Volkswagen’s Type 34 Karmann Ghia coupe was the lesser-known cousin of the Type 14 (otherwise known as the Karmann Ghia that everyone knows and loves…and just what the heck is this angry looking thing?). Based on the Type 3 platform, the Type 34 was a slightly more evolved version of the idea of an aircooled […]
In 1961 Volkswagen introduced Der Große Karmann (the Big Karmann) featuring Razor Edge styling on the new Type 3 platform in a package designated Type 34. The stylish coupe was built from 1962-1969 but never imported to the US market. The US continued to get the old Type 14 Ghia, never officially receiving the handsome […]
The Type 34 was another Ghia styled and Karmann coach-built offering from Volkswagen, but unlike the Type 14 was never imported to the USA. It may have looked like the Corvair from the rear, but it was a pure Germano-Italiano affair and a surprising number of the Type 34 have found their way onto our […]
The Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Type 14 was built in Germany and sold in the USA from 1955 to 1974, but its planned replacement, the type 34, built from 1962-1969 was never imported to the US market. The US continued to get the old Type 14 Ghia and never got the handsome Type 34 that looks […]