Help identifying this car please
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Hi all
My nephew in Los Angeles snapped this today and sent the pic to me,i replied maybe a Fiat, Iso or even a kit car as the windscreen frame looked a bit strange and there may be a fibreglass wobble visible down the side ,also the 2 front wing flutes look a bit crude,but not sure ??
My nephew in Los Angeles snapped this today and sent the pic to me,i replied maybe a Fiat, Iso or even a kit car as the windscreen frame looked a bit strange and there may be a fibreglass wobble visible down the side ,also the 2 front wing flutes look a bit crude,but not sure ??
Edited by 4sure on Saturday 20th January 00:27
I believe it could be 1967 Ghia 450 SS
"The 450 SS was Carrozzeria Ghia’s last individual project. Sporting a 4.5-liter Chrysler V-8 with 235hp and a three-speed TorqueFlite automatic, it started life as a Fiat 2300. Only 52 were made and destined for the garages the elite, mainly Hollywood figures."
http://www.automobilemag.com/news/11-select-europe...
"The 450 SS was Carrozzeria Ghia’s last individual project. Sporting a 4.5-liter Chrysler V-8 with 235hp and a three-speed TorqueFlite automatic, it started life as a Fiat 2300. Only 52 were made and destined for the garages the elite, mainly Hollywood figures."
http://www.automobilemag.com/news/11-select-europe...
There are a couple of things that are different on 'your car' to others I've seen.
This one has a chrome moulding running through the side vents. I can't find another with this moulding.
Does it have a bonnet intake? Hard to tell in the photo.
It looks to be a coupe? Or maybe a convertible with a hard top.
All of the other cars I've found on searching seem to have a 'Ghia' badge above the side vent.
Have wing mirrors from a later era of Italian car been fitted?
It's certainly a good looker.
This one has a chrome moulding running through the side vents. I can't find another with this moulding.
Does it have a bonnet intake? Hard to tell in the photo.
It looks to be a coupe? Or maybe a convertible with a hard top.
All of the other cars I've found on searching seem to have a 'Ghia' badge above the side vent.
Have wing mirrors from a later era of Italian car been fitted?
It's certainly a good looker.
threespires said:
There are a couple of things that are different on 'your car' to others I've seen.
This one has a chrome moulding running through the side vents. I can't find another with this moulding.
Does it have a bonnet intake? Hard to tell in the photo.
It looks to be a coupe? Or maybe a convertible with a hard top.
All of the other cars I've found on searching seem to have a 'Ghia' badge above the side vent.
Have wing mirrors from a later era of Italian car been fitted?
It's certainly a good looker.
It doesn't have any wing mirrors.This one has a chrome moulding running through the side vents. I can't find another with this moulding.
Does it have a bonnet intake? Hard to tell in the photo.
It looks to be a coupe? Or maybe a convertible with a hard top.
All of the other cars I've found on searching seem to have a 'Ghia' badge above the side vent.
Have wing mirrors from a later era of Italian car been fitted?
It's certainly a good looker.
Thanks threespires, it is parked in hollywood area so you could be right .
Many thanks for your input.
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I still am not sure it is a modern kit car or a (celebration , re engineered ) retro or whatever.
It may have been produced last week .
It may even be a PHEV using Prius or Leaf chassis.
But in your superior and infinite wisdom you have taken upon yourself to classify it "Classic cars and yesterdays Heroes "
Cheers guys
Many thanks for your input.
Mods :Thanks for killing this thread
It will not attract any more replies in this section .
I still am not sure it is a modern kit car or a (celebration , re engineered ) retro or whatever.
It may have been produced last week .
It may even be a PHEV using Prius or Leaf chassis.
But in your superior and infinite wisdom you have taken upon yourself to classify it "Classic cars and yesterdays Heroes "
Cheers guys
Well I don't think there's much doubt that threespires has nailed this one, but it reminded me of a four circular headlamped low car that I have on my postcards site. What do you think this is? http://postcardsforpetrolheads.co.uk/musings-on-a-... At first I thought it was a Lamborghini Espada but then I see I added a postscript and my last thought was a De Tomaso Mangusta but I am not 100% convinced.
Bob
Bob
4sure said:
Thanks threespires, it is parked in hollywood area so you could be right .
Many thanks for your input.
Mods :Thanks for killing this thread
It will not attract any more replies in this section .
I still am not sure it is a modern kit car or a (celebration , re engineered ) retro or whatever.
It may have been produced last week .
It may even be a PHEV using Prius or Leaf chassis.
But in your superior and infinite wisdom you have taken upon yourself to classify it "Classic cars and yesterdays Heroes "
Cheers guys
Chill out man, if you read the rest of the thread before replying, it's fairly obvious that it is a Ghia 450 SSMany thanks for your input.
Mods :Thanks for killing this thread
It will not attract any more replies in this section .
I still am not sure it is a modern kit car or a (celebration , re engineered ) retro or whatever.
It may have been produced last week .
It may even be a PHEV using Prius or Leaf chassis.
But in your superior and infinite wisdom you have taken upon yourself to classify it "Classic cars and yesterdays Heroes "
Cheers guys
It might even be the actual car in the period advert, as if you look closely, they have the same chip of paint missing on the very front edge of the left hand wing
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