[ausev] Karman Ghia up for grabs

[Charlesvsi at aol.com]

I restored an old Kaman Ghia, no AC, etc and it was totally rusted out in  
unibody channels used as heat runs, etc. Major work, happy to have daughter sell 
 it and get a newer car. 
It appears that installing electric in any old car will not have AC, and  
this is Texas!
Sorry to be a downer, but replacing floor pans and side channels to hold  
extra battery weight might be the beginning of the end for an older Ghia. 
Chuck 
In a message dated 10/4/2006 11:35:36 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
mike at mikeconwell.com writes:

I saw at  least one Karman Ghia at one of y'alls local events, so I
thought I'd let  you know of one that a friend of mine is selling.  
However, I also  would like her to think about getting it modified to an
EV so thought I'd  throw out the gauntlet in case anyone on this list
would like to make a  proposal to do a conversion.

While I haven't seen it, I have seen  advice on this mailing list about
getting a nice/comfortable car to use for  conversion projects.  So
thought this might be a candidate:   (although a new Lexus might be
better)

Here's the skinny:
1966 VW  Karman Ghia
Manual Transmission
Driveable: "runs fine" with 59,000  miles.
No A/C

More:
"In the process of being fully restored. New:  upholstery, (most) body
seals, interior carpet and pads, battery, exterior  paint, seat belts,
interior panels.

"The doors don't shut quite  right, but it's a matter of adjusting the
catch mechanism. I'm working on  that.

"I will be putting it up for sale starting at  $8,000.00..."

So, hope this is of some interest to y'all,

Mike  Conwell
Austin, TX

(wanna buy a new EV in  2008)

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Chuck Simms

Director, North Austin M.U.District  #1
e-mail: charlesvsi at aol.com
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