A good way to start collecting vintage Ghia ads is to check out the Ghia ad listing at the bottom of this page, or try the Comprehensive list of VW Ads... a truly monstrous collection including most VW models. Some cool Brazilian TC Ghia ads are also located on this site. I found some of these ads on microfiche/film, so image quality isn't the greatest (sorry!). Some original Sales Literature is also located here, and there is also an impressive collection at the KGCNA. Bernd Schneller has also has a nice collection of Ghia ads on the net. By all means, if you have something you would like to share, please contact me. |
from Time, November 1963 |
It's A Volkswagen, sort of.
Did the Italian sports jacket fool you? |
from Time, December 6, 1963 |
What if you put Volkswagen parts in a Karmann Ghia?
They'de fit. |
from Car and Driver, April 1964 |
For people who can't stand the sight of a Volkswagen.
Some people just can't see a VW. |
from Car and Driver, May 1964 |
Volkswagen, Italian Style
The Karmann Ghia goes to show you what
happens when you turn a Volkswagen over to an Italian
designer. |
from Time, 1964 |
Deep down inside, it's a Volkswagen
A Volkswagen built for 2. |
from Time, January 1965 |
Volkswagen, incognito.
You'd have to be some kind of car sleuth to
know that concealed underneath the Karmann Ghia's beautiful
exterior is the heart of a Volkswagen. The Ghia's chasis and
the 4- speed synchomesh transmission are the same as the
regular Volkswagen's. |
from 1965 |
The Karmann Ghia.
Body: Hand formed, Hand finished. |
German poster, 1966 |
Der VW Karmann Ghia hat jetzt einen 1500er Motor. Trotzdem würden Sie sich beim Grand Prix blamieren. |
from Newsweek, December 1966 |
Pussycats go where tigers fear to tread.
Fancy cars with ferocious names are apt to
do some unfanciful things in snow. |
from Newsweek, april 19, 1968 |
This is Volkswagen's idea for a sports car.
It will have an air-cooled engine in back.
Like the Porsches that swept the Daytona 24-hour endurance
grind. |
from Playboy, March 1969 |
Can you spot the Volkswagen?
Lost among five of the world's great sports
cars is one the worlds great Volkswagens. |
from Playboy, November 1969 |
The sports car that's just as reliable as a Volkswagen.
And why not? It is a Volkswagen. |
from Playboy, June 1972 |
The man who lives on the left owns a sports car. The man who lives on the right fixes them.
If the guy who fixes your sports car seems
to be living beyond your means, maybe we have a solution. |
Guess the target demographic!
Headline |
Source |
Date |
Model |
For people who can't stand... |
Car & Driver |
4/1/64 |
1300 |
Volkswagen, Italian style. |
Car & Driver |
5/1/64 |
1300 |
Pussycats go where tigers fear to tread. |
Newsweek |
12/12/66 |
1300 |
With technological triumphs like this, it only takes 4 |
Playboy |
5/ 1/67 |
1300 |
This is Volkswagen´s idea for a sports car. |
Playboy |
5/ 1/68 |
1500 |
The 450SS Ghia. Designed by Ghia. |
Playboy |
6/ 1/68 |
1500 |
Which car costs less than $10,000? |
Playboy |
12/ 1/68 |
1500 |
Can you spot the Volkswagen? |
Playboy |
3/ 1/69 |
1500 |
Can you spot the druggist from Toledo? |
Playboy |
6/ 1/69 |
1500 |
Some cars just can´t be ass produced. |
Playboy |
9/ 1/69 |
1500 |
The sports car that´s just as reliable as a |
Playboy |
11/ 1/69 |
1500 |
In 1969, a Volkswagen was named one of the |
Road & Track |
10/ 1/70 |
1500 |
The an who lives on the left owns a sports car. |
Playboy |
6/ 1/72 |
1600 |