Carrozzeria Ghia SpA (established 1916 in Turin) is one of the most famous Italian automobile design and coachbuildingfirms, established by Giacinto Ghia and Gariglio as Carrozzeria Ghia & Gariglio, located at 4 Corso Valentino in Turin.
History
Ghia initially made lightweight aluminum-bodied cars, achieving fame with the Alfa Romeo 6C 1500, winning Mille Miglia (1929). Between the world wars, Ghia designed special bodies for Alfa Romeo, Fiat, and Lancia, one of the most famous was the Fiat 508Balilla sports coupe (1933). The factory was rebuilt at Via Tomassi Grossi, after being demolished in an air raid during World War II(1943). After Ghia’s death (1944), the company was sold to Mario Boano and Giorgio Alberti. The Ghia-Aigle subsidiary was established in Aigle, Switzerland (1948).
Following differences between Boano and the company’s Naples-born chief engineer and designer Luigi Segre, Boano left the company in 1953 and ownership passed to Segre in 1954. Under the ownership of Luigi Segre,• between 1953-1957, Giovanni Savonuzzi became Direttore Tecnico Progettazione e Produzione Carrozzerie e Stile and established GHIA as the most influential proponent of that Italian styling that came to define automobile design trends world wide.[2] the decade between 1953 and 1963 saw many foreign firms ordering Ghia designs, such as Ford (the Lincoln Futura concept car), Volkswagen (the Karmann Ghia), and Volvo (the Volvo P1800). Chrysler and its designer Virgil Exner became a close partner for 15 years, resulting in eighteen Chrysler Ghia Specials (1951–53), the K-310, the Chrysler Norseman, the Imperial Crown limousines (Jackie Kennedy, Nelson Rockefeller, and other luminaries owned one), and others. There are even a few Ghia-bodied Ferraris. Ghia also participated in the short-lived Dual-Ghia venture. Production by Ghia was always in very low numbers, giving the company’s products even greater exclusivity than those of the other Italian coachbuilders.
In 1953, Boano left for Fiat, the factory moved to via Agostino da Montefeltro, and Luigi Segre took over. Ghia then brought in Pietro Frua, appointing Frua as head of Ghia Design (1957–60), designing the Renault Floride. After Segres death (1963), Ghia was sold to Ramfis Trujillo (1966), who sold to Alejandro de Tomaso (1967), owner of a rival design house, who took over, but had difficulty in running Ghia profitably. In 1970, he sold his shares to the Ford Motor Company. During this transition period, Ghia had partial involvement in the De Tomaso Pantera, a high-performance, mid-engine car utilizing a Ford V8.
Ghia L6.4
After the Dual-Ghia project had ended, the more up-to-date Ghia L6.4 appeared in 1961. Fewer Mopar parts were used, but the car’s bespoke nature meant an astronomically high price and when production ended in 1963 only 25 (or 26) cars had been built. The car’s 6,277 cc (383 cu in) Chrysler V8 has 340 hp (254 kW) SAE, and suspension and transmission parts were also hand picked from Chrysler’s production line. Both the front and the rear seats consist of separate buckets.[3]
The Ghia name
From 1973, the Ghia name became Ford’s top trim-level in its mainstream model range. The trend began in the US and Europe (Mustang II, Granada, Capri, Cortina, Escort, and later Fiesta, Sierra, Orion, Scorpio, Mondeo, Focus all had Ghia trim levels), but soon spread worldwide, particularly to the South American (with the Brazilian Ford Del Rey and versions of Escort, Focus and Mondeo) and Australian markets. One notable exception to this convention was the Scorpio model in the United Kingdom, where it was badged as a Granada Mk.3 – in this case the “Scorpio” name was instead used to designate a trim level higher than Ghia.
In the British market, however, the practice of using the Ghia name in such a capacity was finally phased out in 2010. The Titanium name has instead replaced Ghia as the flagship trim level, and is now used globally across all of Ford’s markets to denote the top trim level. The British Ford Fiesta retained the Ghia trim designation for the longest period of any model – 31 years 8 months, uninterrupted, from February 1977 to November 2008. Over in the rest of Europe, the Ghia trim was discontinued as well.
