1968 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia

Coupe

1600cc dual port stock engine

Manual

148760579

Clear

Gasoline

Payment 500.00 deposit required within 2 days, and payment within 1 week. Shipping Buyer please pick up locally, within 14 days of auction end. I will not ship vehicle or any of the parts. Condition Originally a Texas vehicle, I am the second owner and have used it in Virginia and North Carolina since the 90s. This is a great car and fun to drive, but requires new tires to go any distance. Actual mileage beyond the limits of the odometer. Starts and runs well with good oil pressure, shifts smoothly, and drives very nicely. Put some new tires on this and you could have a stylish and rare daily driver. But this beauty is really ideal for a restoration (see dash, headliner, and paint). It even comes with the new headliner and dash cap plus many other valuable new parts - possibly enough to keep it going for another 45 years. One door needs a new check strap, but both doors close properly. Most areas of the floorpans are solid, but there is rust through the rear pan metal directly under the rear seat, and surface rust below an apparent leak of the master cylinder (hydraulics since repaired) all shown in the photos. In addition to all parts (detailed below), winning bid gets the official repair manual (for 1300/1500 engines), original owner's manual, and free and clear title. It has its original 4-speed manual swingaxle tranmission and the engine was replaced in the 90's with a rebuilt 1600cc dual port engine. Unlike beetles of the era, these have disc brakes in the front, and their longer wheelbase and lower center of gravity makes them drive wonderfully. This one in particular has been said by an expert mechanic to be "the nicest handling stock Karmann Ghia" he had ever driven. Karmann Ghias are extremely maintainable because everything is designed to be simple. Parts Included! These parts alone are worth the starting price of the auction! Brand New Parts (see pictures also) (1) New Karmann Ghia Headliner (1) New Dash Skin (1) New set of brake pads for the front axle (1) New set of shoes for the rear axle (4) New Mahle pistons, cylinders and pins, Piston tops say "85.45" (1) New Tri-Mil "hotdog" muffler, black (1) New Main crank bearings and rod bushing set (standard) (1) New Camshaft bearing set "oversize" (2) Engine seal rebuild kits (1) New kingpin set (1) Axle collar boot seal (1) Set new valve guides (for two heads) (1) Set new exhaust valves (1) Set new intake valves (1) New 12V blinker relay (1) New Fuel tank pickup filter (2) New Front Stabilzer bushing kits (1) New set door stops (1) New Accelerator cable (1) New Shifter boot (1) Bag interior clips (1) Box House of Ghia New body/window seals, ready when you paint! I checked the labels on the the new, still in bags, seal components and list them here: NEW FRONT WINDSHIELD SEAL , NO GROOVE NEW REAR WINDOW SEAL, NO GROOVE LICENSE PLATE TO DECKLID, Repro TWIN JET NOZZLE originally part 111-955-993 AIR VENT GRILLE DOOR HANDLE SEALS ANTENNA SEAL OUTSIDE MIRROR TO DOOR SEAL NOSE EMBLEM SEAL HORN BOOT SEAL 141 951 231 UNDER BACK OF DOOR SEAL HINGE PILLAR SEALS, LEFT and RIGHT POP-OUT Q-WINDOW SEALS LEFT and RIGHT TAILLIGHT SEAL, Repro WIPER SHAFT GROMMET SET PARKLIGHT TO BODY SEAL PAIR, Repro Several unknown profiles (trunk and door seals?) See pic of whole box. Used Parts: AH319995 Short block (was running engine but removed years ago because the block has a hole on bottom repaired with JB Weld) AE989693 Engine Case with studs AK214729 Engine Case (studs in one of the parts boxes.) The original emblems The original clock (possibly working? was replaced by an oil pressure gauge - see photo) More Used Parts, in boxes: Engine sheet metal, much of it painted black ready to use with the short block to get your other Karmann Ghia running too. Air filter boxes (I prefer the original "oil bath" design) (5) Solex carburetors (3) Fuel pumps (4) Disassembled single port cylinder head cores (8) Disassembled dual port cylinder head cores (4) Crankshafts (1) Camshaft (4+) Used pistons, cylinders pins, circlips and ring set. Generators, generator pedestals Oil coolers Ignition coils, electrical components, and lots of random hardware. Please Note: Sorry, I will not sell any parts separately. Winner takes all! Please, before you bid be prepared to pay the PayPal deposit immediately and the full amount within a week or less from the end of the auction. Failure to do so will cause the deposit to be lost. The car and parts are being sold together, AS-IS with no warranty. I have made my best effort to photograph everything and represent the condition, but you are encouraged to set up an appointment to view and drive this amazing car yourself before the auction ends, or ask any questions you might have. There is no reserve! Only bid if you are serious and able to pay for and pick up the car within the stated terms. Thanks for looking and feel free to ask any questions. There are 23 photos in this listing. Zoom in to see details!