The 1958 Karmann
When you’ve been headed off to check it
around air-cooled out. That one wasn’t
Cabriolet you’re about
VWs for a while, for him, but they told
to read about has to
you know Karmann him about a 1958
Cabriolet Beetles are Cabriolet restoration
rate as the coolest
far less common than project for sale. James
looking example
their tin-top brothers. didn’t see any harm
That’s why James in going to take a
to be built in the UK to
Self, the 35-year- look. Having viewed
date
old owner of this '58 the car, he told us,
Cabriolet knew he "Basically it was a
was onto something shell on a restored
when he heard about chassis with boxes
it back in 1995. This and boxes of bits.
was when he went in The shell looked
search of a Karmann like it was solid and
Ghia and heard there needed no welding,
was one for sale at just painting. James
Karmann Konnection took the gamble and
down in Southend, so bought it.
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