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1969 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Electric (EV Conversion)

United Kingdom • 29 Jul 2026 • Lot 130

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This 1969 Karmann Ghia has been significantly upgraded with a full electric conversion using Tesla battery packs and a 90kW EV Hype motor, offering an estimated 120-mile range. The car also features a cosmetic restoration including a repaint in Porsche Guards Red, upgraded wheels, interior, brakes, and suspension, making it a unique classic with modern performance and classic styling.

Condition

8

The car has been cosmetically restored and has undergone a full electric conversion by an electrical engineer. It presents very well with a repaint and upgraded interior, wheels, brakes, and suspension. While it has had significant work done, the criteria for 'Excellent' (very well-maintained with minimal cosmetic imperfections, minor reconditioning may be required) fits best.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

149662863

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

WAX 105

RHD/LHD:

RHD

• Supplied new to Bermuda in 1970 before arriving in the United Kingdom in 1975 • Cosmetically restored prior to the vendor’s purchase in 2020 • Provided with a full electric conversion by the vendor, an electrical engineer, using a kit from EV Europe • Utilisies two Tesla battery packs and EV Europe motor unit • Offered with a history file and correctly registered with the DVLA as electric Particularly aimed at the American market, the striking Karmann Ghia (Type 14) was Volkswagen’s answer to creating a flagship model for its unashamedly austere Beetle range.

Combining Italian sports car design with a slightly widened Beetle floorpan, this was the magic formula for one of the most beautiful cars of the 1950, and it was produced by Karmann of Osnabrück.

Designer Luigi Segre (proprietor of Italy’s Carozzeria Ghia), Karmann and Volkswagen wrote automobile history with the Coupé presented in 1955 at the Frankfurt International Motor Show.

In 1957, the Coupé was followed by an equally ...