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BIRTH RIGHT GHIA

Rotting floors, tons of body filler, and no heat… The Ghia owned by James’s brother was certainly no show car, but both siblings loved it. This “piece of junk” as James recalls it wasn’t the only VW in the Austin clan. Three or four Beetles passed through the family over the years – they were later owned by James’ brothers and sisters. His cousin was a VW mechanic, and his aunt

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