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The Karmann LT Distance Wide belong to Benjamin from the Czech Republic during a recent skiing trip in Austria. Note the icicles hanging from the nearside overhead cab. Benjamin assures us he was toasty warm with the Truma central heating running!
Roll on Spring.
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Latest News
(last 5 items)
| 01 Feb 10 |
The number of surviving Karmann Gipsy's has long passed the 100 mark (the actual number is 106) and the number of Karmann Cheetah's and LT's continue to rise. It seemed that for ages the Karmann Cheetah survival count stood at just 15, but since then 4 more examples have turned up making a grand total of 19. Although there has been increase in their numbers, the statistics shown in the Karmann Survival section remains relatively unchanged. The number of T2 Gipsy's has also risen to 9. Of the T4 Gipsy's we know of 4 in the UK. The Karmann Colorado's and Karmann Missouri joint count stands at a credible 9. |
| 15 Oct 09 | Incredible as it seems, the number of Karmann's continue to rise. We are now aware of 6 T2 Gipsy's, 116 T3 Karmanns (95 Gipsy's and 17 Cheetah's) and 20 LT's making a grand total of 142 examples. |
| 18 Aug 09 | The number of known Karmanns continues to rise at a steady rate. We have now reached an incredible 109 examples. There are 243 registered users on the Karmann Forum. |
| 17 Jun 09 | Karmann Coachbuilts Window Stickers are now available. See Below in the General Karmann Information ("Goodies for your Karmann") |
| 15 Jun 09 | The list of Gipsy, Cheetah and LT survivors continues to get larger by the day. Less than one month ago we reported that we knew of 91 Gipsy and Cheetah's. This has now reached 103. 7 LT's were known and this number has reach 9. Forum members has reached 180 members. A number of Karmann's attended the Devadubs event at the weekend and had a very enjoyable time (see photo above). A good selection of Photographs can be found in the Karmann forum. |
The Archived News Items can be found here
Details of the Gipsy and Cheetah production figures and lots of other information can be found in the Members Area
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Karmann LT's
During the years of 1978 to 1996 approximately 3,103 Karmann Coachbuilt LT's were produced. These models were named the LT "M", LT "L 1", LT "L 2", LT "L Distance Wide", LT "L Distance-Wide Gold", LT "H Distance-Wide", LT "H Distance-Wide Gold", LT "S Distance-Wide" and the ultimate Karmann of that time, the LT "Distance-Wide Autovilla" (see here).
At present we know of only 21 Karmann LT's, so the known survivor figures are (at least at present) far worse than that of the Gipsy/Cheetah's production. The LT's known represent just a mere 0.68% of the total Karmann LT production. Where are the other 99.3%?!!
Details of the Karmann LT Production figures and lots of other information can be found in the Members Area |
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Other Coachbuilts - Foster & Day, Tischer and Jurgens
Although this is site dedicated to Karmann Coachbuilts, we welcome among our members three other coachbuilts types, these being the Foster and Day, Tischer and Jurgens.
Not a lot is know of the Tischer Coachbuilts and we know of only one Tischer Coachbuilt on a T3 chassis. Tischer are more famously known for the demountable living units, but surely there must be more Tischer coachbuilts around? We know of just 1 Tischer based on the T3 chassis. A Tischer Coachbuilt is a very rare breed indeed.
The Foster & Day Coachbuilts were British made (Foster and Day, 1050 Manchester Road, Castleton, Rochdale, Lancashire), but sadly they no longer exist. We currently know of 8 examples. Foster and Day produced a limited number of Motorhomes and the Volkswagen T3 was just one base vehicle they used. They also built some larger motorhomes which based on the GMC and Iveco chassis (all ex-Ambulances). To our knowledge, 17 Volkswagen T3 Foster and Day Coachbuilts were produced also making them also a rare Motorhome. We know of 47% of the total production, so where are the others now?
As any knowledgeable Karmann owner knows, the Karmann Coachbuilts design originated from Jurgens of South Africa back in the early 1970's. It is not known how many surviving Jurgens there are, but we do have one member who owns a T3 Jurgen. The T3 Jurgen's conversion is quite unique. We would welcome any further information on the Jurgens conversion (or indeed any of the coachbuilt types). |
Gipsy & Cheetah General Information
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Pictures of Gipsy's and Cheetah's More pictures in the Members Area |
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| Karmann Productions Numbers & Details | |
| Gipsy and Cheetah Differences | Chassis Construction |
| Karmann Options & M-Codes | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Spotted! | |
| Where can I find my Karmann Plate? |
Gipsy & Cheetah Restoration Projects
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Karmann Gipsy rebuild by Tudor Morgan
(Pages Still Under Construction) |
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Another Gipsy restoration by Stan Wehrle of Caravan Supplies (Caravan Supplies also sell some parts for the Karmann's including roof boards - more information to be provided) |
Gipsy & Cheetah Technical Articles
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How to TDI your Karmann Gipsy / Cheetah by Tudor Morgan A detailed and step by step guide on how to replace your 1.6JX TD with a 1Z 1.9 TDI Engine. What Parts you need, Work Sequence and a Pictorial Work Sequence containing over 100 photographs.
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 Another
Gipsy TDi Conversion by GrenJS |
Karmann LT Information
| The LT Gold - The Ultimate Karmann? | |
| VW LT Owners Club | Volkswagen LT Club Holland |
| Another Karmann LT site in Germany | German LT Site |
General Karmann Information
| "In The Press" | |
| Location Map - Where are we all? | |
| How to connect the Electrical Hook-Up | Dimensions (Weight / Sizes etc etc) |
| Bungalows With Attitude!! |
Useful Links
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The Official Karmann Site | |
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The Karmann Brochure Download Site | |
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Good Brazilian Website Featuring the Karmann "Safari" | |
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Professional Engine Conversions | |
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Recommended to all T3 Owners Club80-90. The Essential site for any 1980-1990 T25 / Vanagon / T3 / Gipsy owner This forum is both friendly and very helpful. |
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| Suppliers and Parts | A page full of places to help you find a bit for your Karmann | |
| http://members.home.nl/karmanngipsy | Dutch Karmann Gipsy & Cheetah Site | |
| http://www.karmann-gipsy.de.tf/ |
Infoseite Wohnmobil Karmann Gipsy |
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| Brochures from C.Boltze | Karmann Brochures & Pricelists | |
| http://feine-busse.de/default.asp | Olaf's Bus Seite - lots of T3's | |
| Karmann Cheetah Project | Cheetah Project Site | |
| http://www.vwcampervanblog.com/the-rare-volkswagen-karmann-coachbuilt-camper-van/ | The VW Campervan Blog |
Adrian Flux Insurance
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR KARMANN MEMBERS:
Please refer to the Adrian Flux link in the Members Area
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