Cars of Carrosserie Ghia S.A., Aigle & Lugano (CH)
Ghia Aigle, Ghia-Aigle, Ghia-Aigle Suisse, Ghia Suisse
Design by Mario Felice Boano and Giovanni Michelotti and production by
Ghia, Turin (I)
(1947 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Cabriolet, design Mario Felice Boano; pictured in
Automobil Revue Katalognummer 1949)
1948 Delahaye 135 MS Cabriolet
1949 Delahaye 135 MS Coupé
- color: gold; article in Auto Motor Retro (Aubry
1988); 199x owner Bernd
Guggisberger (Oldtimer Garage
Bern Ltd.), Bern (CH), pictured in Dorizon et al. (1995), de la Rive
Box (1998a, b); owner Lambert
(F)
- s/n 800573 (engine type 12.S.103 no. 800573); 06/1949 chassis imported
to Switzerland, 16–26/03/1950 presented at 20. Salon
International de l´Automobile in Genève (CH); 20/06/1950 owner Warentransit
AG, Zürich (CH), license plate ZH 50964, 28/01/1957 suspension; 1957
2. owner N.N. (CH), 1990 restoration of body and paint by Jean-Luc Bonnefoy
(St. Armand Montrand, F) and interior by M. Pardini et ses fils (Boulogne
Billancourt, F),
color: dark red (Bordeaux foncé), wheel covers: blue, brake system improved, 04/2002 article
in Auto Passion (Leroux 1992); 13/12/1993
sold at Poulain et Le Fur auction (lot 130) in Paris (F) at 480,000 FF (= 73,175 Euro);
owner N.N. (F); 2004 offered by Classic Car Collection
(Genève, CH) at 175,000 Euro; 06.–09.04.2006
offered by Classic Car Collection
(Genève, CH) at 18. Techno Classica,
Essen (D); 06.–08.10.2006 offered by Classic Car Collection
(Genève, CH) at 1. Geneva Classics, Genève (CH);
08.10.2006 + 2/2007 offered by Classic Car Collection
(Genève, CH) in Hemmings
Motor News for 245,000 $; 11/2006 article in Rétroviseur (Cordey
2006), license plate 2518 WT 60, 02.–11.06.2007 offered at
eBay (item 230137672701) for 199,000 Euro
1949 Mercedes 170 V Kombi
1950 Chevrolet 2103 Styleline 7-Seater Limousine
- 1950 1. owner Chevrolet agency, Bern (CH); 31.05.1950 Article in Automobile Revue, no. 25
1950 Citroen Traction Avant Cabriolet; N.N. (Apotheker), Luzern (CH)
1950 Jaguar XK 120 Cabriolet
- chassis no. 660 095, color: cream, interior: dual shade brown leather;
1950 1. owner Emil Frey, Zürich (CH), registered with license plate ZH 46528;
raced in early 195x, 195x–196x converted by Ghia Aigle to semi fixed head
coupé with removable hardtop; 1966 owner N.N. (F), 1967–2005 in storage;
12/2005 owner Richard Garcia (F)
1950 Jowett Javelin Coupé
- in collection south of Paris? (Lutz Montowski, unpublished list 10.10.1984)
1950 Jowett Jupiter Cabriolet
1950 Jowett Jupiter Coupé
- chassis no. E1 SA 56R;27.–29.7.1951 entered by Henri Ziegler (Jowett agent), Genève
