Posted by: Graphite58 - 08 March 2009 13:12:08
[b]edit pre67vw:[/b] Moved - [url=https://www.pre67vw.com/classifieds/detail.aspx?id=1554]classifieds[/url]

Posted by: GKL 7 - 08 March 2009 14:46:33
C'mon Broadie play the game.:roll: Classifieds.

Posted by: 55Kab - 08 March 2009 16:05:19
That's made me think, what's the oldest UK RHD Ghia in the UK? Anyone know?

Posted by: aerosilver - 08 March 2009 16:44:57
[quote=55Kab]That's made me think, what's the oldest UK RHD Ghia in the UK? Anyone know?[/quote] I would say the ex derek Frow Ferrite brown cabrio,built aug/sep? in the first months of RHD production. Now lowered on earlies with a turbo'd screamer.No pictures,sorry.

Posted by: Graphite58 - 08 March 2009 16:47:15
[quote='50 Karmann]C'mon Broadie play the game.:roll: Classifieds.[/quote] It would not let me post in the classified??? password would not work. Move it to the classified for me. Just tried it again and it comes up with an error message. Sorry, this username or password is not valid. I have only just received the password today, by resetting it, so something is wrong!! Many thanks

Posted by: lifeintheslowlane - 08 March 2009 20:55:37
[quote=aerosilver] I would say the ex derek Frow Ferrite brown cabrio,built aug/sep? in the first months of RHD production. Now lowered on earlies with a turbo'd screamer.No pictures,sorry.[/quote] [img]https://vwjudsonregister.tripod.com/IMAGES/Frow-Gallery-KG.jpg[/img] [img]https://vwjudsonregister.tripod.com/IMAGES/Frow-Cab-interior.jpg[/img] You'll also find it in Keith Sueme's Illustrated Beetle book.

Posted by: Graphite58 - 11 March 2009 23:06:21
WOW! We nearly got a thread going, then it crashed and burned. Right Hand Drive Karmann Ghia convertibles who's got one??

Posted by: pre67vw - 12 March 2009 00:27:44
This one shows up at Stanford Hall sometimes... [img]https://www.pre67vw.com/shows/photos/Stanford_Hall_04/100_1860.JPG[/img]

Posted by: lifeintheslowlane - 12 March 2009 08:10:35
[quote=pre67vw]This one shows up at Stanford Hall sometimes... [img]https://www.pre67vw.com/shows/photos/Stanford_Hall_04/100_1860.JPG[/img][/quote] That's a converted LHD...Lowlights were LHD only.

Posted by: pre67vw - 12 March 2009 09:14:40
[quote=lifeintheslowlane] That's a converted LHD...Lowlights were LHD only.[/quote] Oh, I never knew that.. I thought they made a handful and they were really rare. But then I don't pay much attention to Ghia's, they're not really real VW's... :twisted:

Posted by: lifeintheslowlane - 12 March 2009 09:30:33
[quote=pre67vw] Oh, I never knew that.. I thought they made a handful and they were really rare. But then I don't pay much attention to Ghia's, they're not really real VW's... :twisted: [/quote] They all came out of the factory LHD...apparently there were companies offering to convert them from back in the day.

Posted by: VW Stan - 12 March 2009 13:55:40
[quote=lifeintheslowlane] They all came out of the factory LHD...apparently there were companies offering to convert them from back in the day.[/quote] So when did VW dealers start officially selling KGs in the UK?

Posted by: lifeintheslowlane - 12 March 2009 14:13:59
[quote=VW Stan] So when did VW dealers start officially selling KGs in the UK?[/quote] August 1959 (1960 Model) I believe. An interesting point about the Lowlight is that the front baulkhead had the pressings for the RHD set-up but never used. It was quite a straightforward conversion job except for chopping and rewelding the dash in the RHD configuration.

Posted by: Rich Oakley - 17 March 2009 17:47:30
[quote=lifeintheslowlane] [img]https://vwjudsonregister.tripod.com/IMAGES/Frow-Gallery-KG.jpg[/img] [img]https://vwjudsonregister.tripod.com/IMAGES/Frow-Cab-interior.jpg[/img] You'll also find it in Keith Sueme's Illustrated Beetle book.[/quote] I want!

Posted by: Rich Oakley - 17 March 2009 17:48:54
[quote=aerosilver] I would say the ex derek Frow Ferrite brown cabrio,built aug/sep? in the first months of RHD production. Now lowered on earlies with a turbo'd screamer.No pictures,sorry.[/quote] Russ (I'm assuming that's you!), How's the '55 coming along? Are we likely to get to see it this year? Rich.

