supercharged V8 Ghia

[Krashdavus]

Beautiful car. Extrodinary craftsmanship. Too bad it sounds like a tractor though. Not your fault, it's the downfall of the LS V8; the engine makes great power, but is saddled with a lousy exhaust note. It's all in the firing order. Might want to try a Spintech muffler on that thing instead of Magnaflow. Spintech makes a great x-flow muffler.

[GreyGhost881]

Can't help but think the wheels are a bit too modern but it's still gorgeous

[ualreadyno007]

I saw this at the San Antonio Auto show. Very, Very nice. Is this a SA car?

[byrdman57195]

@ualreadyno007 Yes I live outside of S.A.

[tezgaa84]

dude this is awesome.... great job

[Ascoboy79]

I wants to buy the

[magna59]

Looks so well sorted ...... and a lot better than it ever came off the production line.

[wackedoutdude]

I love all air cooled vw's. There's only two ways to make em better one is jap power and the other is a rip roaring yank v8. Nice work it looks stunning.

[Gabeszka0212]

colour code? :)

[byrdman57195]

@Gabeszka0212 candy apple red House of Kolors

[Gabeszka0212]

@byrdman57195 Thank You! :)

[fernando306]

A W E S O M E. Don't you have driving videos of it?

[MrBobRamone]

O que estragou foi essa frente.. Era pra ter mantido a original u_u Só removido os para choques mesmo...

[ice8292]

so this thing is still air cooled? wouldn't that engine get hotter than a stock motor?

[byrdman57195]

@ice8292 No it is water cooled.And it runs very cool

[FALLOUT20rads]

DAMMMMMMMM!!!!! that is fkn badd assssss. i have always liked ghia's

[ghettofatman]

i find this very easy to masturbate to :)

[03canadianf5]

Beautiful execution.

[xtz43]

Beautiful build! Thanks for sharing



[Vidiwell100]

Totally badass! Make another video. I want to see that thing go to warp 10!

[maekro]

oou nice nice nice nice

[kujaftw]

That car is fucking gorgeous

[heatfilter]

The interior is delicious! I the love natural look

[candycabngfl]

A Ghia with a nice big bore webber motor is almost perfection driving and handling wise but this is pretty interesting. I'm guessing that handles like a brick since the weigh distribution is now a complete nightmare.

[byrdman57195]

@candycabngfl The car is mid engine,600 hp 50/50 weight it is a auot cross champ. and will take on a zo6 corvette any day

[benchracerX]

@byrdman57195 any vids of comp.?

[voogun]

This car is freaking vintage awesomeness!!!!

[modelleg]

Insane in the membrane.

[AwGsharpie]

i love it all accept the wheels, the colour is sweet tho

[ssimon64]

@hoplite46 lol, as if he's gonna swap the moter now after getting it all setup lol lol!...

Nice car, can't go wrong with chevy power love it!

[MrNielsenbiker]

that is the cleanest ghia i've ever seen. spectacular job.

[hoplite46]

what motor is it? sounds sweet

[byrdman57195]

@hoplite46 It is a 6.0liter with a supercharger. it is pulling 600hp at the motor 

[hoplite46]

@byrdman57195 Is it Chevy ?

[byrdman57195]

@hoplite46 Yes out of a chey p/u

[hoplite46]

@byrdman57195 May I reccomend an Audi RS8 to keep the whole thing German or even a BMW motor

[demo8dave]

sick ass paint job, looks flawless and deep . Great job !!

[UsernameGuyThing]

nice ghia! are those the new beetle headlights? they look awesome nice job



[vadgeviper]

Mate.. That is stunning. Looks more like a 2011 Ghia.

[maliq32]

What size wheels are you running???

[byrdman57195]

@maliq32  17x 8 front and 19x10 rear

[gearhead22996]

that is sexy

[byrdman57195]

But my fishing boat engine with 600hp will pull 25 Vw chained together

[Vermonter4RN]

@byrdman57195

I have been looking at pics of other Karmann Ghias to try to find out what year this is. I could not find it posted, but maybe I mised it somewhere. Is it from the 60s? It is beautiful. I told my husband that I am going to try to find one for him to restore for me, and I want it to look like yours.

[byrdman57195]

@Vermonter4RN  The car is a 1964. And thanks for the message

[xXxmasenxXx]

Its a damn shame they destoyed the car with fishing boat engine shame on you

[gonzalezeman]

what kind of headlights are those? i want em for my ghia!

[walteredstates]

geile lackur, aller.

[faint255]

In absolute awe. I got great love for the volkswagen carmengia

[3volved]

Most gorgeous car ive ever seen.

[byrdman57195]

The doors are opened by remote clicker

[DEVILxCT]

hey there is no door handle? 0:43-0:47

[byrdman57195]

They are from a co. called oem vette look alikes

[Theblargen]

....

i want one

[shamrockfire]

That thing is fucking mean.

