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26/03/2021 11:30 am
I never owned a Karmann Ghia, as such, but my 1927 Bugatti 35 Replicar which I owned in the 1970s had this body pan, engine and running gear. The certainly looks a lot different than the chassis that this Bugatti rides on.
MINICHAMPS (Paul's Model Art) Nr5000 1970 Karmann Ghia Coupe is an excellent model of the real thing. I drove one briefly and found it a fun light car.
26/03/2021 8:04 pm
I wonder where that reproduction-Bug is now? Looks like it was fun!
Topic starter
26/03/2021 9:36 pm
Hi Karl,
I sold the Bugatti in 1979 to a university professor at the University of Guelph, Ontario. I'm not sure of the next step but by 1990 it was part of a display at the Canadian War Plane Heritage Museum near Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. In February, 1993, they had a fire in hanger 3 which distroyed five warplanes including a Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane and a Grumman Avenger as well as the Bugatti replica. They almost lost their Avro Lancaster in the same fire but it was rescued before the fire reached it.
The 1927 Bugatti Replica was a fun car to own and I do regret selling it.
Karl Schnelle and Karl Schnelle reacted
27/03/2021 1:04 pm
One of the best Karmann Ghia coupes out there (for its time) is the one made as a promo for Volkswagen itself by Wiking, though the scale is 1:40. The body lifts off to view the entire chassis, interior, and engine (Beetle shown). They were molded in original VW colors and a convertible was also offered, made by sawing off the roof and adding a boot cover, though the body was glued to the chassis on these..
27/03/2021 1:22 pm
had a fire in hanger 3 which destroyed five warplanes including a Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane and a Grumman Avenger as well as the Bugatti replica.
How sad! I am sorry about that, but at least they got one old pane out of there in time.
John Kuvakas and John Kuvakas reacted
27/03/2021 1:23 pm
Those are the coolest ever old 1/43 ever, in plastic none-the-less.
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