FULL TEARDOWN VW Karmann Ghia Body | Complete Restoration 

CT the Gibbes decal on the rear bumper. That was one of the oldest VW dealerships in the US for a long time. It was located in Columbia SC across front the Carolina Coliseum. I worked in the body shop there in the 80s-90s. Take a nice quality pic of it before it gets destroyed. I would love to make a copy of it. Also the TEC decal is Midlands Technical College. It is still around.

You do great work. She is going to be beautiful again!!!!!!!

That Karmann Ghia is going to look spectacular☝️👍👌👍☝️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Shes a KEEPER....will be nice all done.

Terrific progress. Well done. Once again, respect to you for remembering how all that stuff goes back together.

It’s great that you decided to go all in. I believe this car deserves it. It is very original, fairly solid and complete; looks like you can get away with just replacing all rubber items and cleaning up and refurbishing the rest of the parts. Looks like maybe it had one repaint. West Coast Metric has all the rubber and plastic items for it. This one looks to be a keeper. Complete, fairly solid and all original. The more stock and original you restore it the better the resale value in the market these days. Back in the 1980’s customized and Cal Look cars would bring more money in but not these days due to the scarcity of these cars. By the looks of it a video of you driving it back to Orlando after completion would be epic; the cherry on the top.

About time for sand blasting

CT I'm hopeful and excited you may actually finish this one! Keep GOING!

Yes this car will look great again.

That is a very solid Ghia. Having one that doesn't need the entire lower 6 inches replaced is awsome!

Gotta say, the most extraordinary part of this is the amount of digging you do just before breaking out the vacuum. 😀

hello, I'm from the south of Brazil and I'm following your amazing work, congratulations.

Doing good CT. That looks like it'll be relatively simple to fully restore that body, not alot of rust, and what rust holes there are, are small, you can cut out the rust and make some patches to weld in. I know you can do it, you've welded before. Keep up the good work. I'm getting myself together mentally/emotionally, then going to get the materials I need to finish my car and record it being finished.

Wish i came across your videos earlier these cars were so well made the ghia is the bees knees keep up the great work Sir

👍Way👍to👍go👍 You are doing it CT! This is one you will be proud of‼️

Keep up the good work. Looking forward to see it all finished! 👍

Thank you for saving this beauty.

Great to see progress on the Karmann. I patiently wait for the 914, because it was my very first car and I also worked on it. Looking forward to it.

I saved a bunch of money by buying a complete rubber kit for my beetle resto, from West Coast Metric.

Great job! You're 1/3 done. When the body work and paint are done, that's 2/3 done. When it's re-assembled and you drive it for the first time, then it's done-done. After that, it's just maintenance. :) Thanks for the video!

Thanks for the entomology lesson! Very interesting.

CT’s favorite part of these builds is DEFINITELY the tear down.

One of the best, overlooked investments I made in the shop was an impact screw driver. Man what a difference in dealing with screws like those. That insulation? Probably asbestos based fabric.

Hey CT you did well on the tear down ...no sledge hammer again ...great work

In 1975, My dad bought me a ‘57 for my 18th birthday (it was the same age as me). He paid $200 for it. I LOVED that car! ❤️

Excellent editing with the fast forward to keep the action moving! Well done and nice project Ghia

Man you are a hard worker. I’m always amazed how much you get done.

It was my first car! Bought it 1973... In red and white. Greetings from Switzerland

Nice job CT can’t wait to see the next video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Left-handed drill bits work really nice on stripped screws!

My buddy Walter had one of theses in HS in 72. He drove the crap outta it. Off road too. It was a tough car. Love the matchstick

Where to start such a project. Holy smokes...thanks for doing this

Dash looks in great shape

Hi CT, I am sad coz checking for videos everyday but I get it only once per month, understand you are busy with another priorities and this project is for you entertainment and the result will be a nice brand new VW to speed up in the road saying hi to the gossipers! Good job man, big hug from Abu Dhabi!

Fun episode CT! Keep on goin😎👍

Great work

Your Ghia is in excellent condition for a restoration, I hope you've made some progress over the last year. I also hope you bagged and tagged everything as it came off the car. I'm in the exact same spot as you with a 67 Ghia, sadly my. Ghia isn't in quite as good of shape, and it waits for me to get back to it to complete. Time and other projects/demands/sloth. Excellent documentation of the teardown of one of these little cars. You've done a valuable service to potential Ghia restorers & the VW community.

Hi CT, so glad to see that you've decided to go ahead and do the full restoration. I'm sure you can get entire rubber seal, insulation and interior kits. Just hope you take the time to inventory everything that needs to be replaced (bolts, screws...).

It’s satisfying to watch you clean out this car

My brother in law had a convertible one of these cars. It was a blast to drive!

Great vid!!!

Great. We will be able to learn some more. Thank you.

The ghia looks pretty good in sections some rust is expected nice work cant wait for you to finish. The advantage of restoring an older VW is it's simplicity. I had a 72 super beetle easy car to work on.

Body looks great Minimum rust

Nice job.

keep it up and you're going to be one helluva mechanic/body fender/restoration go to guy...txs for sharing "Texas"

I hope you remember where all those parts go when you put it back together. 🙂

incredible job man ;-)

Cool 😎 you’re at the half way point!

