1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Cabriolet [Typ 14]

1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Cabriolet [Typ 14] in The Full Treatment, Movie, 1960

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

00:00:45 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
jcb ◊ 2014-04-17 13:09	Must be big a budget film to actually crash the car
dsl ◊ 2014-04-17 13:12	Autumn 54 plate - seems very early for a KG??
DidierF ◊ 2014-04-17 13:34	dsl wrote Autumn 54 plate - seems very early for a KG?? "The design and prototype were well received by Volkswagen executives, and in August 1955[3] the first Type 14 was manufactured in Osnabrück (…)" (Wikipedia) So maybe this LHD was a real wreck used for the movie with a fake plate. It's the only sequence we see it: the opening 3 minutes. And the car stays still.
dsl ◊ 2014-04-17 13:46	I can't find good references to when KG started in UK but it seems not properly imported until July 57, although hints of special order from Aug 55 (maybe LHD only??). This one is LHD and apparently a Liverpool plate (not London) so unusual. The plate also looks a bit too big?? So agree probably fake.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2014-04-17 13:55	One presumes that the steam is coming from the Austin!