Nr: 8-55/2 TN 214 -2,5 (German)

Nr: 8-55/2 TN 214a - 2,5 (German Repro)

Aug 1955

Size: 30*21 cm  19 pages

• Nr: 8-55/2 TN 214 -2,5 (German)
• Nr: 8-55/2 TN 214 -3,8 E (English)
• Nr: 8-55/2 TN 214a - 2,5 (German Repro)

This is the first brochure make for the Karmann-ghia. The brochure was made for the VW garages to introduce the Karmann-ghia and his technical data.

Interesting about this brochure is that only in the first sentence the name Ghia-Karmann Coupe is mentioned and further in the whole brochure the car is called the coupe.


A german KG club made a reprint for this brochure. The used the pictures on the first and second page to make there own frontpage

Nr: 8-55/2 TN 214 -3,8 E (English)

English:

German:

1955 First Real Sales Brochure

Size: 30*21 cm  The German brochure has a small foll-out

This is the first real salesbrochure with shows 2 additional pictures that were not in introduction brochure for the VW garages. The brochure is released by Wilhelm Karmann G.M.B.H and not by Volkswagen. 

Beware: In 1991 this brochures had a reprint.

Sweden:

Nr: W7/91 (German)

Nr: 56-419. 6.000 6. 56. (Swedish)

1956 Sales Brochure

Size: 31*18,5 cm folded and 31* 51 unfolded 

• Nr: W7/91 (German)
• Nr: W7/91E (English)
• Nr: 56-419. 6.000 6. 56. (Swedish)

This brochure is published by Karmann and not VW

Like the Owners manuals, the early brochures had the Karmann logo and not the Karmann-ghia signed logo.

Nr: W7/91E (English)

Nr: W7/92 (German)

Nr 6000 1.56 56-409 (Swedish)
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1956 Sales Brochure

Size: 21*10 cm folded and 21* 20 unfolded

• Nr: W7/92 (German) 
• Nr: W7/92E (English)
• Nr: W7/92f (French)
• Nr 6000 1.56 56-409 (Swedish)

Again a brochure released by Karmann and not VW.

Nr: W7/92E English)

Nr: W7/92f (French)
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1956 Danish Flyer

This is probably the first brochure/flyer made for the Danish market. 

Nr: W7/113 (German)

Nr: W7/113 57-408 (Swedish)

1957 Sales Brochure

Size: 31*18,5 cm folded and 31* 51 unfolded

• Nr: W7/113 (German)
• Nr: W7/113E (English)
• Nr: W7/113 57-408 (swedish) 

First VW Sales Brocure. In this brochure, the VW logo is used for the first time and at the backcover Volkswagen is mentioned in stead on Wilhelm Karmann on the previous brochures. Also the Karmann-ghia logo is used. 

Nr: W7/113E (English)

Nr: W7/118 (German)

Nr: W7/118f (French)
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1957 Flyer

Size: 21*10 cm folded and 21* 28,5 unfolded

• Nr: W7/118 (German)
• Nr: W7/118E (English)
• Nr: W7/118f (French)

Small flyer with the same pictures as his bigger brother, but the text is slightly different. 

Nr: W7/118E (English)

Nr: W2/48 (German)
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Nr: W2/48s (Spanish)
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1958/1959 Flyer

Size: 21*10 cm folded and 21* 39,5 unfolded

• Nr: W2/48 (German)
• Nr: W2/48 EC (English)
• Nr: W2/48s (Spanish)

Small Flyer for the new 58 model. 

Nr: W2/48 EC (English)

Nr: W1/23 (German) and
Nr: W1/23/8.58 Ex (Netherlands)

Nr: 2362 58 (Danish)

1958 /1959 Sales Brochure

Size: 30*21 cm, 10 pages

• Nr: W1/23 (German)
• Nr: W1/23/8.58 Ex (In German, but used for The Netherlands )
• Nr: W1/24/8.58 (English)
• Nr: 2362 58 (Danish) 
• Nr: W1/23/8.58F (French) 

Famous sales brochure with drawings from the hand of Reuter.  
  

Nr: W1/24/8.58 (English)


Nr: W1/24/8.58 (French)
 

1955

Presse-information map released for the 37 International Automobil Ausstellung Frankfurt/Main

Wilhelm Karmann was present here with two Coupe's. One in Black and one in Eidechgrun/dunkelgrun
 

1957

Presse-information map released for the 38 International Automobil Ausstellung Frankfurt/Main

This one is for the Introduction for the Karmann-Ghia Convertible. There were pages in German and in English and some pictures.  

1958

Another Karmann brochure were the karmann-ghia car is described.