see progress.
thank you
Bought a brand new 65 model and saw it once in 71 still running and in great shape!
Nice👍, I love the mid 60's Ghia's .
Dear 5150mxVW.
👍👌👏 At least you now own a yellow one! ;-) :-)
Even before I watched the video I already knew that this is one of your favourite VW models to rescue: A car with no respectively rotten floor panels! Additionally full of crap and stuck in the ground. Knowing this I was sure you always have at least a folding spade in your towing vehicle. ;-) :-)
Amazingly that Karmann Ghias interior doesn't look so bad.
Thanks a lot for rescuing, making, recording, editing, uploading and sharing.
Best regards, luck and health to you, your families, relatives and friends.
Postscriptum: With all commas! :-) ;-)
Love to see a car like that fully restored, even in that condition you can see it's beautiful. Good luck with it 👍
Are you kidding?🤣
Always amazing that how they just sit !
WI hope you have VERY deep pockets!😊💲. I own two KGs ...a 1961 cabriolet and a 1968 coupe. The ‘68 I brought back from scratch and spent about $25,000.00. It’s a beaut. The coupe is also a very beautiful car . It was in excellent condition when I bought her from the original owner in 1990... I am now 84 years old and I still love my KGs...great video. Good luck with this project... yer
gonna need it!
Takes the expression clapped out to a whole new level good luck with that one.
:)
Oh that poor car!!
How could someone do such a thing!!
5:25 Jen- "Do not bring that thing home!" 😂😂😂😂
Your a brave man, brother!!
👍, I did a little driveway shuffle , 2 days of yard cleaning and now with the Ghia here , it looks cleaner lol
Your optimism, determination, will power, strength and hallucinations ( It didn't look THAT good with that rim on it) are inspiring! Maybe you should not do these things alone. Thanks for making the video!
LMAO :)
Really looking forward to seeing what you can salvage from that old girl.
I owned a Ghia my sincerest hope you revive this one !!
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Dude, keep pumping out vids in these crazy times. We need something to watch!! How about pulling out the Beast for a rip through the neighborhood!! Rock on!!🤘🤘
👍, Which beast ?
5150mxVW Charger, if she’s not stored away for the winter.
Hope you and your family stay safe!!🤘🤘
love to see her after a good cleaning !
Hi To To , I will get it cleaned up this week , maybe we can find out more about it . There is a comment about this being a very rare 73' Sport Edition Ghia .
OMG! That was rather fortuitous. The car fell off the jack the second you walked away from it. At least it didn't fall while you were there.
I like how he uses the expression “gonna give it the business” I’m gonna use that ….
When you find something like this you always hope its salvageable. Too bad for this one
In all of TH-cam land, this is my favorite video.
Thank you , at this very moment I’m sitting on the deck staring at that Ghia ....
Captain Caveman ! Thanks for sharing Jason !
haha, thank you TEd
Nice video. That was a project. Getting that ghia out.
Hey Jason, it's been a while since I have commented, but I have to say this was a very entertaining car removal/ rescue! But I honestly have to say this, your wife Jen has to be an absolute saint of a woman! She must obviously understand the saying, Boys and their toys! *grin Keep up the great work! 😊👍🖖
Thank you Bob , good to hear from you again👍
I love those ghias. One of my fav cars ever. The only prob its to find one affordable. xD nice vid, btw. Keep it up.
or find one not full of rust :) , thank you Nathan
If you love vw it is hard to see them rot
That's an awesome find, love the Tommy Boy reference! Got me laughing, best to u man!
"What'd you do??"......love it
haha , love that you know it 👍
Man why could I not be so lucky to find this.
You have a sport edition Karman Ghia, first it has the rally sport rims, with the black VW center, those models have a wooden shifter, I believe you could get it with A/C, these models were were so unique, cause the Porsche had the 914 , which is basically a
Karman Ghia, which they were known as the poor man's Porsche, when the 1975 to 1979 Volkswagen beetle came out it had the same trims, and it was called " Le grandes Bug", the 1973 model beetle had what is known as cookie cutter rims, stripes, in the dash it had a clock/ amp meter, the reason there were 200 made, was because they were gazing out the Karman Ghia,it could also be the Wolfsburg Karmann edition.
