McGEE’S GREEN GHIA This ’71 KG ’vert is super-clean on the outside, battle-ready on the inside! by Dan Leadbetter 28 VW TRENDS • SUMMER ’23
“M
y love affair with VWs started by reading VW Trends at lunchtime when I was 14 years old,” Wade McGee of Powder Springs, Georgia, told us. But the Bug really didn’t bite until a little later. At the tender age of 15, Wade was illegally driving a ’78 Corolla he bought from his preacher for $40. It needed a clutch. Wade fixed
it and drove the car for six months before a friend offered him $800 for it. Walking home with 800 clams in his pocket, Wade saw a ’65 Ghia for sale. The guy wanted $800, but Wade got him down to $790 (he needed gas money). The deal was done, and Wade was officially hooked on VWs. It seemed like a simple start, but
