For those with a keen eye and a love for classic beach cars, the opportunity to acquire a genuine ’59 Fiat 600 Jolly and a ’69 Fiat 850 Shellette is a rare gem indeed. The Fiat 600 Jolly, crafted by Carrozzeria Ghia, embodies the epitome of carefree beach style from the late 1950s. Originally serving… Read More Rare Beach Finds: 1959 Fiat 600 Jolly by Ghia and 1969 Fiat 850 Shellette by Michelotti
We didn’t understand much about the history of this car. It is indeed certain that there is another one, on which there is expert consensus that it is a Fastback prototype created by Ghia in 1963, but we didn’t know that there was another one out there. We don’t know how complete the car is:… Read More Two sisters: 1963 Ford Thunderbird fastback by Ghia
We don’t know how many of these specimens were produced, but we believe, with good reason, that there are very few of them, very few. Ghia-Aigle originally operated as a subsidiary of Carrozzeria Ghia, becoming independent in 1953 and temporarily located in Lugano (1954–58). Designers were mainly from Ghia, including Mario Boano (1948–51), Giovanni Michelotti… Read More Swiss chapter: 1956 Fiat 1100 TV Coupé by Ghia-Aigle
Years ago (yes, it gets old) we found another 1955 Karmann Ghia and haven’t seen one for sale since, until today. We had decided that it deserved to be published as, apart from its ratty look, it is not every day to find one for sale belonging to the first production batch, unfortunately most of… Read More Oldest in town: 1955 Karmann Ghia Coupé
This stunning coupé built on the chassis of a 1900 SS is said to be the car presented at the 1956 Geneva Motor Show, and is one of two examples built. We have probably also seen the second specimen which, from what we remember, should be painted in a light gold colour, but we couldn’t… Read More Swiss blue: 1957 Alfa Romeo 1900 SS by Ghia Aigle
“Der Afro” was the nickname that had Paul Breitner, a german football player during the 70s, included in the list of the 100 best players ever and, last but not least, FIFA world champion in 1974. If you search for some his photo on the web, you will immediately understand where his nickname comes from.… Read More Der Afro: 1977 Bitter CD by Ghia
Ok let’s face it right away: we have very little material on which to consider as this vehicle basically has no description. Whoever posted the ad has in fact made it clear that he knows nothing about this car, and that he posted the announcement and the photos to do his “computer illiterate friend” a… Read More Computer illiterate: 1964 Fiat 600 Jolly by Ghia
The seller of this rare Ghia 1500 GT says that 846 cars like this have been built, and that currently 30 survive: we are not sure about this last figure, however we are still talking about a very rare car. Over the years we have seen several 1500 GTs for sale (both in photos and… Read More Golden ticket: 1964 Fiat 1500 Coupé by Ghia
It has been a long time since we happened to find a Ghia 1500 GT for sale in similar conditions, and we assume that this could be the last time. In fact, we do not know where this specimen comes from but we believe it was recently discovered or that the owner decided (voluntarily or… Read More Brown and blue: 1963 Ghia 1500 GT
We do not take much care of the pre-war cars but not because we do not like them, but they are rare in themselves and the “specials” for sale are extremely rare. But every now and then some of them jump out as in the case of this Lancia Augusta the body of which was… Read More Prewar coachbuilt: 1934 Lancia Augusta Coupé by Ghia
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