Cool information ... tks Mr. Lopez 🚙
a 914 is a nothing like a Karmann Ghia ..." cookie cutter " rims came on Porsches only , never on a Beetle ....the La Grande Bug came with the steel sport rims you see on this Ghia with a different offset .
Beat me to it. I own 4 Ghias and have owned 5 914's. Completely different. Also have 7 cookie cutters off 944's in the garage.
Def a 1973 Sports Ghia from the Lemmerz rims, GT Steering Wheel and of course the Yellow... def a rare old Ghia, hope ya got it a little better she was rusted out for sure.... shame but Amazed at the effort and time you put into recovering her and appreciate ya for sure!!!! Check out SE Beetles web page on FaceBook the moderator knows all about these cars ands it a Great story VWOA was so pleased buy the sales of the 1973 Sports Beetle they made a limited Ghia Version but VWCorp did not approve it and cancelled the production... Rare Car!
I'm so sorry but I'm laughing so hard at the door. Kicks it shut and calmly says there we go. I love your channel neighbor.
lol, thank you Russ , have a great weekend
Jason, I'm going to go out on a limb here and declare this your most hilarious video yet. The only thing it needed was a few comments from your understudy, Josh. I'm always amazed at how well the Ghia body style has aged. I think it's more beautiful now that it was originally. Of course, this yellow one does need a little cosmetic work and possibly an oil change.
Thank you Steve , i am glad you enjoyed it . The Ghia design is sweet ...my favorite years are the 60-66 Ghia's . Have a great weekend
@@5150mxVW Were those the "low light" Ghias or was that earlier? My favorite is the '69. Still has the small lights and towel bar bumpers plus IRS and bigger motor.
After pulling that out you should relax😉. I would say its possible to restore. But it needs time and feeling. As always with such models the lower part got the most rust. Its always like this. My Beetle from 79 looked also very bad. Take many pics of how the parts had been fixed. The more the better. Then prepare yourself on a restore-story of minimum 4 to 5 or 10 years. And then close your eyes and go through it without giving up. Step by step you will succeed. You need a heart for that and it will work. You got to strip the car completly. All parts that may be used again but also the broken parts put into seperate boxes that you label and write on them what it contains. You have to work organized. You will see that after the damaged and rusty parts are removed or cut out on the lines where they should be removed on the welding points (carbody handbook from VW Service) it will look already much better. And then find original car body parts or create them by yourself if not so difficult forms. But before all that you should weld inn some strong metal sticks between left and right and between the space where the door belongs. So you avoid that when you remove old parts, the car distances and spaces between doors and sidepanel will change. Its a protecting frame which you can cut and weld out of massive steel sticks.
Further you should look for old prospects from the 70ies that shows this model with interior, textile sorts combined with bodycolour and carpet. You know, thats really work, but interesting and a work to rescue another thing that contains history.
Mostly the people start to restore a car because they think its done within 2 weeks, because they have no clue. And then they will realize that its a lot a lot a lot of work. But mostly these kind of cars are then already disappeared and disasembled in any carton boxes and in the end the garbage truck will pick it up. Wrong way and no clue. And another cultural technical object will be destroyed forever. So: make it with brain and without "giving up"-factor. Most worktime on that Ghia you do by yourself. So less costs for that. But you will need a lot of new material and parts. That is also cost-intensive. Take your time. And please have a good welding equipment. The quality of welding is a must. Then bring it all back in good condition. Dont use old parts that you cant repair. If its broken its broken. Shitty old parts will make a bad look. Beginning with old window gaskets.....simply throw it into the garbage.
Restore the engine, look what you need new and which parts are still ok.
After some years when youre finished and it looks like just out of the production hall, in original colour and interior you will compare the new pics with the old ones from the finding in the forest. You will say: YESSS!! It was all worth it!!😉
PS: i forgot to write it..... the body will be seperated from the chassis of course. The only way to reach everything for welding and replacing.
Thank you for the excellent post Oliver👍.
