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Day 10

TikTok video thumbnail - Karmann Ghia Restoration Day 10, the cream Ghia convertible in the driveway with its top down

Day 9

TikTok video thumbnail - Karmann Ghia Restoration Day 9, holding up nine fingers beside the Ghia

Day 8

TikTok video thumbnail - Karmann Ghia Restoration Day 8, standing beside the Ghia in the driveway

Day 7

TikTok video thumbnail - Karmann Ghia Restoration Day 7, the Ghia parked outside the workshop

Day 6

TikTok video thumbnail - Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Restoration Day 6, an impact driver working on the car

Giveaway

TikTok video thumbnail - True West Motorworks 69th follower giveaway

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The Work

Shell to street.

Before

The Green Flash mid-restoration - Volkswagen bus shell with primered front panels and green bodywork

After

The Green Flash, a restored green VW Westfalia, parked outside a midcentury storefront

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1970 Karmann Ghia Coupe under restoration inside a covered workshop tent, with a Volkswagen service manual on the table in the foreground
1970 Karmann Ghia Coupe

1970 Karmann Ghia Coupe

Restored 1971 Volkswagen Westfalia camper van in seafoam green with a white roof, parked overlooking the coast
1971 Westfalia

1971 Westfalia

The Green Flash, a restored green VW Westfalia, parked outside a midcentury storefront
The Green Flash

The Green Flash

Fully restored 1965 Volkswagen Beetle in deep red, parked beside the harbor
1965 Beetle

1965 Beetle

“Ian is well organized with each phase of the Ghia, great at setting budgets, a problem solver, knowledgeable with his restoration skills.”

Celeste Calderon1970 Karmann Ghia

“They restored my 65 beetle to perfection. Ian and crew were great!”

Monica Sanchez1965 Beetle

“True West Motorworks has been a pleasure to work with, and we are grateful for all of the work completed by Ian on our 1977 Chevy Van.”

Demi Waitley1977 Chevy G20