(CH), in the 5. Rallye International Automobile Evian–Mont Blanc, did
not start; 22.–29.1.1952 entered by R. Thévenin in the 22. Rallye Monte Carlo,
preparation by Plisson (Jowett agent), Paris (F), did not start (McAuley
& Nankivell 2003; Edmund
Nankivell, pers. comm. 11.07.2007)
(1983)–1986 owner Michel
Dovaz (south of Paris, F); 1983 photo by Herbert W. Hesselmann (Wuttke
& Hesselmann
1983; Hesselmann 1984,
Hesselmann & Schrader
1986); Musée Automobile de Sarlat (Phantasme Automobile), Sarlat-la-Canéda
(Dordogne, F);
(20.04.2006) owner Bertrand de Passemar(Musée
Automobile Sanxet), Chateau de Sanxet, Pomport (F), photos Roger Lund,
Radyr, (Cardiff, GB)
- unknown chassis no.; car lost (McAuley
& Nankivell 2003: p. 77)
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 Giovanni
Michelotti (195x)
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195x Alfa Romeo
2000195x Bentley Mk
5
195x Buick Coupè
“Saturne”
195x Ford
‘54
195x Lincoln
195x Mercury
195x Riley
195x Packard
‘55
195x Volkswagen 113
Cabriolet
1951 Ferrari 195/212 Coupé
1951 Fiat 1100 E Cabriolet
- registered in Bern (CH) with license plate BE 45512
1951 Fiat 1400 Cabriolet
1951 Fiat 1500 Cabriolet
1951 Jaguar XK 120 Coupé
- registration VD 10183, 02/1951 competiting in the 2e
Rallye de Sestrière, race no. 64
(1951
Volvo “Elizabeth”; according to Haventon
& Bienen 1993 designed by Giovanni Michelotti and built by Allemano for Vignale)
1952 Bugatti T 57 saloon
1952 Bugatti T 57 SC Coupé
- Chassis No. 57.561, engine no. 32SC, frame no. 39, Roadster
26/07/1937
delivered via Bugatti agent Séchaud in Genf (CH) to 1. owner Prince
Louis Napoleon III (“Comte de Montfort”), 1938 raced at Course de Côte
de Rheineck et La Chaux- de-Fonds, registration VD 19500 (from Bugatti
57GR, chassis no. 57.246, engine no. 129), license GE 2357, 20/08/1938
1st in class (sports cars over 1,500 cc) at Grand Prix Bremgarten with race
no. 36, 19/08/1939 1st in class (sports cars over 1,500 cc) at Grand Prix
Bremgarten with race no. 10
2. owner André
Bordigoni, Genf (CH)
3. owner Riondel
1952 Coupé body fitted
by Carrosserie Ghia S.A., Aigle (CH)
195x owner N.N. (USA), engine changed
to no. S 1004 (crankcase 57.561/32SC 2003 still in the USA, sump in chassis
57.482)
196x owner John W. Shakespeare (Illinois, USA), color: green,
interior: green and leather; sold with collection of 30 Bugatti cars at
3,000 $ to Fritz Schlumpf
01/03/1964 owner Fritz Schlumpf, Mulhouse (F)
1981
owner Musée National de l´Automobile
– Collection Schlumpf, Mulhouse (F) (Günther,
Beyer & Prick
1992, Simon & Kruta
2004)

