UP FOR SALE IS A STUNNING 1972 VOLKSWAGEN KARMANN GHIA CONVERTIBLE, FRESHLY REFINISHED IN AUDI GLACIER WHITE AND POWERED BY A PURPOSE-BUILT 2,110CC AIR-COOLED FLAT-FOUR. THIS HIGH-PERFORMANCE ENGINE FEATURES A CB PERFORMANCE SUPER CASE, BLUEPRINTED AND BALANCED INTERNALS, AN EAGLE RACING CAM, AND A T03/T04 HYBRID TURBOCHARGER PAIRED WITH CB PERFORMANCE’S TERMINATOR X FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. IT’S BACKED BY A 4-SPEED MANUAL TRANSAXLE AND RIDES ON A NARROWED ADJUSTABLE FRONT BEAM WITH REINDEXED REAR TORSION ARMS. STOPPING POWER COMES FROM FRONT DISC AND REAR DRUM BRAKES, AND 17 FUCHS-STYLE WHEELS WRAPPED IN 215/45 TIRES COMPLETE THE STANCE. THE CAR INCLUDES FIBERGLASS BUMPERS TUCKED TIGHT TO THE BODY, A GRAY CONVERTIBLE SOFT TOP, AND SUBTLE SHAVED TRIM FOR A CLEAN, AGGRESSIVE LOOK. INSIDE, THE GHIA FEATURES GERMAN SQUARE-WEAVE CARPET, CUSTOM GRAY VINYL BUCKET SEATS WITH PATTERNED INSERTS, AND A CLASSIC SEARS AM/FM RADIO. THE REAR SEATS HAVE BEEN DELETED FOR A STRIPPED-DOWN, DRIVER-FOCUSED CABIN. THIS CAR ISN’T JUST FOR SHOW – IT WAS BUILT TO PERFORM, WITH COMPONENTS LIKE CB MINI WEDGE PORT HEADS, CHROMOLY PUSHRODS, FORGED FLYWHEEL, AND A MAXI 30 OIL PUMP. WHILE IT HAS SOME MINOR COSMETIC FLAWS AND A SAGGING DRIVER’S DOOR, IT PRESENTS INCREDIBLY WELL AND HAS UNDERGONE A MULTI-YEAR RESTORATION COMPLETED IN 2024. NOW OFFERED IN CONNECTICUT WITH A CLEAN RHODE ISLAND TITLE, THIS TURBOCHARGED GHIA IS A RARE BLEND OF VINTAGE STYLE AND MODERN AIR-COOLED PERFORMANCE – IDEAL FOR THE SERIOUS VW ENTHUSIAST.
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