Hey CT. Now that is a cool project. I will make sure that I follow this. I have a new project as well. Thanks for sharing.🍁👍👍👻

excellent video, thank you

Good to see that you are taking some care when pulling bits off. You'll never know when you need to restore/remake/repair any of the bits you take off.

Hey CT! Your videos are inspiring and motivating! Just noticed on the one stripped screw, using a left-handed drill bit has really helped me in the past even getting out broken off bolts stuck in rusted holes, thus in some cases making an EZ-Out or screw extractor unnecessary.

Здравствуй очень интересно смотреть на восстановление старой техники. История государства выпускавшего её. Долгих лет жизни реставратору.

Great job. What a lot of parts are coming of. And than lateron, how to build it on again. haha.

I've always wanted one of these

Bonsoir superbe vidéo du démontage de l’auto vous être un super pro bravo monsieur 👍❤️

That Ghia is in good shape.

If you get the body done as well as the floor pan and suspension it will be really nice

Excellent video CT :) also need 1/2 drive socket rachet with Screwdriver or Torx bits or ones have 1/4 drive plus adapter socket to hold with bits of Screwdriver and TORK bits to take stubbornness ones of too! They come usefull I use in Auto Mechanics plus Autobody for past 28 years! But want lube of stubbornness one's lots plus heat of torch sometimes too!

Tell you what CT, ain't nobody take a car apart like you! 😆 Keep up the great content! BTW: I miss the Dragon 😩

You should get a Wivco shake and break tool. Matt from iron trap garage uses them. The body is in very good condition.

🖤 I love your videos🖤

Gotta be proud of what your doing mate. Remember the days where you wouldn't even think of doing this to rusty

So you decided to do a full restoration after all .This is a nice car.

Hey CT!! Long time no see. Hope all is well with you. Glad your working on the Ghia.

I would keep all the old cardboard and interior stuff to use a templates to cut new stuff.

Thanks for this vid! I’ve seen lots of beetles come apart , but not a Ghia.

You need this tool. Don't drill those screws until it's absolutely necessary. 3/8 in. Drive Impact Screwdriver Set (7-Piece)

Use drilling out as the LAST OPTION...if you used Heat earlier before wrecking the Phillips screw..it would have come out in minutes with your Impact Driver....

WOW !!!!!

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Actually, that Ghia is a really worthwhile candidate. Most of them are long gone, thus the high figures they fetch. A very good example is worth the low $20's. As always, the value of a car restored determines how much time can be spent on the restoration.

Great condition shell, you must be chuffed! 👌🏻🇬🇧

Were is the swamp thing Great video glad you posted keep them coming thanks

good video as normal and interesting.

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Been enjoying this project. Nice work so far. While I was watching you struggle with the hinges I was wondering how many comments suggested getting an impact driver lol. They're cheap and definitely worthwhile. 🙂

CT that cardboard glove box is unobtainable and yours looks in really good shape. I hate the fake wood dash and painted mine like earlier models.

Hallo sehr gute Arbeit viele Grüße aus Deutschland 🇩🇪

Wow, working hard removing those bolts. When I helped my father restore his Ghia doors. We used a jack on the door to relieve pressure. Then used WD40 and sprayed the bolts down and used a air gun tool screwdriver to get those bolts out. It was quick removal. I’m sure your hands were sore after removing those doors.

Carroceria! Esta é a parte romântica da reforma.

Beaultiful

Nice

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Try using an impact screwdriver bit on your impact wrench to remove stubborn Phillips screws.

Good job…

Já fãs 40 anos que arrumei um carmanguia este aí está bom de lata..um bom trabalho pra vc... é nois Brasil boa tarde

Hi CT, I'm sure many folks already pointed out you should get a screw impact tool so will move on here. This car is in great shape. This is a good one for you to do first since you will have less patch work to deal with. Getting detail interior parts will be fun to get when you get there. Hit up Mike for suggestions

You have got a very nice project in this Karmann Ghia. A lot of parts come out in a ground up restoration and I just want to point out that consider all parts as a listed part number, even the smallest screw, pin or clip, box and label them. Some parts such as those window rubber seals, plastic clips, sound deadners etc that are rotted, you will need for patterns to reproduce them, all of which I know you know but just mentioning this. My method of storing parts of a project was to divide the vehicle into.....Engine bay, Suspension, Interior, Brakes, Gearbox & Drivetrain, Electricals, Bodytrim. And I would colorcode the boxes accordingly, so there was no parts hunting.

Hi CT! You made the right decision! This beauty deserves a total restoration! Are you planning to remake it in the original color? I really like that shade of blue (I painted my Sporster the same color😊) In general the body looks healthy, it needs a few welds but otherwise it looks perfect. Some external bodywork profiles are made of aluminum and therefore can be polished saving some money. The only modification I would make is the dashboard: I would leave it without the fake wood cover and paint it like the body. Like the old beetles! I hope to see a new video with the continuation of the works soon!👍

6:10 😱 RUST!!! Will our HERO make it through this Challenge???? Stay Tuned 🤔

Gostei e partilhei muito bom mesmo né moço......

Good work ! What are your plans for the body ? Sandblast it ?

Ive had a renault dauphine and a couple nsu prinz cars...amazing how similar all those older european cars are, if you can work on one, you can work on any of them.

There you go CT. You totally un-built the the car. Great video!

Will you complete this project?

Tienes una excelente herramienta extractora Milwaukee, ¿Porqué no la usas para desmontar las puertas?

Impact screwdriver to hinges screws

ecxelente.