1971 Karmann Ghia total restoration SOLD

1971 Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia Convertible
Total nut and bolt restoration carried out over the last four years with nothing skimped and no short cuts. The cost has been much more than the selling price of £21, 000.
The car has been rebuilt with absolutely everything on the car restored or replaced. It is like having a brand new car but with many subtle upgrades.
The car was going to be a long term keeper but change of circumstance has caused the sale. The work done is as follows:-( starting from the front of the car)
1. New headlamps with uprated halogen bulbs. New side/ turn lamps
2. New front hubs and steering box and ball joints
3. New disks and pads and brake back plates, braided high performance flexible hoses
4. New alloy wheels with five new tyres
5. Uprated anti-roll bar at front and anti-roll bar fitted at rear. New gas filled shock absorbers.
6. New cargo liner, bonnet fitted with sound deadening pad. Jack refurbished and repainted
7. Wiring loom replaced with new, new relays, all switches checked for correct function.
8. Dash recovered in leather instead of the tacky “fablon” type material, new dash top and knee roll. All instruments refurbished and now work correctly including the clock.
9. All carpets replaced with new, seats replaced with Mazda seats and recovered in leather. Maybe not original but supremely comfortable.
10. Fast action gear change.
11. New automatic reel seat belts
12. The whole of the interior of the car fitted with “Dynamat” sound deadening.
13. Convertible hood of high quality German fabric with new interior lining. New hood cover.
14. Wind deflector fitted.
15. Engine totally rebuilt with the following changes
New barrels and Mahle pistons to enlarge capacity to 1680cc
New high performance camshaft
New cam followers, new pushrod tubes with ball type rockers
New valves with head seats remachined
Crank reground and fitted with new mains and big-ends.
New clutch and thrust bearing
New oil pump
New “tinware” fitted throughout
New heat exchanger and new quiet pack high performance exhaust.
New inlet manifold and 32/ 36 Weber carburettor. Electric fuel pump to replace mechanical type.
16. New drive shafts and boots. New bearings. New brake shoes and hoses.
17. Whole car freshly undersealed.
The car has covered about 200 miles since restoration and is now working exactly as it should and ready to be enjoyed.

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