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1974 VW Karmann Ghia

August 1, 2022 By Gauge Magazine


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Issue
August 2022
Owner
keith molenda
Photographer
chris gosda

Ride Details

Original Cost
4k
Build Cost
12k
What was the inspiration?
got bored with the hot rod scene in mn, happened to go to the only vw show on year and noticed there were only 3 Ghia's and all were from out of state. i decided to find and build a ghia
How long did it take you to build?
around 6 years. family, kids, work and life. i would do something major to it every year as the wallet allowed
How long have you been building?
i am 49 now and have been into cars all my life. started with bmx bikes doing my thing to them and that morphed into mopeds and then vw's. and dozens of other makes and genres of cars. the answer would be at least 35 years but didnt get real serious until my late 20's when i actually had money to blow on cars
Club Affiliations
freaks of nature north carolina chapter
Your future plans?
paint, change up the wheel/tire setup. i am pretty happy with this little car and she is a better runner than i am driver
Vehicle history
found the car while driving around st paul sitting in a rickety old garage with the door half opened. got a hold of the guy, made a deal and towed it home. cleaned the mouse turds out, washed the gunk off of it, did a tune up and she fired up. originally i was doing restoration but soon found i just couldnt leave it that high and it just took off from there
Thanks to
my wife heather earl 'glenn' kelly freaks of nature minnesota chapter freaks of nature north carolina chapter fahromwerkin (a great herd of vw guys from st paul mn)
Previous Rides
1972 vw westy, 1971 vw single cab transporter pickup, 1963 corvair convertible, 1956 chevy rat gasser, 1949 gmc truck, 1951 chevy truck, 1963 ford thunderbird

Engine Details

Engine Add Ons
full flow header and open stinger

Chassis Details

Front Shocks
Monroe
Rear Shocks
Monroe
Springs
spring plates
Compressor Info
Dual Viair
Valve Info
old school valves
Other Mods
fabshop 104 dual bag beam in the front

Paint Details

Graphics By

Interior Details

Upholstery Description
Sewfine and other handmade accents

“Lemonhead”

1974 VW Karmann Ghia

Owned by: Keith Molenda

Photos by: Chris Gosda


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Filed Under: August 2022, Event Coverage Tagged With: Feature Ride, Feature Vehicle, Karmann Ghia, Volkswagen, VW


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