Seriously, you will be able to get some parts and glass, interior pieces, so call it a win, save whats decent junk the rest. Will the engine run ? More than likely, will it ever drive? Probably not, experience. Priceless
will it ever drive? , sure after I get the clutch unstuck like the last Ghia sitting for 30 years :)
At least it's in a nice forest --- not just pines, but most of those dead leaves look like from red oaks. Love an oak and/or maple forest.
Jason's V W Archeology !! Excavating and saving V W history. 😁👍👍👍👍👍👍 Hey Jen don't be to hard on Jason now. It could be cats he's collecting 😁
👍, thank you Will , have a great weekend
Buy a Milwaukee High Torque impact wrench guarantee to break loose ANYTHING 😊👍 Nice find and video!
now ya tell me :). Thank you Dave👍
TH-cam viewers be like "that's too far gone" but classic car rescuers be like "I can fix that"
haha...great screen name , long live the 80's
Holy moly dude! I applaud your tenacity and ingenuity but a single axle trailer?!? Yikes! My son and I have rescued lots of split buses and Beetles. Bring everything, all the time. Drum puller, cave man tool (for 46mm axle nuts), a torque multiplier for 36mm axle nuts, and 5 “rollers” and a breaker bar. Makes a miserable “rusty rescue” bearable.
Thank you and yes a lot of people freak over my trailer ...it's to West Palm Beach FL and through to PA mountains to VA for 3 Ghia's ....man , 30 cars at least :). I have pulled drums before but with the winch now I just drag them on ...getting them off is more interesting this way lol. Thank you for the comment and advice Gary , I appreciate it
I have always loved the Karmann Ghia!!! Crazy to find such a limited edition one
👍, so far it looks like it might be the sport edition
5150mxVW be amazing if it can get back on the road
Eu tô impressionado com essa carroceria em metal!!!!
No Brasil todos os Karmann Ghia que eu vi foram em fibra de vidro.
Também fiquei impressionado com as lanternas traseiras e de Seta estarem preservadas . Com o sol brasileiro já teria ressecado tudo até despedaçar.
Parabéns pelo seu vídeo .
Olá, sim, a sombra dos pinheiros provavelmente ajudou a evitar o sol. No entanto, a sombra e as agulhas de pinheiro mantinham a umidade e o Ghia estava enferrujado em todos os lugares. Linha de teto, chassi, corpo, piso, canais, em todos os lugares. Obrigado, tome cuidado.
She’s a beaut
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This guy is funny throughout the whole video
thank you Rick
5150mxVW your welcome
I'm gonna go out on a limb and predict this one's a parts car only! Loved the Tommy Boy and Captain Caveman references, I was totally thinking the same thing before you said it!!!
haha , I think I even put my shoulder into it like TB did ! Thank you , have a great weekend
That is one sad Ghia makes my heart ache
So glad he took care loading this car, would have been a shame if it got any damage..
you should of seen it coming off the trailer😂
Tommy boy reference was awesome. Some good parts on that Ghia, worse case it just needs a patch panel or two and it’ll be ready for the road 😂
thank you Jaws ,👍, I have never seen a Ghia so wasted ...I've seen a few :)
You should have at least a million subs. Yes you are THAT entertaining...
thanks , we did get 1 million views , thats cool !
She's a beauty. Look forward to the restoration.
U just saved that car 4a couple of more years it was returning back to earth like if u agree
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The blind guiding the blind. You made more damage to move it than being sitting in the woods for over 30years. Congratulations
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THAT WAS ENTERTAINING!... ☺️👍... GOOD SLAP STICK HUMOUR! 🤣... CANT WAIT FOR PART 2.
:) , glad you enjoyed it , thank you👍
I had 2 Ghias. A '70 convertible, green with tan int and a '72, red orange with black int. People kept smashing in the front when they Helen Keller parked because the Ghia's bumper is so low.
the Ghia & pine cone Beetle roughly been sitting for around the same length of time.. Beetle win's this one, Dam that ghia is rough !
I agree Bmx'r , Beetle for the W. Ghia's rusted out in 3-5 years from new in New England
@@5150mxVW Will make a good video, trying to get the motor to run :)
this is next level insanity, sir i salute you....
thank you Glenn