2018年11月5日 · Ivan Ruiz, a collector of Italian cars, showed MacDougald his 1967 Ghia 450/SS—a pretty coachbuilt Italian convertible based on Plymouth Barracuda running gear. MacDougald had never heard of the Ghia. But he was captivated by its design, which resembled the Maserati Ghibli Spyder conversion that he traded to Ruiz for it.

2022年2月22日 · Ghia 450/SS: American Heart, Italian Soul The strange but true story of how producer Burt Sugarman built his own V-8 supercar with Ghia. By Jim Motavalli Published: Feb 22, 2022

The hand-built Ghia 450SS was the combination of avant-garde European styling by the Ghia design house and the performance pedigree of American Crysler mechanical components. It went beyond being a re-bodied Plymouth Barracuda Formula S, with its own chassis configuration, and a well-constructed steel body acting as a rigid semi-monocoque.

The Ghia 450 SS is the combination of Giorgetto Giugiaros Italian styling and design with an American drivetrain. Ghia had a close relationship with Chrysler having already produced additional projects for them so the Plymouth Barracuda Formula S was chosen as the structure and mechanics of the Ghia.

Selling with No Reserve at the 2021 Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas Auction is a piece of Italian and American motoring history, this 1966 Ghia 450/SS convertible (Lot #726). The concept was simple: A luxury V8-powered Grand-Touring sports car that seamlessly blended gorgeous Italian coachwork style with the muscle and reliability of Detroit iron.

2021年6月8日 · Sounds bold right, and it was, but like many bold ideas, the Mopar-motivated Ghia 450/SS wasn’t a commercial success. Just 57 Ghia roadsters were built before the plug was pulled, and this 1967 model on BringaTrailer.com is a …

2018年9月24日 · By combining Giorgetto Giugiaro’s sexy, Ghibli-esque bodywork with the powertrain and many other components of the Plymouth Barracuda, Carrozzeria Ghia came up with the 450 SS roadster in 1966. More accurately based on the Fiat 2300 Coupe, the 450 SS was also the brainchild of Hollywood producer Burt Sugarman, then still in his 20s.

2018年9月23日 · To create the Ghia 450/SS, one of Chrysler’s greatest stylists, one of Italy’s oldest coachbuilders and one of the world’s most prolific and distinctive designers all took convoluted and sometimes painful paths, but each ended up contributing their bit to the whole. The coachbuilder was Carrozzeria Ghia, which traced its origins to 1918.

The 450 had the same sound, more body roll, and didn’t really like being tossed around. It had the same light, lifeless, somewhat slow steering, and was sprung softer. There was also some chassis flex and cowl shake.

At the Turin International Auto Show in 1966, Ghia unveiled their Giorgetto Giugiaro-styled 450SS. These hand-fabricated low-production vehicles meant that production volume was low and so only 52 450SS's were ever created during its production period from 1966 until 1967. Today they stand as one of the best values in the collector car world today.