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1952 Fiat 1100 ND Cabrio
1952 Jaguar Mk VII Coupé
- color: beige, red roof; license BL 3168
1952 Lancia Aurelia Cabriolet
- 1952 Geneva Motor Show, owner Martin Lombard, Geneve (CH)
1952 MG TD Cabriolet
- s/n TDC-22878, engine XPAG/TD3/23269, colour red, interior beige, hood
black?; ? 20–30/03/1952 exhibited at 22. Geneva Motor Show; 1. owner N.N.; 2. owner Arno Mark, Gstaad (CH); 3. owner Walter Ryter (Ryter
Garage Opel), Gstaad (CH), registration BE 921 U; 03–13/03/2005
displayed in exhibition “100 Years of Geneva Motor Show” at 75. Geneva Motor
Show, 04–07/10/2007 exhibited at Swiss
Car Register stand at 2.
Geneva Classics in Genève (CH)
- s/n TD-25280, engine XPAG/TD2/25703, colour metallic blue, interior
red, hood light blue; 11–21/03/1954 exhibited at 24. Geneva Motor Show;
3/1954 owner Pierre Baltensperger, Zürich (CH); 19.5.1958
owner Walter Rüegg, Zürich (CH); 1.10.1958 owner Hans Buchser, Interlaken
(CH); 1962 converted to a Hardtop-Coupé by Carrosserie Beutler,
Thun (CH) [Hagen Nyncke, 01/03/1991] or Carrosserie Langenthal, Langenthal
(CH) [Walter Gürtler]; owner Hans Berger, Bern (CH), registration BE 59344; 1980
owner Walter Gürtler, Arlesheim (CH)
1952 Singer 1500 Coupé (I)
- two tone (red/black?) 02–12/10/1952 presentation at the 39. Salon de in
l´Automobile in Paris (F)
1952 Singer 1500 Coupé (II)
1953 Ghia-Aigle independent from Ghia, Turin
1953 Jaguar Mk VII Cabriolet, 2 x
- s/n 73 06 59, red; owner Michael Urban (F);
25/09/2005 sold at Osenat auction “Jaguar et Jaguaria” (lot
216) in Fontainebleau (F) for 34,500 € (incl. 4,500 € premium;
estimate 35,000–45,000 €)
1953 MG TD Coupé
1953 Panhard Dyna Cabriolet "Grand Sport"
- 851 cm³; owner "Quax", registered with license plate VD 33593,
10–12/07/1953 2. in class "Serientourenwagen bis 1100 cm³" at
Vue des Alpes (La-Chauds-de-Fonds) (Automobil Revue 15/07/1953), 15–16/08/1953
1. in class at hill climb Ollon-Villars (Automobil Revue 19/08/1953), 12–13/09/1953
1. in class at hill climb Mitholz-Kandersteg (Automobil Revue 16/09/1953)
- s/n 481.779; registered in Geneva (CH) with license plate GE 30518,
1954 “La Rose d´Or” at Concours
d´Elégance in Genf (CH);1986 owner Daniel Rouiller,
Vullierens
(CH), license plate VD 334 351; owner Jean-Richard Viaccoz
(Garage du Risoud), Le Brassus
(CH)
195x Panhard Dyna X84 Barchetta
- 1948 chassis built; (2007) owner Robert Haldi, Genève (CH), registered
with license plate GE 500 038, 07/10/2007 exhibited at historic
automobile club park at 2. Geneva
Classics in Genève (CH)
1954 Relocation from Aigle to Lugano (Tessin, CH), Via Monte Boglia
1954 Austin Healey
100 M
1954 Bristol 401 Coupé
1954 Fiat 1100 TV Coupé Competition
- 02/07/1954 owner Wulf Wisnewski, München (D), registration AB98-6666; 07/1954
Prix d´excellence and Prix de présentation at Concours d´Elegance,
Montreux (CH); ca. 1955 hill climb (A), race no. 121
1954 Jaguar Mk VII Cabriolet (I)
1954 Jaguar Mk VII Cabriolet (II)
- s/n 721420-DN; owner Benito Mantegani, Lengnau/BI (CH), registered BE 300017;
ca. 1976 owner Michael Urban (F), registered 2110 PG 89
1954 Panhard Dyna Cabrio
1954 Panhard Dyna Coupé (I)
- registration 779-AY8 (F?)
1954 Panhard Dyna Coupé (II) Luxe, ca. 2 x
1954 Panhard Dyna Coupé (III) Grand Sport, ca. 12 x
- s/n 857558, engine 9188, 03/1954 Geneva Motor Show, 07/1954 Road
& Track: p. 26, 19.4.1955; 1. owner Seymour Northrop, Spokane (WA,
USA), paid $ 5,000 (12.120 CHF); 20/01/1981 5. owner David A. Newton, O´Fallon (IL, USA); 12/1988
6. owner Bill Jacobs, Wooster (OH, USA); 19xx owner N.N., Houston (TX, USA),
03–13/10/2004
(25,500
km) offered at eBay.com
by "mbmdcars",
Houston (TX, USA), maximum of 40 bids $ 29,910 (reserve not met), 24–31/08/2007 offered at eBay.com
at $ 89,500, maximum offer $ 49,500 by "kaplan***"
- registered in Paris (F) with license plate 205 FYX 75; (02/2006)
owner Joël Brunel (Panhardis.com),
Montreuil (F), 10-29/02/2006 exhibited on stand of “Fan Club Panhard et
Levassor” at Rétromobile, Paris (F)
- color: white, license plate TI 962
- owner Pierre de Siebenthal (CH); raced with race no. 6
1954 Singer 1500 Cabriolet
1954 Singer 1500 Coupé, 6 x (incl. Cabrio)
1954 Studebaker Commander Starliner Cabriolet
1955 (?) Alfa Romeo 1900 Cabriolet (I)
1955 Alfa Romeo 1900 Cabriolet (II)

