r/KarmannGhia

I haven't had a Ghia since high school. Went through a rash of aircooled VWs in the late 90s early 00s. My wife has always wanted a Ghia since she first rode in mine. She had a bug for a while but it.didnt scratch the itch. We are going to look at a project tomorrow, any aircooled and vw specific things to look for I probably forgot about? I'm fairly good with mechanicals, I build choppers for fun and have a shop with a fair amount of tools, welders, lathes etc so I can handle most jobs.

2023 Northwest Bug Run in Oregon

I’m looking at two Ghias, one with a restored interior and body with a stock 1600 engine and the other with a good interior and good body with a 1745 mileage master. I plan to use it as a daily driver more or less 6 to 8 months a year. Both are about the same price

we are in a small town so I can view daily is less than 10 miles round-trip.

The ghia with the restored body has some rust that I think was bondoed over during the restoration. I have a photo of it before restore. Can anyone tell me how bad this is?