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22-01-2013, 03:10 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Was watching telly about the pebble beach concourse and saw ghia badges the same as on all my fairmont ghia's then the camera panned out and it was a 50's model chrysler and the narrator said that ghia was an italian design company that is now owned by ford but for maily just uses the badge for interiors.
I never knew ghia was a separate company that designed some nice prototypes they even did some ferraris well there you go I actually learned something new today I thought I knew alot about ford and it's history |
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22-01-2013, 03:18 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Yeah, from what I recall it was similar to the arrangement that say, BMC (Austin/Morris 1100/1800) and Peugeot 404 had with Pinin Farina, also Italian re small fins housing tail lights and I guess quite a few more....
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22-01-2013, 04:02 PM
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Further reading => http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrozzeria_Ghia
Also designed the VW Beetle based Volkswagen Karmann Ghia .  And the 1955 Lincoln Futura which was the basis of the TV series Batmobile which sold today for $4.62M. That's not a bad profit when you consider the Lincoln Futura concept was purchased for $1.  
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22-01-2013, 04:44 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Yes I was a bit surprised when I seen a VW Karmann Ghia on a TV show the other night. Never knew the story.
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22-01-2013, 09:55 PM
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was danny888
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Location: Sydney
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Apparently, Henry ford ii wife at the time (Italian) said to him 'no ford will be as beautiful to have a Ghia badge on it' hence the purchase lol.
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22-01-2013, 10:24 PM
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Now have a look at how many have gone broke or been bought by big manufacturers. There dont seem to be too many independent coach builders these days with a lot of manufacturers going in house:
Karmann (dead), Zagato (dead), Touring (dead), Pininfarina (they were in trouble recently, FIAT helped them out?), Bertone (bought out by FIAT), Italdesign (bought by VW), IDEA (died a while ago), Ghia (bought by Ford and killed off), Gandini (retired? He is 74) & Michelotti (dead).
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23-01-2013, 12:20 AM
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23-01-2013, 12:25 AM
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Geez a lot of history connected to the ghia name
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23-01-2013, 07:52 AM
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The one and only
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Carrum Downs, Victoria
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A member on these forums owns a Pantera Ghia. (He removed them as he didn't what the uneducated to think he removed them from an Aussie Ford)
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23-01-2013, 07:58 AM
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The 'Stihl' Man
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Quote:
 AFAIK Ghia is along the same lines as Bertone (I have a 105 Alfa) and Pininfarina. All have made some beautiful cars, along with some dogs..hehe
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