Well, I guess since it's going to be a long time till I get to begin my KG project, I thought that I better get some stuff up on the net so you guys have something to see while you're here. Here's a little info and picture show of my KG over at the previous owner's place prior to my purchase.
This is how I saw her parked in the owner's garage. She had been sitting there for the last year or so waiting to be rescued by somebody, and luckily that was me! This was the first time though that I would be able to get a chance to actually test drive a KG. The previous ones that I had seen were either too rusted-out or too beat-up to even consider restoring.
I had checked out her engine first though to see if it was still stock.... nope, the first owner had replaced the stock 36Hp 1192cc motor with a '78 Brazilian 1600DP running a single Solex 30PICT. I guess he didn't bother rebuilding the engine since turn-key replacements back then were cheap and plentiful. Anyhow, the engine hasn't been run a lot according to the second owner. He hadn't used it much for the last two years since he had also bought it from the first owner with the thought of making it as a project. He said he drove it in the weekends over the past year to keep the engine in shape though.
In this rear quarter view you can see that the body is pretty straight. It had looked too good to be true until I checked the body. It had bondo on several places but the doors, hood, and front fenders were still "fresh"! Only the roof and the rear fenders had a lot of body filler. The pan was real solid and had only minor signs of rust. They seemed to have been replaced some years back though.
What really got me convinced that this was going to be "the" project I wanted, was that most of the trim was still intact and in pretty good shape! All the body chrome and bumper parts (including over-riders) were complete and had no dents on them except for two bumper parts. It also had a then dealer-option 3/4th's horn-ring along with the ivory steering wheel. Though the edge of the hub has since crumbled-off. I plan to restore this part anyway. The 4" stock rims were also rust free and solid. They were mounted with all new 155/R15 Hankook tires! The seats had been re-upholstered by the first owner with red and white vinyl. Not bad though but they'll definitely have to be re-done. All in all the car seemed just right for what I had in mind as a project KG!