THE VEHICLE AT A GLANCE
Model dossier
- Production period
- 1959
- Body style
- Coupé
- Type
- Design-proposal
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE CAR
Coachbuilding, design & conversions
PRICE & SALES RECORD
Vehicle value
- Original price
- Not documented
- Latest recorded sale
- Not documented
01 / THE STORY
History & context
This Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Prototype from 1959 features vent windows, a different roof line and re-styled rear lights.
IN THE ARCHIVE
Coachbuilders & design studios
02 / TECHNICAL IDENTITY
Specifications & construction
Production & construction
- Production type
- Design-proposal
- Mechanical platform
- Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Type 14
- Production notes
- Official Volkswagen history supports a 1959 Type 14 facelift within the production programme but does not establish this legacy route as a separate physical prototype or Sergio Sartorelli-authored one-off. Preserve as a non-additive development/restyle route; production count remains blank and Sartorelli stays candidate. NO_AUTO_INHERIT.
Engine & performance
- Specification notes
- Confidence detail moved from confidence: medium-high
Design & manufacture
- Coachbuilder / Body Builder · Documented
- Ghia
- Designer · Candidate
- Sergio Sartorelli
- Manufacturer · Documented
- Volkswagen
06 / EVENTS & AWARDS
Events & awards
No events or documented awards are currently recorded for this vehicle.
07 / THE VEHICLE IN DETAIL
Photo gallery 1 photographs
08 / FROM THE ARCHIVE
Archive
References held in the vehicle dossier. Their inclusion does not establish that every historical claim has been independently verified.
| Reference | Source type |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Newsroom — Karmann Ghia model history www.volkswagen-newsroom.com | Manufacturer official heritage archive |
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