By Winston Goodfellow | Photos By Evan Klein | January 24, 2013 Fabulously Unadorned The Gilda’s sleek shape shows Savonuzzi’s design sensitivity and wind-tunnel testing. What makes cars like this “art” are details such as the arrow-shaped door handle and a superb use of colors.
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1955 “Gilda” Set For Barrett-Jackson Auction
1955 Chrysler Ghia Streamline X “Gilda” SATURDAY JANUARY 21 Lot 1389.1 Salon F- 6 Coachwork by Carrozzeria Ghia Chassis no. 9967 Engine no. P-32862 AiResearch Turbine One off debuted at 1955 Turin Auto Show Carefully conserved within the Ford Museum and later private ownership Turbine
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Batman and Gilda?
The Story of Two Pieces of Functional 50′s Concept Art Separated at Birth: 1950’s America was a place of Dreams. The economy was booming, the suburbs were booming and most of all the babies were “booming” which all reflected the bountiful feeling surrounding the time. Anything was possible…the Civil Rights Movement was putting the first nails in the coffin of Jim Crow in the courts, the country was united against the communist threat and industry in general was moving in optimistically creative directions the nation had not seen before. It was a good time for the country, and a good time to be looking to the future…
Gilda Wins Best of Show at Rodeo 2013
Gilda Wins Best of Show At Rodeo Drive Concours 2013 Event: Read the full Beverly Hills Courier post show article HERE Read the full Autoweek post show article HERE Scott’s 1955 Ghia Gilda Streamline X Coupe was just one of hundreds of extremely unique cars
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X Factor by Mick Walsh – Ghia’s 1955 Streamline X Gilda
Text by Mick Walsh, photography by Tim Scott Classic and Sports Car Magazine, April, 2010 Named after a Hollywood icon, Ghia’s 1955 Streamline X Gilda now has the turbine power to match its sensational looks. Mick Walsh discovers how it was brought to life. Finned
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USA Today – Tell us about your car: Scott Grundfor’s Ghia Streamline X
As stunning cars go, it’s basically impossible to beat this Ghia Steamline X concept. The Italian prototype is a gorgeous and significant today as it was in 1955 when it set the auto world on fire. As if the looks weren’t enough, it innovated with
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California Dreamin’ By Virginia DeMoss
Photography by David Gooley The Star (Mercedes Benz Club Magazine), July/August 2009 Scott Grundfor’s Views on Mercedes-Benz and Dream Cars While studying public management at UCLA in the mid-’60s, Scott Grundfor opened up a small automotive detail and repair shop at home to pay his
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1955 Ghia Gilda Streamline-X Image Galleries
It’s 1954, Dwight D. Eisenhower is President of the United States, and as it’s been nearly a decade since the end of the Second World War, the world is rapidly changing. Unlike the rest of the Western world though, America isn’t sitting in a shadow
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Preservation and Petersen Automotive Museum Exhibit Photo Gallery
August 28, 2012 Photographs by Scott Grundfor Click the image above to view our image gallery of the Aerodynamics: From Art to Science Exhibit at The Petersen Museum Have a unique preservation project in mind? Desirability inevitably drives any market. Over the past few years,
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Website Relaunch – Vintage Mercedes and Classic Car Resources
We wanted to let you know that we’ve relaunched our website! Come see what we’ve got going at Scott Grundfor Company and the new additions we’ve made while revamping our site. As we move forward, we will be taking on and marketing more consignments, updating
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