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Cadillac Ghia

Started by SK903, September 10, 2017, 01:11:37 PM

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SK903

Any info on this car other than only 2 were built?
2012 BMW 535I
1961 Eldorado Biarritz

quadfins

Wasn't one the Rita Hayworth car? It is in the Peterson Museum collection, in Los Angeles, and is a beauty.

Jim
Jim Eccleston
1961 Coupe de Ville
BATILAC
Senior Crown
DeCou Driving Award x 4

Mike Josephic CLC #3877

Rita Hayworth did have one -- a present given to her by Prince Aly Khan,
at the time one of the richest men in the world.  It was one wedding present
to her, during their brief marriage.

As Quadfins said, one is in the Peterson Museum, the other was sold at R&M
auctions in 2016 for $1.4 million.  That car was originally commissioned by
John Perona, who owned the El Morocco night club in NYC (it was black).

Mike
1955 Cadillac Eldorado
1973 Cadillac Eldorado
1995 Cadillac Seville
2004 Escalade
1997 GMC Suburban 4X4, 454 engine, 3/4 ton
custom built by Santa Fe in Evansville, IN
2011 Buick Lucerne CX
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Past: VP International Affiliates, Museum Board Director, President / Director Pittsburgh Region

SK903

Thank you for your replies.
2012 BMW 535I
1961 Eldorado Biarritz

Art Director

The Self-Starter ran an article on this car in the June 2004 issue.
Tim Coy
CLC Southwestern Regions Vice President
Interim Western Regions Vice President
Art Director, The Self-Starter, International Membership Directory
Life member, Rocky Mountain Region
CLCMRC Benefactor #102

1963 Six-Window Sedan de Ville
1972 Fleetwood Brougham - RIP
1988 Sedan de Ville - RIP
2001 Eldorado ESC - RIP
2003 DeVille DTS - sold

veesixteen

Lots of info and photos of the Ghia custom jobs in the "Cadillac Database":

https://www.newcadillacdatabase.org/static/CDB/Dbas_txt/Drm52-53.htm

Look for "Ghia (Italy)"
Yann Saunders, CLC #12588
Compiler and former keeper of "The Cadillac Database"
aka "MrCadillac", aka "Veesixteen"