Posted by: lifeintheslowlane - 17 March 2009 18:06:12
[quote=Rich Oakley]I want[/quote] You weren't the only one. Derek had been dithering for years over whether to fit a fully restored Judson Kit to his KG 'Vert. He even had a replacement decklid sprayed to match with a Judson Scoop but someone convinced him that if he fitted the blower his 30hp would explode into little pieces.:roll: I tried on several occasions to email him to ask if he wanted to sell his car but the emails kept on bouncing. When I finally got in contact he'd sold it to someone who recognised the car's true potential and slammed it and fitted a big engine.:roll: [quote=Rich Oakley] Russ (I'm assuming that's you!), How's the '55 coming along? Are we likely to get to see it this year? Rich.[/quote] Russ has updated his Samba Topic recently: [url]https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=290249&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=60[/url]

Posted by: Graphite58 - 17 March 2009 22:52:27
Still cannot get into the Classified,it is still giving me this message Sorry, this username or password is not valid. I cannot see how I can be logged into the Forum but not logged into the Classifieds:evil:

Posted by: lifeintheslowlane - 18 March 2009 07:55:30
[quote=Graphite58]Still cannot get into the Classified,it is still giving me this message Sorry, this username or password is not valid. I cannot see how I can be logged into the Forum but not logged into the Classifieds:evil: [/quote] Rob's obviously had problems with you before Ian.:lol:

Posted by: pre67vw - 18 March 2009 15:50:10
[quote=Graphite58]Still cannot get into the Classified,it is still giving me this message Sorry, this username or password is not valid. I cannot see how I can be logged into the Forum but not logged into the Classifieds:evil: [/quote] This should now be fixed, but you'll have to update your password again (sorry). The classifieds & forum were out of sync. PM me if you still have problems and I'll get it sorted. Thanks.

Posted by: Graphite58 - 19 March 2009 18:27:29
Have updated my password but still it will not let me into the classifieds??:( :( :(

Posted by: GKL 7 - 19 March 2009 19:07:22
This site can spot a Rogue Trader from a mile off:wink:

Posted by: aerosilver - 19 March 2009 20:18:25
[quote=Rich Oakley] Russ (I'm assuming that's you!), How's the '55 coming along? Are we likely to get to see it this year? Rich.[/quote] Detective Rich:wink: All good with the 55,may be at V.world, def. Stanford hall :d

Posted by: velvet green - 26 April 2010 11:15:13
Hi, I have a factory rhd december 61 ghia vert... aerosilver mentions one in england, mine is located in australia...anyone got production figures for factory rhd ghia verts?

Posted by: lifeintheslowlane - 26 April 2010 11:33:44
[quote=velvet green]Hi, I have a factory rhd december 61 ghia vert... aerosilver mentions one in england, mine is located in australia...anyone got production figures for factory rhd ghia verts?[/quote] I've seen this question asked a number of times on The Samba and nobody has come up with an answer. It seems the published figures never differentiated between LHD and RHD.:?

Posted by: Hubcap - 08 May 2010 23:13:18
Sorry to jump in, my ghia was factory RHD Built 9th May 60, but they forgot to make it a vert and left the roof on! Still I guess it's quite an early RHD, so vaguely relevant to the thread. It also has some interesting cross over parts and a Lowlight wiring loom. there are a couple of pics in the other thread. Does anyone know the earliest RHD in the UK yet? Simon [IMG]https://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g110/simonintheshed/ghia/DSC00353.jpg[/IMG] couldn't resist sharing it again!

Posted by: Rich Oakley - 09 May 2010 10:15:28
[quote=Hubcap]Sorry to jump in, my ghia was factory RHD Built 9th May 60, but they forgot to make it a vert and left the roof on! Still I guess it's quite an early RHD, so vaguely relevant to the thread. It also has some interesting cross over parts and a Lowlight wiring loom. there are a couple of pics in the other thread. Does anyone know the earliest RHD in the UK yet? Simon [IMG]https://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g110/simonintheshed/ghia/DSC00353.jpg[/IMG] couldn't resist sharing it again! [/quote] A friend of mine in Brighton used to own a '59 built RHD '60 model.

Posted by: Hubcap - 11 May 2010 15:53:57
Just noticed that i posted on the 9th of may 2010, actually the cars 50 birthday! I didn't worry about a card or any cake this year, the new voltage regulator, a good lube and service should suffice! Does the car in Brighton still exist? There was a fairly early one on ebay not so long ago.