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- s/n AR 1900C.01959 (engine AR 1308.01181) manufactured 05/10/1954, 17/05/1955 sold
to Societa per il Commercio dei Prodotti Alfa Romeo in Lugano (CH), 10–20/03/1955 presented
at 55. Salon
International de l´Automobile in Genève (CH), 17/08/1955, color:
white?, license
TI 20675; license ZH 799 214, 198x Pierre Le Grand, Hallwil (CH), restoration,
(05/1984) license AG 129 390

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owner Claude Frésard (Musée de l´Automobile), Manaux
(CH), 05/1995 offered unrestored in ad for 25,000 CHF, 30/04-02/05/1999 exhibited at Classic AutoRAI
in Amsterdam (NL), 27/03/2000 sold at Barret-Jackson/Coys of Kensington auction in Monaco
for $ 64,390 (09/2000 Sports Car Market report: Braden
2000), 04/2000 offered by Coys of Kensington at TechnoClassica,
Essen (photos); Owner Gene K. Ponder, Marshall (Texas, USA), Geneva (CH) license
plate 308001 GE, 11–13/03/2005 entrant 246 at 10th Annual Amelia Island Concours d´Elegance, The
Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island (Florida, USA); 23/03/2006 offered for sale
by Morris & Welford
LLC, Weston (CT, USA) & Costa Mesa (CA, USA), asking price 125,000
US$; 20–21/04/2007 offered for sale (without reserve) at RM
auction of the Gene Ponder Collection in Marshall (Texas, USA)
- gold; 1965 owner Rob de la Rive Box, color: dark
sold at 800 CHF
1955 BMW 505 Pullman-Limousine ("State sedan"), 2 x
07/1955
two elongated and broadened BMW 502F chassis (F = Fahrgestell) with 3,2 l, 120-PS,
V8-engines sent by Hanns Grewening (06/08/1948–30/06/1957 BMW director finace
and sales) to Carrosserie Ghia S.A., Lugano (CH) (Rosellen
1983). The following cars can be descriminated, but there is no chassisnumber
which can be assigned from the books in the BMW archive to the first car. Therefore
there might be only one car.
- 22/09–02/10/1955 presented at 37. International Motor Show (IAA – Internationale
Automobilausstellung) in Frankfurt/Main (D); 11/1955 (Der Spiegel 26/11/1958, Lintelmann
1989; not 08/1955 as Rosellen
1983 states) Joachim Brennecke showed the car to Konrad Adenauer (first
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany), while
exiting the vehicle after the test drive, the Chancellor hit the door panel with his hat which fell off
(Rosellen 1983, Mayer 1988);
this incident led to an early demise of the 505; registration in Munich with
license number AB 52-0075 (AB = American occupation zone
Bayern, 52: district no. 46–55, 97–99 = city of München), loaned to Bavarian state administation
for official usage
- s/n 59.034,
engine no. 20019; 11/06/1956 Dreier: mounting of sliding roof, 20/06/1956
(sic!) production date (BMW delivery book: "Lagerzugang"); registration in Munich with license number B 54-7444 (B =
American occupation zone Bayern, 54: district no. 46–55, 97–99 = city of München), chrome bars
with rear mirrors on top of front fenders, electrical windows and separation
window, two additional fond heaters1963 sold by BMW (www.bmw-v8-club.de); 14/10/1957
sold to Saturski, Frankfurt am Main (D); owner Georg
von Waldburg-Zeil (Schloss Zeil), Leutkirch (D); (05/1969) owner Irmgard
von Opel (Chio
Chips; Hofgut
Petersau), Frankenthal (D), used as advertising car, color: white
with red advertising labelling "Chio Chips"; owner Dietrich Braun,
Gingen;
(1988) owner BMW AG, München (D),
