Dual-Ghia Convertible 1958. - source Amazing Classic Cars.

Dual-Ghia Convertible 1957. - source Amazing Classic Cars.

Ferrari 375 MM Coupe Speciale 1955 by Ghia. - source Cars & Motorbikes Stars of the Golden era.

Presented at the 17th Tokyo Motor Show in 1970, the Isuzu Bellett 1600 MX II was designed at Ghia by Tom Tjaarda. It was a prototype for a mid-engined sports car powered by Isuzu’s 1.6-litre DOHC engine. Isuzu chose not to put it into production, but Tjaarda recycled the styling and scaled it up for the De Tomaso Pantera.

Designed by Tom Tjaarda soon after he joined Ghia, the Serenissima Ghia GT was first presented on the Ghia stand at the 1968 Turin Auto Show. Scuderia Serenissima was a racing team funded by Giovanni Volpi, but his ambitions to move into road cars ended with the Ghia GT. Serenissima ("Most Serene") refers to one of the many names the city of Venice (home of the Volpi family) is known by.

Filippo Sapino designed the Renault R8 Sport Coupé for Ghia, referencing the aesthetics of 1930s Bugattis. It used the rear-engined platform of the standard R8 saloon, but if it was a proposal for a replacement for the Floride (also designed at Ghia), it didn’t land. The R8 Sport Coupé didn’t get any further than the 1964 Turin Motor Show.

Maserati commissioned both Vignale and Ghia to create prototypes for a four-seat grand tourer based on a 2600mm wheelbase with their 4.2-litre V8 engine. The Maserati Simun was Ghia’s proposal, designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and presented at the 1968 Turin Auto Show. Maserati went with Vignale’s version, which became the AM116 Indy that entered production in 1969. The Simun remained a one-off

1953 Chrysler Special by Ghia.