This is an unusual Overview in that the object I’m discussing never (to my limited knowledge) existed…and this starts with Kelmark Engineering.

Back in the 70s, Kelmark offered a square tube platform chassis to replace the floorpan of the VW bugs and Ghias. Why? So that one (or a team) could put a V8 where the back seat would go. As someone in their 20s with more enthusiasm than common sense, I thought that this was a fantastic idea! The fact that half a century has passed between then and now indicates that I did not have the funds to create this monster…but I wanted to. Clearly the notion has stayed ensconced in my mind because I decided that I would be more likely to survive the experience if I built a model of the car instead of the actual car.

That’s what this build will be, putting a small block Chevy (SBC) into a Karmann-Ghia.

This will require kit-bashing, scratch-building, and scouring the Internet for bits ‘n’ bobs that I can buy instead of having to build. This is going to be a kit-bashing and scratch-building extravaganza!

Let the insanity commence…