2,332cc-Powered 1963 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Convertible Conversion

This 1963 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia was converted into a convertible in the 1990s and subsequently featured in the September 1992 issue of Dune Buggies and Hot VWs Magazine. The body is finished in red with a chopped windshield frame, a white soft top, Beetle headlamps, and shaved door handles and trim. Power comes from an air-cooled 2,332cc flat-four equipped with dual Weber IDF carburetors, MSD ignition, an extended capacity oil sump, a Porsche-style cooling fan kit, and a sidewinder-style exhaust system with a MagnaFlow muffler and J-tubes. Additional details include a custom console, a fiberglass dashboard, a Formuling France steering wheel, VDO instrumentation, aftermarket bolstered bucket seats, a Gene Berg shifter, billet door handles and window cranks, a roller accelerator pedal, a Pioneer CD player, and Lanzar amplifiers and speakers. This modified Karmann Ghia is now offered on dealer consignment at no reserve with a clean California title.

Originally a coupe, the car was converted into a convertible in the 1990s. Additional work included chopping the windshield frame, custom-fitting Beetle headlamps, shaving the trim and door handles, and painting the body and floor pan red. Additional details consist of a color-matched rear bumper, dual side-view mirrors, and a white soft top and boot.

Polished 15″ Fuchs-style wheels wear full-color Porsche crest center caps and are mounted with 175/65 front and 195/65 rear Sumitomo tires. The car rides on adjustable air dampers and a polished adjustable front axle beam. Stopping power is provided by red-finished calipers over drilled rotors at all four corners.

The interior is trimmed in gray tweed and white vinyl and features a custom center console and audio enclosure in the rear cargo area. Aftermarket bolstered bucket seats have been fitted, and additional interior elements include a Gene Berg shifter, billet door handles and window cranks, a roller accelerator pedal, a Pioneer CD player, and Lanzar amplifiers and speakers.

The red and white Formuling France steering wheel wears a Porsche crest horn button and fronts an aftermarket fiberglass dashboard housing VDO instrumentation including a 120-mph speedometer, a tachometer, an analog clock, and supplementary monitors for voltage, fuel level, oil pressure, and oil temperature. The five-digit mechanical odometer on this 2,332cc-Powered 1963 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Convertible Conversion shows 9k miles, and true mileage is unknown.

The air-cooled flat-four has been modified to displace 2,332cc and features dual Weber IDF carburetors, MSD ignition, an electric fuel pump, a degree pulley, a CB Performance extended capacity oil sump, and a Porsche-style cooling fan kit. The engine case and cooling tins have been painted to match the body.

Power is delivered to the rear wheels through a four-speed manual transaxle. A padded front transaxle support and a sidewinder-style exhaust system with a MagnaFlow muffler and J-tubes have been fitted.

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Listing Details

Chassis: 5319677
9k Miles Shown, TMU
Air-Cooled 2,332cc Flat-Four
Four-Speed Manual Transaxle
Red Paint
Convertible Conversion
White Soft Top
Gray Tweed & White Vinyl Upholstery
15" Fuchs-Style Wheels
Adjustable Front Axle Beam
Adjustable Air Dampers
Four-Wheel Disc Brakes w/Drilled Rotors
Fiberglass Dashboard
Gene Berg Shifter
Custom Audio System
Formuling France Steering Wheel
VDO Instrumentation

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