Seinfeld automotive trivia

What car did Kramer drive when he was in California on the TV show Seinfeld?

Answer: Kramer drove a light blue 1970 VW Karmann Ghia cabriolet Type 14.

A colour photograph of the actor Michael Richards as Kramer standing in front of his 1970 or 1971 VW Karmann Ghia with many print-shop posters in the background.
Kramer in California standing in front of a 1970 or 1971 VW Karmann Ghia cabriolet.

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The two-part fourth season premiere of Seinfeld (August 1992) has the character Kramer (played by Michael Richards) in California where he is mistaken for a serial killer known as the Smog Strangler.

The car he drives is a 1970 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia cabriolet (convertible) Type 14. It is a US spec car (the entire tail lights are red, rather than red and amber in Europe spec cars).

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Related to the TV show Seinfeld (1989 - 1998) (more details)

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