NEW KARMANN GHIA '1967" PROJECT HELP NEEDED

[CDirkie1967]

HI ALL

IM A NEW MEMBER TO YOUR FORUM - SO APPOLIGIES IN ADVANCE IF I DO ANYTHING WRONG ---

I NEED THE FOLLOWING HELP:

1) HOW DO I DETERMINE THE EXACT YEAR AND MODEL OF THIS BODY AS I AM UNABLE TO GET ANY INFO FROM THE VIN NUMBER ON THE REGISTERED DOCUMENTS ( vin 1122727274 ) BUT THERE IS A PLATE INFRONT ON BONNET WITH THIS NUMBER AND 06/1967.....

2) IS THERe ANY OTHER WAY, TO DETERMINE THE YEAR MODEL LOOKING AT THE BODY PARTS , HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, DASH AND INTERIOR , OR ANY OTHER WAY POSSIBLE

3) WHERE TO BUY/ORDER PARTS AND SPARES ...

4) IS IT BETTER TO IMPORT THE PARTS AND FROM WHOM?

5) WHO IN PRETORIA CAN ASSIST WITH THE 1600 TWIN PORT ENGINE ( HEARD OF A DIRK IN ZAMBESI BUT COULD NOT GET HOLD OF HIM AS YET)

YOUR HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED

[CDirkie1967]

[fig]

Welcome to ACVWSA CDirkie1967.

You've done nothing wrong (yet ), but typing in all caps is generally known as SHOUTING and seen as bad netiquette, as well as being more difficult to read than normal sentence case.

I'll leave others to answer the bulk of your questions, but I can confirm that the VIN you listed belongs to a 1972 Beetle. A Karmann Ghia VIN should start with 14 on a post-1965 car.

The plate with "06/1967" does not refer to the year of manufacture, but to other specs of the car, most likely interior and upholstery colours.

[Haans]

Dirk,.. fig is correct ,.... something is fishy with that vin.
Check out the following web sites.

http://Www.karmannghiaconnection.com -------according to the range quoted, your car should be a '56 model,..yet fromthe pic it looks like a post '59,.... ie a 1960 and up but not a '67. I had a '67 and. It had the 4 x 100 pcd rimes with disc brakes up front.
I am by no means a 'specialist' on these cars
Also check out type14.com,....if itstill exists.

O!!!! And welcome to the forum,.....and good luck. When you look after, and maintain a ghia,..... it is normally not the mechanicals that gives you headaches,.... it is the rest of the car

Regards Nick

[lowlight]

Ashtray is of the older high light models.