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I am new to this group and generally feel the same about VWās and especially Type IIIās as everybody else on this List. So it was no surprise that the responses I received were all in favor of restoration. This is my story behind my ā66 Type 34. In the summer of 1983 while driving down the highway to an out of town foreign car Ījunk yardā, I spot what looks like a Corvair sitting in some guys garden behind his house. During the next few minutes I think could it be one of Īthoseā VWās and my heart beats a little quicker. On my return trip I stop to make sure, nobody is home, and as I walk around the house I know for sure its one of the Type III Karman Ghiaās. A few days later its sitting in my momās driveway next to my ā67 squareback. I start taking it apart and find the rocker panels total rust, some damage in the rear with about an inch of bondo covering it up, some rust in the rear corners and under the front turn signals. All fixable I think optimistically. I want to do a full off the pan restoration so the first thing is remove the body. The pan is in pretty good shape except for a very small hole, about the size of a quarter, under the battery. Thatās encouraging. I weld up the hole and while I am having fun with the torch I weld all the pan seams, I read that is what the dune buggy guys do to prepare their cars. The pan is sandblasted and I paint the pan with a special chassis paint. I start torching off the rusted areas around the rocker panels·there is a problem·a fire·and the headliner and sun visors are torched. The summer of 1983 comes to a close. In the fall of 1983 I get married, a ā71 bug project for the wife, then kids, then a house restoration project·etc, etc, etc. Wherever I go in the years that follow the T3 Ghia is the last thing to get moved. Somewhere along the way a tree falls and a limb dents the roof just enough to bust the windshield. Oh well, I always wanted a roadster, I am still thinking optimistically. The year is now 1998 and the Ghia now sits in my new garage at my new house. And it is time for a decision to be made. 1. Restore it. I see a custom roadster, black with orange-yellow flames, a turbo motor and maybe suicide doors. 2. Sell the project to another enthusiast. 3. Part it out. The car is rough but definitely restorable. No missing parts, the parts have been boxed up for 15 years and are in good shape. What is a reasonable offer for this project T3 Ghia? I am located in North Carolina, USA. Thanks for listāening. Jim W. ā66 T3 Ghia ā67 Fastback ā84 GTI Rabbit ā96 TDI Passat Wagon ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org