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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Type 14 and Type 34 in comparison - can size be a sin?

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Created on October 21, 2020

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - Proud owner

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - German technology, Italian design

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - Both very nice coupés

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Type 14 (1974) and Type 34 (1968) - younger and older brother together

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - Giving them both a run for their money

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - Acceleration comparison

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - Silver is in the lead

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - Both are also produced in interesting color combinations

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - The rear looks quite different on the two of them

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - Which one you like better is a matter of taste

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - Same and yet different

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - from the pen of Ghia

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - From the pen of Ghia

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - The differences between the two are small but significant

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - The rear of the older model is a little nicer, although this is of course a matter of taste

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - One of Ghia's best designs

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - Two successful designs

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - The design of one is more classic, the other more daring

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - Striking through good design

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - The younger brother prefers to stay somewhat hidden

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - Head to head

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - Four headlights characterize the front

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - The year of manufacture is likely to be erischtlich

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - in silver

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - Sprints away

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - The first Karmann Ghia

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - shiny silver

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - A rather elongated rear end

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - sequence number (1)-90

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - Successful design

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - Simple automatic transmission

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - The interior in beautiful brown leather and wooden dashboard

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - Lettering

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - The beautiful Karmann Ghia lettering was also applied above the radio

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - A beautiful design for the loudspeakers

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - whitewall tires with chrome caps

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - Lettering

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - very Italian design of the rear lights

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - The interior

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - The engine is under the cover

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - The engine

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - The cap for the oil tank

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600 L Type 34 (1968) - The round rear lights in detail

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupé Type 14 (1974) - The slightly revised version

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupé Type 14 (1974) - It has a slightly more curved appearance

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupé Type 14 (1974) - On the move

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupé Type 14 (1974) - On the move

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupé Type 14 (1974) - With open hood

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupé Type 14 (1974) - Off to the road

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupé Type 14 (1974) - The SChriftzug is still the same as its predecessor

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupé Type 14 (1974) - The headlights in detail

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupé Type 14 (1974) - The spare wheel is located at the front

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupé Type 14 (1974) - The badge from Karmann Ghia

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupé Type 14 (1974) - Simple interior, unfortunately without wood

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupé Type 14 (1974) - The engine

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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupé Type 14 (1974) - Also with chrome caps but without whitewall tires

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VW Karmann Ghia (1974) - the actual forerunner of the Scirocco

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VW Karmann-Ghia 1500 Coupé (1961) - pretty coupé - Type 34

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VW Karmann-Ghia Cabriolet (1960) - with open roof

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VW Karmann-Ghia Cabriolet (1960) - with closed roof

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VW Karmann-Ghia Cabriolet (1962) - VW convertible with 2+2 seats

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VW Karmann-Ghia Coupé (1959) - the lady gets ready on the passenger side

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VW Karmann-Ghia Cabriolet (1959) - open-top driving is fun

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VW Karmann-Ghia Coupé (1960) - an AMAG delivery

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VW Karmann-Ghia Coupé (1962) - with classic shapes

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VW Karmann-Ghia Coupé (1963) - still pretty to look at after five years

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VW Karmann-Ghia Coupé (1961) - Interior, seen at the IAA in Frankfurt 1961

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VW Karmann-Ghia 1500 Coupé (1961) - the Type 34 at the London Motor Show of 1961

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VW Karmann-Ghia 1500 Coupé (1964) - more angular shape compared to its smaller brother - illustration from a brochure

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VW Karmann-Ghia 1500 Coupé (1963) - the roof of the Type 34 was available in a contrasting color on request

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VW Karmann-Ghia 1500 Coupé (1961) - Type 34 - shown here in one color

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VW Karmann-Ghia 1500 Coupé (1962) - Type 34 at the 1962 Geneva Motor Show

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VW Karmann-Ghia 1500 Coupé (1963) - the Type 34 was not a commercial success

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VW Karmann-Ghia 1500 Coupé (1961) - Emblem left rear on Type 34

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VW Karmann-Ghia 1500 Cabriolet (1961) - the Type 34 Cabriolet presented in 1961 never went into production

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VW Karmann-Ghia Type 34 Cabriolet (1965) - at the Rallye Historique on the occasion of the Schloss Bensberg Classics 2015

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Summary

After years, the "big Karmann" finally emerges from automotive obscurity. What makes the angular relative of the successful Type 14 so interesting today? The answer to this question is explored in this vehicle report, enriched with many modern pictures as well as some historical ones.

This article contains the following chapters

Solitaire in sheet metal
Off to new shores
Lost in the small series
Romance in sheet metal
Modern coolness
Chic shell, lame core
And which one is better now?

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Karmann Gdschiha, this or something similar is often the exclamation of the less knowledgeable when the probably most classic car from Osnabrück appears. Anyone born before 1975 knows the Beetle derivative produced as a coupé and convertible and can associate it with the name Karmann. For the people of Osnabrück, the car became a trademark, just like the Beetle for Volkswagen. Even if many of its admirers were probably unaware that this sports car of the economic miracle era was made in Italy. The Karmann's surname, which many Germans find almost unpronounceable, referred to Ghia S.p.A Carozzeria in Turin, which in turn was responsible for the design of this most beautifully shaped Volkswagen of the post-war period. The design of the Coupé presented at the IAA in 1955 was so convincing that it was followed shortly afterwards (1957) by an equally enchanting-looking Cabriolet.

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