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Originally Posted by vwgary
To some extent there were differing opinions about the Type3's coming onto the scene. Both the beetle and bus had become iconic already by the early 60's. And the Karmann Ghia introduced for the 56 model year was considered a sports car and not utilitarian like the bus or bug. When VW decided to expand the market with the introduction of the type3 (fasty & square) in the early 60's they weren't greeted well in the early VW scene. The notchback was never sold thru the US dealer network so they were scarce till the mid-late 60's.
Now the type 3 Karmann Ghia, that was a courageous design (added to stay relevant to this thead  ) |
Hey thanks for that info- i didn't know that. I has becum mor smartur today
