[T3] Type 34 Karmann Ghia Road trip to Las Vegas...

John Jaranson john at carartbyjohn.com
Tue Oct 14 14:34:45 PDT 2025


OK, I realize this thread has been boring without pics. LOL.  I got around to editing the pics from the trip and uploading them to my website.  Here is the first photo dump with pics from our 4500+ mile road trip to and from the One Crazy Weekend VW Show in Las Vegas.  These should be in roughly sequential order from starting and ending in our driveway in Dearborn MI.

Big smiles as the adventure begins...
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Quick stop near Carthage, MO to recreate this image from 15 years ago with my Squareback, Sophy...
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Made to the Orleans Hotel & Casino...
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6 of the 8 Type 34 KGs that made it to the show...
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The Type 34 KG group driving tour of the Red Rocks Canyon...
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Dinner with some of the Type 34 owners...
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All smiles as we head for home after 3 days in Las Vegas...
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Stopped to stand on the corner in Winslow, AZ.
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A perfect motto for life...
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Midpoint Cafe in Adrian, TX.  The halfway point of Route 66 between Chicago and LA.
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Definitely back in the midwest with our humidity...
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...and the lush green tall trees.
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Crossing back into Michigan after 11 days on the road...
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Still smiling 4500 miles later...
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I will do another post with pics of all the Type 3 at the show…

John


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