[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by special-K

IBack when Bugs were so big in the 60s/70s I wondered why I never saw anyone do the sporty Euro things to the Ghias that they were doing to the Bugs. I couldn't stop imagining a Karmann Ghia with everything I did to my '56 Bug. A poor man's Porsche for sure! The hopped-up Ghia certainly did become a thing at some point

Ghia's were expensive. Like an El Camino. That's the reason I never got either one. They were just out of my price range.

I remember seeing Porsche 914's going for less than a Ghia convertible. Same with Trans Am's. I've heard them called "Poor mans Corvette'. That is not the case. You can probably get a similar Corvette cheaper.

I stumbled on that Ghia pickup because I was looking for a Ghia. But I think that I'm going to scratch that idea. Too much money. There was a guy here selling one for $5800 firm and it was pretty beat. I thought no way but he sold it.

Once in a while you see them come up cheap. I found a nice Bug on CL for $2500. The ad was only up a couple of hours when I called the guy. It was already sold.