The Ghia IXG Dragster: American designer in Italy

The 1960 “International Experimental Ghia” was a enclosed body dragster designed by Tom Tjaarda working at the Turin, Italy Ghia studio. You can see the Stingray-ish styling cues of the horizontal sharp line going down the body, and the humps at each wheel. Obviously its front engine and has a center seat canopy behind the rear axle, but I wish I knew more about the car’s specifications, like what powered it. I couldn’t find much beyond these great factory archive pictures, but I do know Ford sold the car at auction in 2002.

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