If you would like your site included please either email me at .....@t-34.co.uk or post a message in the forum. Be sure to include the URL, site name and a short description. Also, don't forget to join the Type 34 Karmann Ghia WebRing if your site has Type 34 content.
The next generation of VW community site - a facebook / blogger / utube / flickr / blogger / groups type site all rolled in to one and dedicated to aircooled VW fans. Forget the forums of old - this is the way to go.
Aussie VeeDubbers is Australia's answer to The Samba, it's a forum based site that has a lot of users and a lot of traffic and seems to be the hub of the Aussie VW scene. The people there are pretty helpful and friendly and as you would expect are a down to earth bunch. If you're in Australia and you haven't checked it out, pay it a visit.
The Samba is a VW site for all VW enthusiasts, it is message board driven and has lots of categories for all sorts of stuff. My favourite has to be the 'rants and raves' section - reading some of the stuff that is posted on there has me in stitches sometimes. Well worth a visit.
The Karmann Ghia Owners Club (GB) is a club that caters for both types of Ghia, They can be seen at most shows with a good club stand showing off some of the members cars. Club membership includes a membership card, club handbook and regular newsletters.
Ricola Racing is a site dedicated to Porsche speedster kits, VW's and other cars. It has a couple of good sections on fitting Porsche brakes and gearboxes. this guy has done a lot of mod's to his Chesil speedster, including fitting a Subaru turbo engine. Definitely worth a look as a lot of the stuff he has done is applicable to most VW's.
This is the site of TomNotch a Samba contributor. There's a myriad of stuff there including racing, vintage buggy stuff and a real nice type 4 conversion in his notchback. There's also a good collection of tech stuff and links for the Type 4 conversion and fitting EFI. Tom's own choice of EFI is the Haltech system. Worth a look if you're considering a Type 4 into Type 3 conversion or fitting EFI.
Shoptalk Forums is one of the best sites on the net I've found for technical info on both the type 4 engine and turbo-charging. Its a VW site that is message board driven, there are some experienced people that frequent the site who are all too happy to share their knowledge and advice. Well reccomended.
The Type Three Owners Manual is a site dedicated to all things Type 3, it has been around quite some time now. It has a good Type 34 Ghia section, and has a host of useful information relating to the Type 3 model range. A useful resource for mechanical information.
Type 4 secrets revealed is a site that does exactly that... it details quite a lot of info on the type 4 and has an extensive tech section covering most if not all aspects of the type 4 engine and tuning. Within the tech section there is also an extensive article on fitting a type 4 into a type 3, a good source of info if you are curious.
This year will mark the 50th anniversary of the Karmann Ghia. The 14th of July 2005 marks 50 years since the Ghia's introduction to the general public. Celebrations are being held at Georgsmarienhütte which is a few kilometers south of Osnabrück. More information can be found at this site which is dedicated the the Jubilee anniversary of the Karmann Ghia
An awesome site dedicated to the ongoing development of a lost design for overhead cam type 4 cylinder heads started by an engineer called Ludwig Apfelbeck back in the late 60's. Follow the team as they go through the development process hopefully to completion. There's lots of excellent pics and cad studies to look at. If you're interested in Type 4 performance then I reccomend you check it out.
The Type 3 Registry is a site dedicated to recording all known existing type 3 cars worldwide. The Registry is not limited to Type 3 cars only but also includes the Type 34 Ghia. If you have yet to register your car, go ahead and do so and help build this catologue for future heritage.
VW Planet is a peice of VW history, it was the forerunner for the ever popular The Samba. Archived here for prosperity it is worth checking out to see what eventually became the biggest VW site on the internet. The site is not active (you can't make posts) but provides a great point of reference for die hard Samba fans and VW internet freaks :-)
A dream comes true. Over an idea, Entrepreneur Wilhelm Karmann and Designer Luigi Segre override the opinion of the Director General Dr. Heinrich Nordhoff of Volkswagen. Their idea for a dream car will turn out to have a promising future and the Karmann Ghia celebrates its debut. Bold, unwavering, this car with visionary power energes: a car destined to be a worldwide success.
The official website for Karmann. Karmann are still in production and now produce small volume production runs for many manufacturers. This portal will take you to Karmanns sites for Germany, Brazil, Mexico and Portugal and offers a good insight into modern automotive manufacturing. It shows some of the specialist techniques and designs that Karmann are famous for and also some of the models that they have produced.
VWMagazine.co.uk is an online VW E-Zine thats free. It's content is largely reader submitted and is open for all to put forward articles for inclusion. There's a classifieds section, club and event listings as well as other stuff. A great idea thats very well put together. Go check it out.
Outlaw Flat Four is a club started to promote flat 4 powered drag racing in the UK. All members are either racers or associate with drag racing in the UK. The focus is on heads-up racing between cars powered by VW engines capable of running 12.99 and faster. The site keeps a list of current club records on a per member and overall basis. As the rules state that cars need to be VW powered you will also see some other non-VW cars such as Peter Englezos' Fiat 500 and Lee Maynard's Renault Dauphine. Well worth a look.
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