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Volkswagen Type 14 Karmann Ghia

Designed by Luigi Segre at Ghia, the Type 14 was built by Karmann on a Type 1 ('Beetle') chassis and was launched in 1956 in coupe and convertible versions. Early versions had 1200cc engines, but this was enlarged in line with Beetle upgrades with later cars getting 1584cc engines. Production ceased in 1974 after 440,000 sales.

Volkswagen Type 14 - boot badge. Dr Karmann commissioned Ghia of Turin to design the Type 14 and Volkswagen sanctioned the building of the car at Karmann's Osnabruck works.	Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupe	Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupe 1970.	Volkswagen Type 14 Convertible 1968. By 1968, the Type 14 was enlarged to 1500. Bodily, the front grilles were enlarged in 1961, and the headlamps had been raised. But this 1968 car still has the small 'torpedo' front indicators (changed in 1970)	Volkswagen Type 14 Convertible 1968. The Convertible was launched in 1957. This 1968 car still has the small one-piece red rear lights which lasted until 1970.
Volkswagen Karman Ghia Convertible. The convertible variant of the Type 14 was launched in 1957, a year after the coupe model started selling. From 1970 larger indicators and rear lights were fitted	Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Convertible. This 1970 convertible has 1584cc Beetle engine, and the rear lights are now larger units incorporating indicators and reversing lamps.	Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupe 1970	Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupe. Luigi Segre of Ghia in Turin was commissioned by Karmann to design the Type 14, although it seems likely the design had already been draft towards a Chrysler project.	The car continued in series production from 1955 to 1974 undergoing, in typical VW fashion, many year by year improvements.
Volkswagen Type 14 Convertible 1968.	Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupe 1970	Volkswagen Type 14 Convertible 1968. From 1967 the Karmann-Ghia was given the 1493cc engine of the Type 3.	Volkswagen Type 14 Convertible 1968 - rear wheel	Volkswaqen Karmann Ghia Convertible. LHD Convertible introduced August 1957 as model 141. RHD Convertible introduced August 1959 as model 142.
Volkswagen Type 1 'Beetle'	Volkswagen (VW) Cars	Wilhelm Karmann GmbH	Porsche 356, 356A, 356B, 356C

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