1974 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
Convertible - Sorry SOLD
1974 VOLKSWAGEN KARMANN GHIA,
Convertible -
Exterior finished in original Red color complemented with
the original Black vinyl interior & Black convertible top with glass
rear window.
Features include: auto stick shift, original factory VW
Am-Fm radio, passenger side mirror, Black top boot cover with white
piping, radial white wall tires, rare & desirable.
This Karmann Ghia
is 100% factory stock with no modifications and has traveled only
75,000 original miles in it's 24 year lifetime, original owner's
manual is present with car.
There is no evidence of rust on the body
or undercarriage, paint is just 1 year old, all stainless & bright-work
are in excellent condition & mechanically the car is in excellent condition
The engine & trunk compartments are detailed nicely, this
one is ready to show or just drive as an everyday driver, these VW's
are inexpensive to maintain, simple to work on, get great mileage, & gets
thumbs up wherever you drive.
We have priced very reasonable @
$12,500 & we also offer easy, low rate, simple interest financing
through JJ Best & Banc. Inexpensive delivery to your door no problem,
low rate collector car insurance is also available on this car as
well, find out how easy it for you to be driving this classic
Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Convertible
today!
Please call our office toll free @
(866) 297-2331 for more information or stop by our 15,000 square foot indoor showroom within the 100,000
square foot Brandon Home Furnishing store here in Atlanta.
OPTIONAL FEATURES INCLUDED ON
THIS 1974 VOLKSWAGEN KARMANN GHIA
•
AM/FM
•
Vinyl
•
Bucket Seats
•
Dual Exhaust
This Classic and
Collectible 1974 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia is OFFERED @ $12,500
News - Memories -
Culture - from 1974
(in no particular order)
- Mikhail Baryshnikov Defects
- Terracotta Army Discovered in China
- Turkey invades Cyprus. NATO allies Greece and Turkey, on the
brink of war
- Encouraged by
Chairman Mao
Zedong, the
Cultural
Revolution begins in
China
-
OPEC ends the oil embargo
begun in 1973 during the
Yom Kippur
War (Mar. 18).
Additional Memories from 1974:
President - Richard Nixon
Vice President - Gerald Ford
Minimum Wage - $2.00
Dow Jones average 759
-
Nixon and
Brezhnev
meet in
Moscow to discuss arms limitation agreements. Background:
nuclear
disarmament
- Leftist revolution
ends almost 50 years of dictatorial rule in
Portugal
(launched Apr. 25).
-
India successfully tests
an atomic device, becoming the world's sixth
nuclear
power (May 18).
- Emperor
Haile
Selassie of
Ethiopia
is deposed. A collective military dictatorship assumes power
(Sept. 12).
U.S. EVENTS
- Patricia Hearst, 19-year-old daughter of publisher
Randolph
Hearst, kidnapped by Symbionese Liberation Army (Feb. 5).
- House Judiciary Committee
adopts three
articles of impeachment charging
President
Nixon with obstruction of justice, failure to uphold laws, and
refusal to produce material subpoenaed by the committee (July 30).
-
Richard M. Nixon
announces he will resign the next day, the first President to do
so (Aug. 8).
- Vice President
Gerald R.
Ford of
Michigan is sworn in as 38th President of the US (Aug. 9).
- Ford grants
"full, free,
and absolute pardon" to ex-President
Nixon
(Sept. 8).
SPORTS
Super Bowl
Miami d. Minnesota (24-7)
World Series
Oakland A's d. LA Dodgers (4-1)
NBA Championship
Boston d. Milwaukee (4-3)
Stanley Cup
Philadelphia d. Boston (4-2)
Wimbledon Women: Chris Evert d. O. Morozova (6-0 6-4) Men: Jimmy Connors d. K. Rosewall (6-1 6-1 6-4)
Kentucky Derby Champion
Cannonade
NCAA Basketball Championship
N.C. State d. Marquette (76-64)
NCAA Football Champions
Oklahoma (AP) (11-0-0) & USC (UPI, FW, NFF) (10-1-1)
World Cup
W. Germany d. Holland (2-1)
ENTERTAINMENT
Events
-
Patti Smith releases what
is considered to be the first punk rock single, "Hey Joe."
- People
magazine debuts, with
Mia Farrow
gracing the cover.
- Premier Russian
dancer
Mikhail Baryshnikov defects and joins the
American
Ballet Theatre. Movies
- Chinatown, The
Godfather Part II, Day for Night, Blazing Saddles, The Towering
Inferno
Entertainment
Awards
Pulitzer Prizes Music:Notturno, Donald Martino
Oscars awarded in 1974 Academy Award, Best Picture:The Sting, Tony Bill,
Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips, producers (Universal)
Nobel Prize for
Literature: Eyvind Johnson and Harry
Martinson (both Sweden)
1974 Emmy Awards
1974 Tony Awards
Grammys awarded in 1974 Record of the Year: "Killing Me Softly With His Song,"
Roberta Flack Album of the Year:Innervisions, Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Motown) Song of the Year: "Killing Me Softly With His Song," Norman
Gimbel and Charles Fox, songwriters
Miss America:
Rebecca Ann King (CO)
