Karman Ghia & VW conv., why so high? Options

[sunfloweryellow914]

For some time I have been seeing Ghias and VW convertables selling for prices way above 914s. What gives?

[IronHillRestorations]

My wife was really hot for a convertible Beetle, she thought it would be great for tooling around with the two kids.

We found a very good low mileage (less than 50k) '79 Super Beetle Convertible a little over two years ago. It has a decent cheap paint job, a new interior with a new A/C system, and polished Empi style eight spokes with new Dunlop tires. The guy we got it from purchased it from a broker that got it from the original owner, and had to sell it after spending like $1300 getting the A/C put on it. It was a tourist delivery car and there is some of that documentation that we got with it. A southern CA car with really no rust on it. The area under the rear seat is awesome, it's an excellent survivor.

Let me tell you as cool as it is, for me it's just plain scary. There isn't anything to these cars. I would hate to be in any sort of accident with it, let alone with the kids in the car. I feel safer going 10 over in our minivan than I do driving 20 under in the Beetle. Four wheel DRUM brakes, whoo hoo!!! A car with brakes from 1950, and a Bosch AFC fuel injection system, to pump out what 60HP or something like that???

However the appeal this car has is unbelieveable. Everyone comments about it. It is interesting that it attracts more attention than a black '91 C2, a 00 Boxster, the car in my avitar, and two other 914's I've had, combined! I put a "For Sale" sign on it and have taken it off because I get stopped so much. I don't know what the heck to do with it?

Aside from this, there were a few that felt that if the 914 had been the replacement Ghia, it would have knocked em dead. It is a Porsche design however.

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