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indianpeaksjoe
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 Posted: Mon May 26, 2025 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Ghia hunting history... |
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Saw this in town this week. The flames look great close up.
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KentABQ 
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Location: Albuquerque NM
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2025 6:56 am Post subject: Re: Today in Ghia hunting history... |
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If someone is looking for a one-owner 68 Ghia, this might interest you…
https://www.facebook.com/share/1Ac4zpuuLe/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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58euro
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2025 1:26 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Ghia hunting history... |
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Just picked up this “coachbuilt” lowlight ghia today, looks to be a Dec 57 built 1958. Honestly pretty impressed with the work on it, it’s absolutely hideous but I love it lol.
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sputnick60
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wagen19
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2025 8:19 am Post subject: Re: Today in Ghia hunting history... |
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Is that work equivalent to Botox for cars?  It certainly is an acquired taste.
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Maybe we must learn to understand this car. "Seldom romantic" style it is and a pioneer of safety cars with huge collapsible areas it may be. Imo, it´s rather a private homebrew. Was it ever finished?
Is the engine original, or is there something special inside?
Was it made for carnival, secret service or stock car use? |
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58euro
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2025 9:19 am Post subject: Re: Today in Ghia hunting history... |
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| sputnick60 wrote: |
Is that work equivalent to Botox for cars? It certainly is an acquired taste.
Nicholas |
Maybe we must learn to understand this car. "Seldom romantic" style it is and a pioneer of safety cars with huge collapsible areas it may be. Imo, it´s rather a private homebrew. Was it ever finished?
Is the engine original, or is there something special inside?
Was it made for carnival, secret service or stock car use? |
From what I was told it was done when the car was new, it was finished in a metallic flake green with a black vinyl roof. Why it was built is still unknown but it was a finished driving car back in the day. The engine is long gone unfortunately so no telling what was used. |
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Rome
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2025 10:06 am Post subject: Re: Today in Ghia hunting history... |
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The "flat across" front reminds me of a Renault Caravelle/Floride:
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