The movie was made before 1960. Good luck searching with Google. 
Name a thriller that has a Karmann Ghia in it
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Vertigo
This was too easy! I hadn't seen Vertigo in years and watched it again a few days ago.
Awesome movie.
The scene where Cliff tosses Bruce Lee into the doors of the Lincoln deserved an Oscar all on its own. I need to watch it again.
His KG was a nice touch, but I did like the Caddy he drove a lot more.
Moreover, Uma Truman's character The Bride in Kill Bill Volume 2 had a serious accident while doing her own car stunt in a blue Karmann. That's why Tarantino brought the car back for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Agent 99 in Get Smart. She was a thriller.
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How about another question? What construction feature makes the Karmann rather unusual?
They rust if you look at them wrong? Its a “sporty” Bug?
Karmann built bodies for several autos over the years, so its more proper to refer to it as a Karmann Ghia.
Excuse my impropriety. Karmann have and still are making more than several bodies/vehicles for various car makers but none of those are commonly referred to as a Karmann. Also, you got a Ghiua in the thread title for context in case you thought I was referring to a Scirocco etc.
No, not the rust. Construction feature. How the body is put together.
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The body of any VW KG is seamless without visible body seams. The panels are welded together and the seams filled with a low-melt alloy and then smoothened. The T14 body sits on Beetle chassis but with a wider floorplan and the T34 sits on a Type 3 chassis.
The Bruce Lee toss was good but I like Zoe Bell's response. She's one of Tarantino's regulars. I love when Cliff takes on the Manson crew while tripping on LSD. Great movie...The KG was an oil-leaking bomb.
Thread needs a pic, spotted at a local specialist shop, they are pretty:
Top Gun
Porsche
I read that the KG in that movie was highly modified and had a different motor in it, like a subaru or something.
My sister had a white 1960 Kharman Ghia that had a 36hp motor. I had a 55 Beetle with a 36hp motor. Hers would easily do 60mph in 3rd gear and 70mph was easy in it. My Beetle struggled to do 55 in 3rd and topped out at 75 in 4th. Supposedly the same trans and gearing. Plus hers would get almost 35mpg.
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"Porsche" pretty sure it was a Ghia kit
Intermeccanica either used Beetle chassis or their own fabrication. Karmann Ghia floor pans are too wide for 356 replicas.
Still not a Karmann Ghia.
