The Ford Granada was released in 1975 on Ford's compact chassis that traced its roots back to the 1960 release of the Falcon. The Granada was intended to replace the Maverick, but the Maverick survived as a low-rent econbox and the Granada slotted up-market to offer a fuel economy friendly alternative to the LTD or a cheap T-Bird when equipped with 2 doors and the big 351 Windsor V8. Find this smog exempt 1975 Ford Granada Ghia offered for $5500 in Palm Desert, CA via craigslist.
Find this 2006 Ford Focus C-Max TDCi here on eBay offered for $6,500 buy-it-now or make-offer located in Alexandria, VA. Tip from Sam.
If you've been pondering membership in the European classic car scene but are stymied by prices for a decent road worthy specimen, you can't go wrong with a Karmann Ghia. The Italian penned German engineered 2+2 will whisk you around in style demanding only minor maintenance and attention. As an added bonus, the diverse bloodline earns embracement at virtually any cars & coffee event on the planet. Find this 1970 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia for sale in San Fernando Valley, CA for $9,500 via craigslist.
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 Type 34 that looks like a cross between a Chevy Corvair and a Lancia Fulvia. A few have made the trip to our shores and will absolutely floor everyone at your local car show, but VW guys will know what they're looking at. Find this 1964 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Type 34 here on eBay
currently bidding for $16,642 reserve-not-met with 2 days to go, located in Gainesville, GA.
The Ghia 1500 GT is a handsome coupe built by Carrozzeria Ghia with mechanicals by Fiat between 1963-1966. The 1500GT was produced in limited quantities, 846 total according to ghia1500gt.com with only 36 exported to the USA. Find this 1965 Ghia 1500 GT for sale in Los Angeles, CA for $12,000 via craigslist.
The Volkswagen Beetle is regularly transformed into an off-road post-apocalypse survival vehicle and jumped over sand dunes, but the pretty-boy Karmann-Ghia version is usually kept on the street and we don't know why. Break all the rules with this 1974 Karmann-Ghia Baja coupe for sale in Tiflon, GA (not HI as it says in the listing) for the asking price of $2500 via hemmings.com
When this car first hit daily turismo's radar last week, it was closer to the 10k range - but the listing expired and now its been dropped a few grand and is ripe for picking. The Karmann Ghia was sold from 1955-1974 using VW Beetle Type 1 chassis/engine, styling by Carrozzeria Ghia and built by German coach-builder Karmann. This 1969 Ghia is for sale on ebay for $7k buy-it-now on ebay and is powered by a shocking engine transplant.