Karmann Ghia Serial Numbers
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Just how rare is that Karmann beauty you have in the garage. Match your Vehicle Identification Number to the chart below or go by model year. The VIN was originally located in three places on the car: under the rear seat on the tunnel, on the right wheel-well under the hood, and tagged to either the dash or under the winshield glass on the driver s side. Although I m not sure, I believe the bulk of this information was originally compiled by Jim Patterson at House of Ghia
Production by VIN/Model Year
Production by Calendar Year
Type 3 Ghia Production
Year
From VIN
To VIN
Coupe
Convertible
1956
1 060 930
1 394 119
2,452
0
1957
1 394 120
1 774 680
4,130
1958
1 774 681
2 226 206
4,700
1,325
1959
2 226 207
2 528 668
6,265
1,770
1960
2 528 669
3 192 507
7,247
2,044
1961
3 192 508
4 010 995
6,706
1,891
1962
4 010 996
4 840 836
9,656
2,723
1963
4 840 837
5 677 119
12,010
3,387
1964
5 677 120
6 502 399
13,084
3,691
1965
145 000 001
145 999 000
14,191
4,003
1966
146 000 001
146 1021 300
17,112
4,827
1967
147 000 001
147 999 001
16,107
3,174
1968
148 000 001
148 1016 100
19,177
4,157
1969
149 000 001
149 1200 000
21,100
4,584
1970
140 2000 001
140 3100 000
22,952
5,873
1971
141 2000 001
141 3200 000
17,816
5,567
1972
142 2000 001
142 3200 000
11,208
3,076
1973
143 2000 001
143 3200 001
10,271
2,650
1955
1,282
NONE
11,555
15,369
105
14,515
4,392
17,196
4,585
19,259
5,465
16,708
3,965
18,812
4,750
22,829
5,433
25,267
5,262
28,387
5,326
23,387
5,395
19,406
4,183
24,729
5,713
27,834
6,504
24,893
6,398
21,133
6,565
12,434
2,910
10,462
2,555
1974
7,167
TOTAL COUPES363,401
TOTAL CONVERTIBLES80,899
Type 3 Ghia Production by Year
661
8,541
6,720
7,367
6,873
5,947
2,819
2,533
1,049
TOTAL 42,498.
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