Highlights
- Rare right-hand drive example
- Restored to a very high standard
- Recently serviced by an air-cooled Volkswagen specialist
- Range-topping ‘LS’ specification
The Appeal
As well as developing the Karmann Ghia - a coachbuilt two-door car based on Volkswagen’s Type 1 floor pan, German Karosseria Karmann also devised convertible versions of the regular Beetle. These conversions were sanctioned by VW themselves, such was their quality, and the open-topped Beetles proved a great hit.
We’re delighted to offer this beautifully restored example - a range-topping 1303 LS with a twin-port 1.6-litre engine and one of the last right-hand drive Karmann Cabriolets. It has been restored to a very good standard and dry-stored by the previous keeper and current owner throughout their custodianship. The car has recently undergone a service with an air-cooled VW specialist and looks to be in superb overall condition ready for its next keeper. There’s a raft of paperwork present, including a glowing inspection report from an independent expert.
Such fine Karmann Cabriolets as this rarely come to market.
The History and Paperwork
- Right-hand drive UK-supplied example
- Exempt from road tax and MOT testing
- Restored prior to current ownership
- The car was dry-stored by the previous owner and by the vendor since purchase
- The vendor is reluctantly selling the car due to losing their dry storage facility
- V5C logbook present
- Nine former registered keepers
- RAC vehicle history report present
- Independent vehicle inspection report of 2023
- Copy of first report/text from the assessor when they were on site with the car
- Haines Workshop Manual
The Condition
- Volkswagen “GT” wheels with whitewall tyres fitted
- Karmann folding soft top in superb visual order and the vendor demonstrates it folding neatly
- Decklid vent trims fitted
- Wolfsburg castle mudflaps
- Period stone chip guards fitted front and rear
- Correct “elephant’s foot” tail lamps
- Very smart red paintwork with very few visual imperfections apparent
- The bodywork looks to be straight and solid and the doors appear to fit well
- All presents very well underneath
- The 1303 soft dashboard does not appear to be cracked
- Period stereo fitted
- Correct VDO clock - standard fitment in Cabriolet models
- New matching rear seatbelts recently fitted
- Smart upholstery and carpeting with few signs of notable wear
- We understand all the cabin electrics to be in good order
- An all-weather fitted cover and an additional “half” cover accompany the car
- Scissor jack /wheel brace present
- Two sets of keys
The Mechanics
- 1.6-litre twin-port, air-cooled flat-four
- Four-speed manual gearbox
- Exceedingly smart and original-looking engine compartment
- Recently serviced by an air-cooled VW specialist
- New battery and fuel regulator were recently fitted
- Used sparingly since restoration
- The vendor reports that the Beetle drives very well indeed
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