Karmann conclusions

A chance buy at auction turned up some delightful images of old modified VWs, which offer an intriguing insight into early 1960’s custom trends

Words: Keith Seume

Modifying Volkswagens is not a new hobby. You only have to look at old copies of magazines like Gute Fahrt from German, or Sports Cars Illustrated and Foreign Car Guide from America to see how many accessories were available for the VW in the 1950s and ’60s, and how many people were modifying them. Many of the accessories available were somewhat flippant, but others such as dual carburettor conversions from the likes of Express and Okrasa offered Porsche-like performance from your VW, but for a lot less money. The Karmann Ghia, however, was rather overlooked in the accessory marketplace. Sure, you could buy a fake grille to bolt on the nose to make your Ghia look like a ‘real’ car but, apart from that, there weren’t too many Ghia-specific accessories…

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VolksWorld (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024

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