As of 2012, the Ghia studios produce many various concept cars under the Ford banner. However, it will also forever be linked with Ford‘s top-line models.
Ghia cars
ABARTH ALFA ROMEO
GAMMA MODELS – ALFA ROMEO – SUPERSONICA ABARTH GHIA
ALFA ROMEO GHIA
FB-MODEL – ALFA ROMEO – 6C 2300 BERLINA GHIA N 110 MILLE MIGLIA 1937
GAMMA MODELS – ALFA ROMEO – 6C 2500SS SUPERGIOIELLO GHIA 1940
GAMMA MODELS – ALFA ROMEO – 6C 2500SS SUPERGIOIELLO GHIA – LIDO VENEZIA
GAMMA MODELS – ALFA ROMEO – 1900C SS COUPE GHIA
ALFAMODEL-43 – ALFA ROMEO – 6C 2500 SS GHIA CABRIOLET SPIDER 1947 ALFONSO DE PORTAGO – PERSONAL CAR
BBR-MODELS – ALFA ROMEO – 6C 2500 GHIA CABRIOLET 1948
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – ALFA ROMEO – 1900CSS SPECIAL GHIA 1954
KESS-MODEL – ALFA ROMEO – 1900SS GHIA COUPE 1954
RIALTO-MODELS – ALFA ROMEO – GIULIETTA SPRINT COUPE GHIA PROTOTYPE 2-DOOR 1954
KESS-MODEL – ALFA ROMEO – 1900CSS GHIA COUPE – CHASSIS #01837 – 1955
KESS-MODEL – ALFA ROMEO – 1900SS GHIA AIGLE ROADSTER 1956
KESS-MODEL – ALFA ROMEO – 1900 CSS COUPE LUGANO GHIA AIGLE 1957
GAMMA MODELS – ALFA ROMEO – 1900 SS GHIA AIGLE COUPE 1958
ASTON MARTIN GHIA
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – ASTON MARTIN – DB2-4 GHIA SUPERSONIC 1954
BUGATTI GHIA
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – BUGATTI – T101C EXNER-GHIA #101506 1966
CADILLAC GHIA
KESS-MODEL – CADILLAC – COUPE GHIA 1953
ABC – CADILLAC – GHIA 1953 RITA HAYWORTH
CHRYSLER GHIA
NEO SCALE MODELS – CHRYSLER – D’ELEGANCE GHIA COUPE 1953
KESS-MODEL – CHRYSLER – NEW YORKER GHIA COUPE 1954
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – CHRYSLER – ST SPECIAL GHIA COUPE 1954
BoS-MODELS – CHRYSLER – GHIA FALCON CONCEPT CAR 1955
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – CHRYSLER – FALCON GHIA SPIDER 1955
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – CHRYSLER – DUAL GHIA CONVERTIBLE 1957
NEO SCALE MODELS – CHRYSLER – DUAL GHIA HARD-TOP COUPE L6.4 1957
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – CHRYSLER – DUAL GHIA 400 1958
NEO SCALE MODELS – CHRYSLER – CROWN IMPERIAL GHIA LIMOUSINE 1958
NEO SCALE MODELS – CHRYSLER – DUAL GHIA HARD-TOP COUPE L6.4 1960
DELAHAYE GHIA
NICKEL – DELAHAYE – 135MS CABRIOLET GHIA-AIGLE ch.sn800488 1948
NICKEL – DELAHAYE – 135MS COACH GHIA-AIGLE ch.sn800514 1950
LUXCAR – DELAHAYE – 135MS COACH GHIA-AIGLE ch.sn800573 1949
DESOTO GHIA
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – DESOTO – ADVENTURER II CONCEPT GHIA 1954
DODGE GHIA
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – DODGE – FIREARROW II CONCEPT GHIA-EXNER 1954