09/09/1991 pictured in AutoBild, (06/2008) still with BMW
1955 Cadillac Series 62 ambulance
1955 Daimler Regency Coupé
- 3.5-litre engine, pale blue, 03/1955 Geneva Motor Show; 24.07.1955 offered
for sale by Garage de Georgette & Bellefontaine S.A., Lausanne (CH),
in Automobil Revue (no. 32: p. 27): “never driven”
1955 Jaguar Mk VII Coupé, RHD, dark blue, 1955, N.N. (F), license 2110 PG
89
1955 Panhard Dyna Coupé ?
- 3/1955 exhibited at Geneva Motor Show (Autocar 18.03.1955)
1955 Studebaker Champion 2+2 Sportcoupé
- 1. owner Ing. Brandt
1963 Background vehicle in Geneva street scene in the movie “Le petit
soldat” (The Little Soldier) directed by Jean-Luc Godard (see Internet
Movie Car Database)
1956 Alfa Romeo 1900 SS Coupé
- AR 1900C.02055 (engine AR 1306.03405), 03/1956 presented at Geneva Motor
Show, blue celeste, rectangular fog lights; red with white roof; 23/04/1956
first registration in CH; (1968)
owner Hauenstein (CH); 16/11/1968 owner Ulrich Ebert, Singen (D), 02/1971
last drive; 24/02/2002 owner Hans Wild; 05–06/2003 owner Bruno
& Fiorenzo Bollati (BBClassicCar), Riazzino/TI
(CH); 2004 article in Auto Italia (Nieuwenhuize
et al. 2004); 01–04/04/2004 offered by The
Gallery, Brummen (NL), at Techno Classica
in Essen (D); 10/2004 article in Ruoteclassiche (Albertini
2004); 19.–21/11/2004 offered at 21.
Auto e Moto d’Epoca in Padova (I) for ca. 40,000 Euro, condition 4–5;
04+09/2006 offered by BestAuto
srl, Sasuolo/MO (I) in Ruoteclassiche; 10–23/01/2007 offered at eBay.it
(item
no. 250071815673, starting price 1.00 Euro, auction ended by seller
one day earlier with highest bid at 30,870 Euro)
- AR 1900C.02189 (engine AR 1308.10590)
rectangular fog lights;
28–29/09/1956 presented
(no. 40) at XIII. Concorso internationale di eleganza autovetture in Campione d´Italia (I), light
yellow;
18/03/1957, 1984 Jules Coenen (Exclusive Cars), Bilsen (B), 04–06/05/2001 participant at 50
years jubilee of Garage van Steenkiste, 07/06/2004 Coppa d´Oro at SpaItalia
in Spa (B), 03–04/07/2004 4. European Concours d´Élégance in Düsseldorf (D)
- circular fog lights, pictured in Castagnola (CH) (Automobil Revue Catalogue
1956, 08/03/1956)
1956 Alfa Romeo 1900 Barchetta “Spider Razza”
- s/n AR 1900C.10098; no softtop; 10/10/1956 presented
(no. 61; not no. 34 as statet by Flach 1990) at 13. Concorso d´Eleganza Autovettura in Campione d´Italia (I); 1.
owner Tell
Umiker, Lugano/TI (CH); 198x for sale via Hans Bitterwolf (Bitterwolf Automobile), Roppenheim
(F), at ca. 70,000 GBP; 07/1988
for sale via Heinrich & Johann Blankartz, Köln (D), 07/1988 & 01/1989 Motor Klassik; owner Michel
Kruch (Great Toys
Place), Bruxelles (B), registration OBD-978, 20–22/04/2001 entrant no.
12 (group 'Open cars and convertibles
of up to 2,000 ccm') at Concorso
d´Eleganza Villa d´Este in Cernobbio (I) 06/2001 for sale in Classic & Sports
Car, 02/2002 ad in Classic & Sports Car; 12/2005 offered by Claude Moritz
(Zegarage.com), St. Laurent des Vignes (F), at www.zegarage.com
and at www.novaweb.fr,
8/2007 offered by Paul Grant (Automobiles Vanderveken),Bruxelles (B) at
www.vdvgrant.be
1956 Fiat Nardi 1100/103 TV Coupé (I)
- s/n 234869; color bordeaux metallic; 1956 owner N.N. (CH), 10/10/1956
presented (no. 37) at 13. Concorso Internazionale Eleganza Autovetture in Campione d´Italia (I); 14–24/03/1957
exhibited at 27. Geneva Motor Show, 08/11/1965 sold via car dealer in Neuchâtel
