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Tag Archives: Karmann
Panzer Open Haus
Charlotte has some very cool VW’s in the locale, from barndoor buses to world record setting bugs.. John Harper of DerCarolinaPanzers.com was very kind to open his doors for all, his collection of VW’s and others is something to behold. … Continue reading
Karmann Ghia
One previous owner 66 Ghia, originally a Californian dry car. We bought this fine car through the Samba Feb 04. We rebuilt the engine, flushed the gas tank, retrimmed interior with TMI covers, sewfine carpets, rebuilt the horns, painted the … Continue reading
Final Assembly
Running and driving Front bumper on, hood up and sealed, new wheels and tires on, painted rechromed hubcaps, and with an NC title. NOS front lights too.
Interior
As returned from the trim shop. Excellent fit and finish although they were unable to use the long chrome on the outer hood. We also had the front and rear windows fitted with new rubbers and chrome trim.
Buildup
We stripped off all the old material from the hood so it too could be powder coated. All the wood was amazingly in good condition – we think the hood had been refurbished at least once before and new wood … Continue reading
USA Trip
The move to the USA was not kind to Brunswick – she sustained damage on the trip and had to be sent off for repair. Before:
Paint – 3
Post paint and before final polishing;
Paint – 2
Delivered to Terry’s. By this time we were having serious doubts over the colour. Luke convinced us that the bright blue was not the right colour. His words ‘Nah that won’t look right, what you want is a nice pastel … Continue reading
Paint – 1
This is the point at which we started to question the Brunswick colour paint. The paint was matched and supplied by the Bus Station btw. http://www.thebusstation.co.uk