Re: [T3] ebay Ghia

[Jim Webster <jwebster@etoys.com>]

<x-flowed>The one in the link is a type 1 Ghia and should have a type 1 upright 
engine.  It is correct for this car.  Type 1 Ghia is based on the Beetle 
pan (although wider) and has all the same mechanicals as a Beetle.  Type 
3 Ghias are based on Type 3 pan and have our "flat" motor.

Hope that clears it up........

Jim
Former owner of a T1 Ghia 'vert
Current owner of T3 Notch :)
Oh yeah, and a current owner of a T2 Westfalia

Steven Ayres wrote:
> SteveJ=> I thought Karmann Ghias had T-3 engines....
>
> I wasn't able to view the link you sent, but: you may not know that 
> there are two quite different Karmann Ghias,  the Type 14, introduced in 
> '55, and the Type 34, introduced with the rest of the  Type 3 line in 
> '61. Karmann built ten times as many 14s as 34s, and the Type 14 is what 
> almost eveyone thinks of when you say 'Karmann Ghia.' 14s have Type 1 
> engines, 34s are Type 3s through and through.
>
> (It may be a testament to the recently more vocal style of Type 34 
> drivers that this question came up, but I guess we may need to share 
> more pictures.)
>
> Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
> '66 KG1600, LHD, no sunroof = Type 343
>
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