(CH) to Georges Dorey, Neuchâtel (CH), color light green, registered NE 27507, 24/05/1976 relocation to Chemin (F), registered 639 FB 39; 04/06/1972 sold to N.N. (garagist),
Dole (F); ca. 1976 owner Ets. Bonjour (scrap yard), Parcey (F); ca. 1976/1977
owner M. Lhomme (garagist), Orchamps (F); ca. 1978 owner Jean-Louis Farçat,
Lons-le Saunier (F), 05/1979 ad in Le Fanatique de l´Automobile No. 128,
12/1979 ad in Le Fanatique de l´Automobile No. 135; 04/01/1980 owner Lutz Montowski,
Chatou (F), restoration, color chinared, 13/02/1980 registered
379 NG 78, 1980–1986 participation in historic races, 2004 needs
restoration, for sale, 03/2005 ad in Oldtimer-Markt; 04/2005 owner Mario Geigenberger,
Radebeul (D), 05/2005–07/2007 restoration, 08/2007 registered in district
Meißen with license plate MEI GA 57H
1956 Fiat 1100/103 TV Coupé (II) 2+2
1956 Ford Coupé
- s/n U5ABX103478, 4.4 litre V8, aluminio; owner Jürg Further, Thalwil
(CH), 05/1986 for sale via Marco Marinelli (Eleven Parts), Zürich (CH);
1990 ad in Markt, 10/05/1991 auctioned by Sportscar Auction
Ltd. (LI); 04/1993 owner David (Ohio, USA)
1956 Jaguar XK 140 Coupé
- 21/04–02/05/1956 pesented
at 27. Geneva Motor Show
1956 Thun T-Wagen T 600 Coupé
- Presentation announced for Mustermesse in
Basel (spring 1956) but car not shown
1957 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Cabriolet
- AR 1900C.10208, 17/08/1955, 03/1957 Geneva Motor Show; (1992) owner Claude Frésard
(Musée de l´Automobile), Muriaux (CH), 05/1986
offered at 7,000 CHF, 04/1992 ad
in Markt, 11/1992 ad in Classic and Sportscar, 03/1994 ad (reported in Alfa
Romeo 1900 Register 06/1994), 05/1995 ad 25,000 CHF; (01/2005) owner Jim Johnson
(USA), restoration by Tom Caulfeld, 04.08.2007 3. in class “Alfa
1900” at Alfa
Romeo Owners Club (AROC) Meadow Brook Concours in Rochester (MI, USA), 05.08.2007
exhibited in Class H “Significant Alfa Romeo” at 29. Meadow
Brook Concours d´Elegance in Rochester (MI, USA)
1957 Alfa Romeo 1900 Coupé Lugano
1957 Lancia Appia Serie 2 Coupé
- s/n 812.01.1013 (engine 814.00.1011); owner Walter Grell (Automuseum
Rheinfelden) (CH); 10/1984 owner N.N.; 10/2001
offered by Christoph Grohe, Buchillon (CH)
1957 (?) Lloyd Alexander Coupé
1957 Lotus Eleven Spider & Coupé
1957 Opel Kapitän Caravanne
1957 VW Coupé
- s/n 1339048 (production date 30/10/1956), VW engine no. 606680 (1,131
cm³, 25 PS); 31/10/1956 shipped to CH, 14–24/03/1957 presentation on Ghia
Aigle stand at 27. Geneva Motor Show, color: light blue metallic, interior:
light yellow leather, VW engine with MAG-compressor (50 PS), Porsche 356
A brakes; 1957 1. owner Marcpin, Lausanne (CH); 1957 sold by garage in Lausanne
(CH), color: dark red, Porsche 356 A 1300 S engine (1,297 cm³, 63 PS,
1953–1955); 1957 2. owner Rochat; 11/01/1958 owner Giovanni Cester, Nyon
(CH), registration VD 108933, 10/02/1978 relocation to Cimadolmo (I),
registration TV 389118, engine changed to Porsche 356 A 1300 (1,297
cm³, 44 PS, No. P 20.327, 1951–1952); 1983/1984 owner N.N. (car dealer),
Treviso (I); 08/03/1984 owner Helmut Pfeifhofer (Porsche Automuseum), Gmünd (Kärnten,
A), engine changed to VW (30 PS, No. 1-0772517, 1954); 13/04/1993 owner
Hans Jürgen Burde, Hofheim bei Murnau (D); 2000 owner Stiftung AutoMuseum Volkswagen,
Wolfsburg (D), 23/01–21/03/2004 exhibited unrestored with 11 other special
bodied VW Beetles; 06/2006 restoration by Technische Restaurationen Werner Zinke GmbH,
Zwönitz (D)

