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
Age brings with it wisdom, it is used to say, and in this case wisdom is love for vintage cars. The wise man who deals with this short film has found this model of Ghia 1500 GT on sale, bought it and restored it, and in the meantime discovered that the first owner was Tonino… Read More What are these pipes for on the ground?
This car was not built by Fiat but by Ghia which used indeed the Fiat engine, gearbox and suspensions but not the chassis: this one was designed by Gilco, an italian company specialized in building lightweight tubular frames. Less than 1,000 cars like this were made as these were not sold by the official Fiat… Read More Gilco bones: 1964 Fiat 1500 GT Coupé by Ghia
It’s hard to improve the job of a genius like Ferdinand Porsche, even if who wants to improve it is another genius like Giovanni Michelotti. Indeed the result is quite odd but not beautiful. This Porsche 356 T6 coupé, the existence of which was totally unknown by us, was an attempt made by the swiss… Read More Restyling attempt: 1961 Porsche 356 B T6 Coupé by Ghia-Aigle
Ghia-Aigle was a subsidiary of the well known Ghia of Turin, Italy, which opened in Aigle (Switzerland) another shop in 1948. This became indipendent from Ghia in 1953 and then started to build car bodies under its own name. Many of such bodies were built over Alfa Romeo chassis for their wealthy customers, and basically… Read More A special one: 1957 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS by Ghia-Aigle
This Fiat 1500 GT Coupé built fifty years ago by Ghia coachworks is said to be one of the 50 imported, back then, by Grimm brothers of Detroit who were the official importer of these special cars. That’s a car which has undergone a restoration process but it needs now to be completed; the good… Read More Mixin’ italians/2: 1967 Fiat 1500 GT Coupé by Ghia
The sticker on the rear bumper is clear: “Who has the gold makes the rule”. Well, you need gold to rebuild this car but it’s a “Lowlight” KG Cabrio and it’s definitely worth it. Ineed the fist series of the Karmann Ghia has a sleeker profile on the front than the cars built from 1960:… Read More The golden rule: 1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Cabriolet
How rare is to find a Dual Ghia for sale, but even rare is to find one which has not yet displayed in some elegance concours because it’s under restoration. This is the #123 or, if you prefer, the 23rd Dual Ghia ever produced out of 117 cars. The best part here is that the… Read More #123: 1957 Dual Ghia
We admit that the name on the title is not 100% correct as this model was actually built by Ghia without any commission by Fiat, however in this way it’s easier to match the origin of this car. This is the same model of car we’ve published several times: we published, a while ago, another… Read More Solid and rare: 1967 Fiat 1500 GT Coupé by Ghia
As usual, it’s very difficult to know the correct number of how many of these coachbuilt Fiat were made and it’s even more difficult to know how many still survive: some source say that 6 only of these are known to survive. Everything of this car, with the exception of the body and interiors, belongs… Read More Less than ten: 1954 Fiat 1100 TV Coupé by Ghia
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