Ghia 450 SS

https://straightspeedphoto.blogspot.com/2026/01/ghia-450ss.html

intriguing look on the '58 Chrysler California Ghia (thank you George!)

Nice front end, looks like it was influenced by the Jag C or D type

but the back end is ugly. 

https://www.carscoops.com/2025/07/rare-1958-chrysler-ghia-coupe-auction/

Abarth Ghia coupe concept drawing (looks like some Panhard influence to me)

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=819666183491760&set=pcb.819666393491739

1953 Fiat 8V Supersonic by Ghia

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mo23/monterey/lots/r0122-1953-fiat-8v-supersonic-by-ghia/1362398

the DeTomaso Longchamp was designed by Tom Tjaarda of Ghia

https://www.hotcars.com/classic-muscle-cars-that-will-bankrupt-you-with-maintenance-bills-and-repairs/

1953 Abarth 1100 SS, body by Ghia, first shown at the 1953 Turin Motor Show, Best of Show Nominee at the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, sold for 900k in 2017

Following its motor show duties, the unique Ghia-bodied Abarth 1100 Sport was sold to American entrepreneur Bill Vaughn. He was greatly impressed by Italian sports cars and had hatched a plan to create fibreglass bodied replicas under his own name. For this purpose, the 1100 Sport was shown at the 1954 New York Auto Show as Vaughn SS Wildcat. Vaughn's plans never came to fruition, and the one-off Abarth disappeared from sight. It eventually resurfaced, in a rather derelict condition, in the collection of California-based sports car enthusiast Norbert McNamara.

https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/img/Abarth-1100-Sport-Ghia-Coupe-58217.html

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mo17/monterey/lots/r102-1953-abarth-1100-sport-by-ghia/420621

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2017/07/10/pebble-beach-underdog-the-1953-abarth-1100-sport-by-ghia

the Firearrow II, functional design without superfluous decorative elements and too much chrome, saved from junkyard destruction surfaced in the concept car collection of Joe Bortz.

the Firearrow I was a non-functional show car without an engine. For the planned second version, the decision was made to create a fully functional concept car that could also be used to take driving pictures.

The Firearrow II is a two-seat roadster with a jet-age design and frameless windshield. New details included two large round headlights instead of four smaller ones, likewise round taillights, a redesigned grille and chrome wire wheels. Ghia dispensed with door handles for visual reasons.

From Bortz it received an extensive restoration that emphasized correct materials and color scheme. As a result, not only was the light yellow paint color retained, but also the Nardi wood steering wheel and the Ghia logos. 

https://www.secret-classics.com/en/dodge-firearrow-ii-by-ghia/

ever heard of the Ford Ghia Grenada? (thanks Martin D!)

 

the original Granada is a smart-looking sedan with a big chrome-plated grille flanked by round headlights, and a decent-sized chrome bumper. The sportier two-door variant featured those opera windows, deluxe wheel covers (hub caps), and all versions sported tri-colored rectangular taillights. In 1976, the upscale budget car was available as a two- or four-door sedan, as well as more "elegant" two- or four-door Granada Ghia variants.

The Ford Granada came with a base 250cu in or the optional 255 or 302

Later Ghia and European Sports Sedan (ESS) variants could get a 5.0 and a 4 spd manual 

https://www.automobilemag.com/news/ford-granada-history/

http://www.motorcarportfolio.com/product.php?id=11954

A moment to appreciate the looks and sound of the only 1952 Ferrari 212, bodied by Ghia - 2.5-liter Columbo V-12, 163 horsepower triple Webers, four-speed manual transmission. In 1080, 1440, or 2160 hi def

1953 Abarth 1100 Sport with coachwork by Ghia at Ville d' Este at Lake Como

https://www.facebook.com/MCautorestoration/photos/a.126776800674467/3101924726492978/?type=3&permPage=1

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in car on a 1959 royal visit to Canada, interesting bubble top on their Imperial, by Ghia.. Thanks Terry!

2 years after their trip in a similarly odd topped Cadillac  https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2018/02/queen-elizabeth-and-prince-philip-in.html

https://www.flickr.com/photos/117891934@N07/14110853766/

there were 5 Ghia Supersonics of the early 1950s. Here is the one that is a Jaguar XK120 underneath.

the first Supersonic clothed an Alfa Romeo 1900, tuned by Conrero and entered into the 1953 Mille Miglia. (Imagine that today - a coachbuilt sports car being commissioned for racing rather than concours trophies...)

The Supersonic design first appeared on a Conrero-tuned Alfa Romeo 1900, which was entered in the 1953 Mille Miglia. Designed by Giovanni Savonuzzi, it was crafted in metal by Ghia, which built eight examples on the 8V Fiat chassis.

 The Supersonic body was also applied to three Jaguars XK120, an Aston Martin DB2/4 and an even more extreme version was built on a DeSoto Adventurer chassis.   I didn't even see the connection, as the front of the DeSoto is so different

here is a Jaguar XK 120. Obviously, this did nothing to inspire the Ghia Supersonic look.

the Fiat Supersonic:

 http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/01/a-couple-very-special-cars-from-petersen.html

you can see the nearly identical body, without the bumpers

http://www.sucksqueezebangblow.co/2017/01/xk120-supersonic.html
http://www.coachbuild.com/2/index.php/encyclopedia/coachbuilders-models/item/ghia-supersonic-fiat-8v

Caddy Ghia

this seems to have an elegant but conservative look.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2120078251355078&set=g.1655341931388663&type=1&theater&ifg=1

Ghia Chryslers at the Beverly Hills Concours at the Greystone Mansion

Above, Ghia Chrysler. Below, Dual Ghia

1967 Ghia 450 SS

http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z11706/Ghia-450-SS.aspx

1954 Plymouth explorer by Ghia