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1958 Chevrolet Corvette Coupé
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Pietro Frua (ca. 1959)
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1957–1960 (?) Design by Pietro Frua
1957 Fiat 500 Spider

1957 Renault minibus
1957 Renault removal van
23/04/1958 Relocation from Lugano back to Aigle (CH)
195x modified polyester engine hood for Austin Healey Sprite (1958–1961)
1958
Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Cabriolet

1958 Alfa
Romeo 1900 CSS Coupé

1958 Chevrolet Corvette Coupé (Redesign?)

1958 Lloyd
Alexander TS Coupé

1958 Renault Floride Coupé
1958
Jaguar XK 150 Coupé

1959 Hardtop for Škoda Felicia Roadster

1960 Hardtop for Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider

? 1961 Porsche 356 B Coupé
- 1961 Porsche 356/1600 Reutter Coupé, s/n 116915 (= Model
B T5); body conversion by Carrosserie Ghia S.A., Aigle (CH)?; 1961 1.
owner N.N. (Wallis, CH); 199x zum Verkauf angeboten von Ralph Läuffer, Wohlen
(CH) (Marco Marinelli, pers. communication to Laurent Missbauer 16/02/2006);
2000 2. owner Isidor Elsig (Galantica Collection),
Grimisuat (CH), 9/2003 48,000 km, offered for sale at www.galantica-collection.ch
for 128,500 CHF (83,000 Euro), the details of the car show that it
is not a model B T5 but a B T6, 12/2005 offered in Motor Klassik,
6/12/2005 + 29/05/2007 offered at www.autoscout24.ch
11/02/2006 Fotos Laurent Missbauer, Fribourg (CH)

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Emblem der Carrozzeria Ghia, Turin (I)
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1962 Tempo Matador
I removal van
1963 BMW 3200 S Staatslimousine
- s/n 73.674
(not s/n 73.846 as stated by Niefanger 2008; 08/06/2008 Wolfgang Niefanger,
pers. comm.), 09/05/1963 production date (BMW delivery book: "Lagerzugang"),
16/05/1963 delivery to BMW AG, 28/05/1963 registration document (Kfz-Brief)
issued; design: Giovanni Michelotti (officially: Wilhelm Hofmeister) [source:
Kieselbach 1995]; owner:
BMW, München (D), registration M JE 562, loaned to Ministerpräsident Alfons
Goppel (Bavarian state administation)
for official usage, 1969 stored in BMW museum depot, registration M-CE 2787,
1980 shown at BMW-V8-Club meeting,
199x restoration, 07/1997 article in "mot" (Haack
& Richter 1997) with registration M-TW 5516, pictured in Schlegelmilch
et al. (1999: 178–183) with registration M RG 508 H
[Sources: Günther
1984a, b, Lutz Montowski, unpublished list 10.10.1984; Günther
1989a, Günther
et al. 1992; archive Arno Flach, and the literature cited as references]
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