Identify this GHIA? What year?

[Muderick]

Eben...! I will cruize that Citroen Palais in a heart beat!! (Ducking away!)

Stunning and way before its time...

[eben]

Me too! But then again, its a Citroen and not a VW Type 34... its supposed to look like that.

[Ron&Gill]

Hang on now you have a problem with painted bumpers and decals on the doors on a "rare" but not with a "rare" car with a butchered chassis?
How does that work?

Everybody its personal preferences eben.. And its airride. not butchered suspension (altough some call it that).

Decals and ricer mags belong on a citi or sooped up Taz imo, but all to its own.

Yes.. the escra's are cool.. had a quote landing them in sa for around 1200$ inc shipping.. (around 10.000 rand)

First of all, I'll have you know, it's not a decal , it's airbrushed , my design of which the air brush-er took too much artistic licence with so the theme is lost , very few people recoqnise it anymore as the theme in the ACDC Razor's Edge album cover.

Secondly, I don't care much for the rims either, unfortunately they didn't burn up in the fire, so I haven't had the heart to toss them out yet, plus I haven't found suitable replacements. The tenuous saving grace is their name "Battle-axe" which sort of, with much imagination, belongs to the theme of the car.

Thirdly, I was going for a totally de-chromed look but stopped halfway, in retrospect, I should have never started, or continued, but hey, I got what I got.

So without you having scrutinized my Razor up close, you have managed to pinpoint the exact three things I dislike (or am unsure of) about it too. When you do come up close, I hope you'll find something you like...

The Ghia in the thread is rare indeed as it has a sunroof. if it is the original electrically operated sunroof, it's even more rare. I don't care too much for the heavily slammed look, but then, thank God, we all have different tastes. The trick is to look at the car through the owner's eyes and appreciate it as a expression of his taste.

Much like converting a 58 to a split. Why would anyone do that? Technical? Improves what, the blind spot? No, because the owner likes the look. Good for him.

[dubster]

Ditto ron,im also one that like the modified versions of acvw's more than stock ones...but people always think you are from f@#king danville if put some differant mags on a t34 and not keep it stock,but its like you said thats the beauty of acvw's they look good from stock to heavily ''pimped''...we should just appreciate everybodies cars...and were if were scared that they are lost forever,ron's ghia can be turned back to stock anytime,am i right ron?i say we agree to disagree!

[Ron&Gill]

I hear what you're saying, and I take extra care that Gill's BUS can be restored back to original at any time, and the Notch is staying original, but no, the T34...eish!

The T34 was rotten beyond that option, I had 2 choices, "pimp" or crush. Maybe I should've crushed it?

I don't like the word pimp... What I tried was to create a sort of German look (wheels, discs, Porsche seats, instruments), mixed with a bit of French look (exotic paint job), and I wanted performance (104kW 211Nm). I achieved all of that, to some degree. Like it or not, it's mine and it's not lying in a field as a chicken coup. There's lots I still want to change, improve on.

[dubster]

I was just using pimped as a expression, your ghia honestly makes me think o german look i wanted to say that in the previous post...i like,even if im the only one!it doesnt matter its YOUR car....im sure you could turn it back to most peoples taste if you wanted to?just plain red,with fuchs?then they wouldnt complain!

[dubster]

O and on the topic of this ghia,i read its article in the volksworld a while back and it was found in a horrid state in a barn...and look at it now!not to your liking but would it have upset less if it was one of those posted under ''sadest most wrecked''?it lives to ride another day and thats all that matters...

[Ron&Gill]

It's not a matter of people not liking it. It's a matter of people prescribing to others, this has not happened in this case, for sure, but is going on on other threads as we speak. I object to that, because what you do to your ACVW depends on sooooo many things, not always what your own preference is, nor you budget, not even the condition of the car, or the fashion at the time, or parts availability. Very often a complex combination of these, into which the viewer has very little or no insight whatsoever, determines the outcome. Therefore one needs to be very very careful prescribing to others and critisizing projects. That's all I'm saying. I will post another post on my Razor thread to explain why I got to where I got and I'll add a bit on the history. Have a read....

[dubster]

Got your point ron,same with my buggy...if you look carefully at it its very spoeg and plak because as a student money is tight!but ja enough ranting for oneday...will have a read ron...

[ajvw]

it was said that there are only 10 of these in sa. I would like to suggest that there are at least 100 if not more from my knowledge..but then what do i know

[Ron&Gill]

Yes, certainly more than 10, because I already personally know of three in Cape Town, one black and white owned by the German who imports bits in Salt River, original, a white one in Durbanville owned by an ol' toppie who won't sell, original, and then a red one wot some wanker stuck a decal on the door but you can't read what it says coz the car's too f...ing fast.... I hear no more about that, thank you very much. Then there's one in Durban and another one in JHB, he's on the forum, no? So I know half of them, and I don't get out much. So yes, the estimate of 10 is a bit low, but 100 is way high. T34 forum-guys reckon 1000 on the road, running, world wide. To be sure 75% of those are in Europe and UK, that leaves 250 between SA, US and Australia and a few in Polynesia or where-ever, so 100 is a tad optimistic. I would go for... er... a total pidooma: 30. Absolute MAX!

[Pine]

Two T34s in Bloemfontein - one running, used once or twice a month and the other in pieces.

[Chris]

At least one in PE.