This example has been fully restored. It is up for sale on the Bring a Trailer auction site now, ready for next year's car show circuit. Here's a highlight: a Lowlight. So named because its headlights ...

Some vintage cars get respect without being wildly expensive, exceptionally elitist or notably rare. Volkswagen’s Type 14 Karmann Ghia is both an automotive gem and an affordable sports coupe — a well ...

Controversy still swirls around just how much German coachbuilder Karmann actually contributed to the design of Volkswagen’s eternally lovely Karmann-Ghia. But then one might expect many claims to ...

America has Mustangs and Camaros as classic cars, models with cool sounding names and big V8s under the bonnet. Europeans have that too, but they also have stuff like the VW Karmann Ghia Type 34, a ...

Beautiful design from a renowned Italian carrozzeria. A coachbuilt body, crafted by a German specialist with roots that date back to the dawn of the automobile. A dependable powertrain, easily ...

When Mr. Regular talks, it’d be best to listen. But calling the Karmann Ghia “the most beautiful car I’ve seen to date” is an overstatement considering the likes of the Jaguar E-Type, Mercedes-Benz ...

My wife Diana and I were married New York City teachers back in 1969, when we planned an extended European honeymoon trip during our two-month summer vacation. After considering various transportation ...

Engine swaps are a dime a dozen, especially LS swaps. Those ahve become so common that there’s a mock-up tool designed to help you check if your car’s engine bay can take the GM V8. Body swaps are a ...

Protoype shown to VW boss in November 1953 Stylish Karmann Ghia gave VW an upscale model All-Beetle underneath%2C it nevertheless came across as sporty Just about 60 years ago, a guy who worked for ...

After the Beetle and the Microbus, the svelte, feline Karmann-Ghia is probably the most recognizable car from Volkswagen's past. The Beetle got a rebirth as a modern car, and Volkswagen has teased a ...

Volkswagen launched the Karmann-Ghia, a coupe based on the famed Beetle, at the Kasino Hotel in Westfalia, Germany, on July 14, 1955. The car, positioned above the Beetle, was created to help VW move ...

Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Here's a car that had been sitting in a backyard in my ...