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – DODGE – FIREARROW III CONCEPT GHIA EXNER 1954
DUESENBERG GHIA
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – DUESENBERG – MODEL D GHIA EXNER 4-DOOR 1966
FERRARI GHIA
JOLLY-MODEL – FERRARI – 195 GHIA 1950
AVANTI – FERRARI – 212 GHIA-AIGLE (S/N 0137E) 1951
JOLLY-MODEL – FERRARI – 195 GHIA STRADALE 1951
BEEBOP – FERRARI – 212 GHIA ch.0137 COUPE 1952
JOLLY-MODEL – FERRARI – 340 GHIA 1952
BEEBOP – FERRARI – 195 INTER S/N 0195 GHIA AIGLE 1955
BBR-MODELS – FERRARI – 375MM GHIA ch.0347AL TORINO MOTOR SHOW 1955
ABC – FERRARI – 410 SUPERAMERICA GHIA
FORD GHIA
NEO SCALE MODELS – FORD USA – MUSTANG II GHIA 1974
VANGUARDS – FORD ENGLAND – GRANADA GHIA 1974
VANGUARDS – FORD ENGLAND – ESCORT MKII 1.3 GHIA RHD 1975
VITESSE – FORD ENGLAND – ESCORT MKII GHIA 1975
VANGUARDS – FORD ENGLAND – TAUNUS TC2 2.0 GHIA 1976 – DEUTSCHLAND
VANGUARDS – FORD ENGLAND – CORTINA MKIV 2.0 GHIA 4-DOOR RHD 1976
NEO SCALE MODELS – FORD ENGLAND – TAUNUS TC2 2 DOOR GHIA 1976
NEO SCALE MODELS – FORD ENGLAND – TAUNUS S TC2 GHIA 2-DOOR 1976
VANGUARDS – FORD ENGLAND – CORTINA MKIV 2.0 GHIA 4-DOOR RHD 1976
VANGUARDS – FORD ENGLAND – GRANADA MKII 2.8 GHIA 1977
VANGUARDS – FORD ENGLAND – GRANADA MKII SERIES I 2.8i S GHIA 1977
VANGUARDS – FORD ENGLAND – GRANADA MKII SERIES I 2.8i GHIA 1977
TROFEU – FORD ENGLAND – ESCORT MK II 1300 GHIA 1978
BROOKLIN-MODELS – FORD ENGLAND – CORTINA ESTATE MKIV GHIA 1979
VANGUARDS – FORD ENGLAND – GRANADA MKII 2.8i S GHIA POLICE 1979
VANGUARDS – FORD ENGLAND – ESCORT MKIII 1.6 GHIA 1980
NEO SCALE MODELS – FORD ENGLAND – SIERRA MK I GHIA 5-DOOR 1982
VANGUARDS – FORD ENGLAND – CAPRI MKIII 3.0 GHIA COUPE RHD 1982
VANGUARDS – FORD ENGLAND – CAPRI MKIII 3.0 GHIA COUPE LHD 1982 – GERMANY
VANGUARDS – FORD ENGLAND – CAPRI MKIII 3.0 GHIA COUPE LHD 1982 – FRANCE
EDICOLA – FORD ENGLAND – FIESTA GHIA 1984
VANGUARDS – FORD ENGLAND – GRANADA GHIA
GHIA
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – GHIA – NEW YORKER SPECIAL COUPE CHASSIS n.7232631 1953
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – GHIA – 230S COUPE 1963 – CHRISTMAS 2014 – WITH GIRL FIGURE
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – GHIA – 230S COUPE 1963
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – GHIA – 450SS CONVERTIBLE 1967 – SPIDER
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – GHIA – C.B. THOMAS SPECIAL 1953
JAGUAR GHIA
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – JAGUAR – XK120 GHIA SUPERSONIC 1954
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – JAGUAR – XK140 GHIA COUPE 1955
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – JAGUAR – XK140 GHIA 2-DOOR COUPE 1955
