LA CARROZZERIA GHIA

Popular cars and "Haute couture"

1933 Fiat 508S

Ghia presented the "Mille Miglia racing spider", later know as the "Coppa d'Oro". It was produced by Fiat from 1934 to 1937.

1954 Simca 1200

This coupe revealed its close derivation from the big (and American!) Fire-Arrow produced by Ghia for Chrysler.

1954 Volkswagen

This prototype contains many indications which later appeared in the model manufactured by Karmann.

1963 Volkswagen 1500

One of the prototype of the Volkswagen 1500 Karmann-Ghia. It appears to be more modern than the production model.

1958-1966 Fiat 500

The Jolly (Joker in Italian), a successful "beach" vehicle in the Fifties. Several versions were build using the most popular of the Fiat chassis.

1958 Renault 4 CV

The Jolly theme was also used on the popular Renault "4 CV" (for 4 HP) chassis built by the French automaker at Boulogne-Billancourt.

1960 Volkswagen

A Sergio Sartorelli prototype for Volkswagen, on of the many unsuccessful presented to the Wolfsburg firm.

1964 Renault R8

A Filippo Sapino prototye paying homage to a pre-war line, a late epigone of Jean Bugatti's cars.

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