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Early Ghia Prototypes  |
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These are some Ghia Prototype pics I found while looking through web sites. I took all the best ones I could find and put them all together. It's a shame that some of them never made it into production. Here is a prototype of the very first, 1953 Karmann Ghia ever made. 
A cabriolet prototype was also built. The window was too upright and the bumper overiders lacked the curviture of the production model. 
Heres a close up of an alternative rear deck design on a Ghia cabriolet. The humps behind the seats give the feel of a true sports car but, sadly, it was another styling idea just ahead of production. 
Here is a 1954 prototype.. notice the front fender has been changed on the first car to give the windshield a more upright position. A very unusual front bumper was also tested. 
One last attempt to get things right...the tail light were given a more clumsy look and the roof was made higher to allow better headroom. But it remained just another prototype. 
There had always been the possibility that VW would a 4 seater Karmann Ghia so Karmann was instructed to build a couple of prototypes to investigate the idea. However, neither of these designs progressed beyond the prototype stage. 
A 1961 Karmann Ghia Type 34 Prototype 
Here's an interesting one. Notice that the rear fender line on this prototype is not included in the final design of the T34. 
A 1962 Karmann Ghia Prototype 
A 1965 Karmann Ghia Type 34 Fastback Prototype 
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