[ilovechairmanmeow]

Talk about over doing it. Not like the ghia was ever a very manly car, but it looks like a grandma car now. No modesty left at all, just bells and whistles for some fat bitch in Florida.

[BionicKris]

Congrats on this beautiful vehicle! Tastefully and creatively done. Do you have a website with pics of this car? I'd love to use one as wallpaper on my matching red BlackBerry. My grandfather had a Karmann Ghia and he would have loved to have seen this baby!

[saeidmomtahan]

I've always loved Ghia and had a 69 convertible years back. Now I have the next best thing, a Boxster S. Amazing how similar the lines are in both cars. that is definitely a design that qualifies as 'Timeless'

Greetings from Iran

[searchlight22]

@saeidmomtahan Hi Saeid,

My cousin was traveling with a friend many years ago in a KG and was involved in a roll~over crash. To this day, they both lament the loss of that fine stock car and disregard all memory of their own injuries. That pretty well sums~up the situation. I'd overlook the entire World production offerings in favour of one sample of this machine. Yes, timeless

[saeidmomtahan]

@searchlight22

Hello Searchlight22. Where are you writing from?

[searchlight22]

@saeidmomtahan

Hello Saeid,

I write from Newfoundland, Canada. Spring is just starting here and I spent the day tilling our garden and planting potatos.

Kind Regards

[saeidmomtahan]

@searchlight22

I'm so jealous. I want to get into organic gardening. But I know nothing about farming/gardening. i will start learning though.

Why don't you (please!!!) post a video of your garden and what you're doing?

[searchlight22]

@saeidmomtahan Hello Saeid,

We try to grow organic but it's tough to be competely true to that. The growing season here is short and insects are a problem when you don't use chemicals. All the same please go ahead and try it. The food from commercial farms is laced with who knows what. I'll try to make a vid for you.

Are Baba & Maman your parents? Great to see that a mobility issue does not prevent him from enjoying life. They remind me so much of the many long~married couples I know here.

[saeidmomtahan]

@searchlight22 Hi,

yes, they are my parents. baba has had Parkinsons for a long time and pretty much can't walk. But he still wants to travel EVERYWHERE. Thye both do in fact.

I think it's OK if an insect eats half of your tomato. At least you know the other half is healthy.

I went seraching for a farm yesterday and found one. I was disappointed to see bottles of insecticide nearby. .I 'helped' out a little, before they politely kicked me out, LOL

i'll post a video

[ko3dil]

Good Work !!!

[byrdman57195]

Thanks I really like the line of the Ghia. We are building one with a 3.6 porsche motor in the rear now. Keep your eyes open for video soon.

[Karmanncoupe]

Great job on the car. It's awesome. Have a Karmann-Ghia myself, with stock 1600cc engine. But this is the ultimate Karmann-Ghia. Lots of pleasure with this ride.

[wiz019]

Awesome,if I get money on Bingo,I will buy it !!!!

[TheSxeHunter]

not really a fan of late model tail lights.

[byrdman57195]

Thanks we just rebuilt the motor and tuned it today. 500 hp at the rear wheels stay tune for a big burn out in the next few days.

[DragonInfraXtremeRGT]

@byrdman57195 im wondering how much do the Volkswagen Karmann Ghia cost used

[RUdEdoGgiE1965]

It is nothing less than stunning...I hate u...I want one.....BRAVO!

[byrdman57195]

Yes it was on horsepower tv.

[DragonInfraXtremeRGT]

@byrdman57195 what brand rims are those

[poojacrew]

i saw this on tv it has mercedes e-class headlights right?

[byrdman57195]

It is candy apple red over a silver base. All house of kolors paint

[3volved]

@byrdman57195 If possible, can you provide the color codes from the Kandy Kolor paint chart?

[youiable]

OMg please tell me the color please!!!

[danosly]

vw should make these again with the v8 of course

[Keiffer01]

looks like a brand new car! amazing!

[dbi1036]

That thing is S W E E E E E T nice job man.

[jokeraces22]

looks like you chopped it'??? nice'

[JeffDeWitt]

Just saw a bit about this car on Spike TV, that is just so over the top cool! I love the color and while on most cars those MB headlights look kind of weird they work great on this one.

Great job!

[darrenthunder]

how much did it cost if you dont mind telling? and what were the body changes

[BHARMS2]

yea you are a fucking master!

[eric2micky]

Perfection!!!!

[byrdman57195]

@eric2micky  Thanks it is a lot of fun

[prdgyair]

STUNNING!! looks like we gave up some leg room to fit that in there though?

[byrdman57195]

@prdgyair When you have 530hp you don"t think about leg room,you are smileing to much.

[byrdman57195]

Thanks It is a lot of fun to drive.

[wilsonsann]

that is just.. AWESOME!!!!!!!!

greetings from argentina!

[byrdman57195]

It is a 6.0 Chevy LS motor.And the transaxle is from mendola transaxles. thanks for looking.

[gandotra]

Fantastic!!!!

What engine and what tranmission did you use?