This example has been fully restored. It is up for sale on the Bring a Trailer auction site now, ready for next year's car show circuit. Here's a highlight: a Lowlight. So named because its headlights ...

A beautifully kept piece of mid-century design, with one family behind it and a heartfelt story attached, is heading to auction. Here is why it charms. One family from new, 62 years. Style icon on a ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

In the early 1950s, Karmann already had a contract to build the the Beetle cabriolet at its Osnabrück factory, but convincing Volkswagen to make a sportier model was an uphill battle. VW rebuffed ...

Some vintage cars get respect without being wildly expensive, exceptionally elitist or notably rare. Volkswagen’s Type 14 Karmann Ghia is both an automotive gem and an affordable sports coupe — a well ...

A Type 1 "Beetle," dressed in a designer suit, the Type 14 Karmann Ghia was Volkswagen's second mass-produced passenger car and its first sporty model. When I was a teenager, one of the first trips I ...

The price range for the Volkswagen Karmann Ghia varies based on the trim level you choose. Starting at $7,700 and going to $11,550 for the latest year the model was manufactured. The model range is ...

Here's a highlight: a Lowlight. So named because its headlights are lower than those on the later models, this early Karmann Ghia is blend of sumptuous Italian styling and workaday German engineering, ...

The Karmann Ghia is proof that you do not need horsepower to have presence. Built on humble Beetle mechanicals but wrapped in a body styled by Italy's Ghia and hand finished by Germany's Karmann, it ...