Upvote for it being my favorite car too, and the utter truth about the power (even if the term 'sports car' is used very loosely here).

You might enjoy http://www.carstuffshow.com/podcasts/the-karmann-ghia/

Definitely one of the best cars ever made. Every one hand built.

So sad I got rid of one of my ghias this summer. Oh well, didn't need two.

Power shouldn't be a problem these days. I've got 2 liters and over 150 horsepower. She moves! =)

Truth!

When I was born back in '65, my father had a two toned Karmann Ghia. Black with a white roof. He said I always called it "Daddy's race car". He would always chuckle after telling me that but back then and I had no clue why. It broke my heart the day he sold it. We were a family of five then and 4 more were yet to come. He bought a new '67 Bus to haul the family and a used Beetle for him to go to his job.

About ten years ago I went to a Bug Out with a friend who had a '72 Beetle. We met up with a group of air cooled VW's known as the Slow Riders. One of them had a red 70's Ghia. I could not stop taking pictures of it. It is definitely one sexy German car.

Good to hear that you hooked up the Ghia with some extra horses.

My mom drove a Karmann Ghia and my dad drove a Fiat Spider