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    BEAST FROM THE EAST

    Apr 07, 2020 4 minutes
    Words and Photos Stephan Szantai

    While California remains a huge hub of VW activity, the US is littered with talented specialists. Hence why VolksWorld made the trek to the other side of the US this month to shoot Mike Cupurdija’s ’63 Karmann Ghia built by Cooker’s Restoration & Fabrication, a Maryland-based VW shop with an excellent reputation.

    In an unexpected turn of events, we managed to discover the just-completed Ghia before Mike laid his eyes on it! You see, Mike serves the United States’ armed forces in the Middle East and wasn’t home during the photo shoot, hence we hooked up with Bob Cook at Cooker’s to photograph the coupe.

    “he bought the Karmann Ghia here, sight unseen, in Arizona 15 years ago”

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