A little diddy, 'bout Rick and Ghia
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shamustwin
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Great pics btw, Paul. I like SeaGreen!
My brother had a '66 Ghia hardtop for quite a while. Red that had oxidized and faded to a pinkish color. Finally it rusted bad enough that the seat was about to fall through the floorboards so he stopped driving it. Goofy little thing! The pedals were so close to the center of the car that you kind of had to sit diagonal in it to drive. He bought the car for 40 bucks. At the time the transmission was shot; only reverse worked. So he drove it home in reverse! Then he swapped out the tranny pretty cheaply and drove the thing for at least 5 years.
He put an aftermarket heater in it that blew hot air really fast in the winter. I don't remember who made it, but it may have been offered by VW. Seemed kinda dangerous but worked really well. It bolted up front in the trunk, had a line to the gas tank, burned the gas and had its own little exhaust pipe that exited in the front wheel well. It could be -30 degrees F all night and that heater would start blowing hot air about a block from home.
My brother had a '66 Ghia hardtop for quite a while. Red that had oxidized and faded to a pinkish color. Finally it rusted bad enough that the seat was about to fall through the floorboards so he stopped driving it. Goofy little thing! The pedals were so close to the center of the car that you kind of had to sit diagonal in it to drive. He bought the car for 40 bucks. At the time the transmission was shot; only reverse worked. So he drove it home in reverse! Then he swapped out the tranny pretty cheaply and drove the thing for at least 5 years.
He put an aftermarket heater in it that blew hot air really fast in the winter. I don't remember who made it, but it may have been offered by VW. Seemed kinda dangerous but worked really well. It bolted up front in the trunk, had a line to the gas tank, burned the gas and had its own little exhaust pipe that exited in the front wheel well. It could be -30 degrees F all night and that heater would start blowing hot air about a block from home.
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Richard, having owned a '72 Cuda and a '72 Super Beetle, given your choice today I'd still take the Challenger. VWs are fun cars but I am a bigger (literally) person today and the Cuda/Challengers had a huge front seating/leg room area with the buckets back.
Jeff, those old gasoline heaters were to die for! Again, literally!
Jeff, those old gasoline heaters were to die for! Again, literally!
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