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’64 DESERT LOOK KARMANN GHIA

Thanks to the Portland Sculpture & Quarry Trust for the use of Tout Quarry Sculpture Park & Nature Reserve for the photoshoot

Who doesn’t love a Ghia? Who doesn’t love true patina? Who doesn’t love slammed suspension and shiny wheels? My word, this car really does have it all, doesn’t it? Drink it in, folks. This is early VW perfection at its finest.

No wait. There’s a guy at the back shouting, ‘When are you going to paint it?’ It’s okay, there’s room for everyone in the VW world.

The rich tapestry of the Volkswagen community is the main reason for its continued growth. People come from all backgrounds and walks of life to revel together in the potential misery of being stuck at the side of the road in the rain because a £6 condenser stopped condensing. Or the fuel

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