KESS-MODEL – JAGUAR – XK150 GHIA AIGLE COUPE 1958
MERCEDES BENZ GHIA
BoS-MODELS – MERCEDES BENZ – 300C GHIA BERLINE 1956
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – MERCEDES BENZ – 300C GHIA BERLINE 1956
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – GHIA – MB 300C ALLUNGATA CABRIOLET OPEN 1956
FIAT GHIA
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – FIAT – 8V SUPERSONIC GHIA 1954
GAMMA MODELS – FIAT – 2300 COUPE GHIA 1961
STARLINE MODELS – FIAT – 2300 COUPE GHIA 1961
VEREM – FIAT – 2300 GHIA SOFT-TOP 1961
EDICOLA – FIAT – 2300 COUPE GHIA 1961
GAMMA MODELS – FIAT – 2300 GHIA CABRIOLET 1962
PROVENCE MOULAGE – FIAT – 600 JOLLY GHIA BEACH CAR 1962
BoS-MODELS – FIAT – GHIA 230S COUPE 1963
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – FIAT – GHIA 1500 GT COUPE 1964
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – GHIA – CONCOURS COLLECTION SET – 450SS CONVERTIBLE 1967 – FIAT 1500 GT COUPE 1964
LANCIA GHIA
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – LANCIA – AURELIA B52 JUNIOR GHIA 1952
ABC – LANCIA – AURELIA B55 GHIA 1955
ALEZAN – LANCIA – FULVIA GHIA SALONE GINEVRA 1969
ALEZAN – LANCIA – FULVIA COMPETITION GHIA EVOLUZIONE 1969
IMPERIAL GHIA
GLM-MODELS – IMPERIAL – CROWN GHIA LIMOUSINE 1958
PLYMOUTH GHIA
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – PLYMOUTH – EXPLORER GHIA COUPE 1954
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – PLYMOUTH – XNR GHIA CONCEPT 1960
PORSCHE GHIA
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – PORSCHE – 356 1600 REUTTER COUPE GHIA AIGLE 1961
RENAULT GHIA
EDICOLA – RENAULT – 4CV GHIA JOLLY 1961
ELIGOR – RENAULT – 4CV GHIA JOLLY 1961
ELIGOR – RENAULT – 4CV GHIA JOLLY 1961
ELIGOR – RENAULT – 4CV GHIA JOLLY BEACHWAGON USA 1964
VOLKSWAGEN GHIA
ATLAS – 1950-1980 VW KARMANN GHIA
MINICHAMPS – VOLKSWAGEN – KARMANN GHIA COUPE 1955
MINICHAMPS – VOLKSWAGEN – KARMANN GHIA COUPE SOFT-TOP 1955
MINICHAMPS – VOLKSWAGEN – KARMANN GHIA COUPE SOFT-TOP 1955
MINICHAMPS – VOLKSWAGEN – KARMANN GHIA CABRIOLET SPIDER 1957
YAT MING – VOLKSWAGEN – KARMANN GHIA CABRIOLET SPIDER 1960
MINICHAMPS – VOLKSWAGEN – KARMANN GHIA 1.6 TYPE 34 COUPE 1961
EDICOLA – VW KARMANN GHIA 1962
MINICHAMPS – VOLKSWAGEN – KARMANN GHIA 1600 1966
SOLIDO – VOLKSWAGEN – KARMAN GHIA COUPE 1966
EDISON GIOCATTOLI – VOLKSWAGEN – KARMANN GHIA COUPE 1966
HIGH SPEED – VOLKSWAGEN – KARMANN GHIA COUPE 1966
DINKY – VOLKSWAGEN – KARMANN-GHIA CONVERTIBLE OPEN 1968
NEO SCALE MODELS – VOLKSWAGEN – KARMANN GHIA TC145 COUPE 1970
NEO SCALE MODELS – VOLKSWAGEN – KARMANN GHIA COUPE TYPE 14 1974
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