There's a Ghia coupe on jack stands languishing in a carport near me. Looks like someone's stalled sad project. PM me if you want pix and contact info. 

Stephen

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> On Jul 3, 2019, at 8:38 AM, David Higginbotham <davidhigginbotham1@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> Oh My, John Muir! I still have that grease stained volume in my shop somewhere. I bought my first car in 1976, all mine with my own money car, college student money I might add-hard stuff to come by, it was a ’73 super beetle. I was so proud of that thing, my head swells just thinking about it now. Mr. Muir and that book kept that thing running and even inspired me to modify and customize. Before I was done it had Thunderbird headers, dual carbs, empi shocks/suspension, short throw shift kit and a Wolfsburg badged shift knob, custom leather seats, disc brakes I robbed from a junked ghia, and more I have forgotten. It was my dream car and it was pretty darn fast for what it was. Many adventures were had. It became the property of my ex when we split up. It would be another 20 years before I got another VW, an ‘82 westy. I drove that thing for another 20+ years and sold it in 2015 to a young man who had just finished his undergrad degree and would be starting med school the following fall. He and a couple of his buddies drove it from NC to the west coast that summer where it now lives, last I heard. I am now without a VW but I am looking. I always wanted a ghia, but I loved my westy too, dunno what Ima do, but I know I will keep reading this list everyday and keep on dreaming. Thanks folks.
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> David Higginbotham
> VWless
> Silk Hope, NC