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Ford Ghia Aigle Coupé - Italo-US-Swiss hybrid with that special something

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Created on January 20, 2020

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Bruno von Rotz

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Die Front zeigt Design-Anleihen eines Ferraris

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Seltener Anblick

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Die neue Lackierung steht dem Coupé gut

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Ausgewogenes Heck

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Unverkennbare Ghia Handschrift

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Ursprünglich sand-beide, wurde der Ford auf gelb-weiss umlackiert

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - In der Länge ist er etwas kürzer ausgefallen, als den Thunderbird im Serienkleid

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Stark gewälbte Scheiben an Front und Heck

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Vieles aus der Geschichte des Exoten ist nicht dokumentiert

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Kaum jemand kennt dieses Coupé

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Elegantes Coupé mit V8-Power

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Bei geöffneten Türen sind die Sitze nach hinten geschoben

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Das Emblem verrät die Herkunft dieses Exoten

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Das Öffnen der Türen schiebt den Sitz nach hinten, um das Einsteign zu erleichtern

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Ungewöhnliche Sitzmechanik

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Aussergewöhnlicher Sitzmechanismus

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Wohnlicher Innenraum

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Schlichtes, elegantes Cockpit in Zweifarbenlackierung

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Die nötigsten Anzeigen sind vorhanden

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Der Einstieg auf den Rücksitz gelingt nur mit etwas Akrobatik

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Dezente Chromringe zieren die Scheinwerfer

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Elegante Speichenräder mit Zentralverschluss

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Filigrane B- und C-Säulen

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Ford Emblem

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Ford Magic Aire System, offenbar eine ausgeklügelten Sache

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Grosse Sonnenblende an der Windschutzscheibe

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Selbst die Beleuchtung ist dekorativ

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Der Motor leistet 35,7 SAE-mkg bei 2200 Umin.jpg

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - Der V8 Motor mit 4457 cm3 leistet 164 SAE-PS bei 4400 Umin

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MG TD-Midget (1953) - von Ghia-Aigle elegant karossiert - der Mittelpunkt auf dem Nuffield-Stand - am Automobilsalon in Genf 1953

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Bristol 401 Ghia Aigle (1953) - eine der schönsten Schöpfungen am Salon - am Automobilsalon in Genf 1953

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Singer SM (1953) - mit Karosserie gezeichnet von Michelotti, gebaut von Ghia Aigle - am Automobilsalon in Genf 1953

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Panhard Dyna Special Ghia Aigle (1954) - mit Drahtspeichenrädern - Genfer Automobilsalon 1954

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Alfa Romeo 1900 SS Coupé Ghia-Aigle (1958) - das Design stammte von Pietro Frua, gebaut wurde das Coupé von Ghia-Aigle

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Alfa Romeo 1900 SS Coupé Ghia-Aigle (1957) - ausgeprägte Finnen am Heck des von der Firma Ghia S. A. Aigle karossierten Alfa Romeo mit der Chassis-Nummer 1900CSS.10099

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Ford V8 Country Squire (1956) - Kombi im Holzlook

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Ford V8 Customline (1956) - eleganter Viertürer

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Ford V8 Fairlane (1955) - Eleganz auf fünf Metern

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Ford V8 Fairlane (1955) - bereit zum Losfahren

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Ford Mainline (1955) - die Basis-Limousine

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Ford Mainline (1956) - zweitürige Limousine

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Ford Customline (1956) - mehr Schmuck und Bling

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Ford V8 Parklane Station Wagon (1955) - Kombi-Eleganz mit zwei seitlichen Türen

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Ford V8 (1955) - der Achtzylinder im Bug

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Ford V8 (1956) - Chassis/Fahrgestell

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Ford V8 (1956) - elegante Linienführung

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Ford V8 (1956) - Viertürer

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Ford Ghia Aigle (1956) - am Concours d'Elégance Zurich Classic Car Award 2018

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Ford 6 Cylinder (1956) - als Viertürer im Test

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Ford 6 Cylinder (1956) - Blick in den Motorraum

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Ford 6 Cylinder (1956) - optisch nicht besonders herausgeputzt

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Ford Thunderbird (1955) - Wunderschön in lindgrün

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Ford Thunderbird (1957) - Amerikanische Kleinstadt-Idylle

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Ford Thunderbird (1955) - Am Concours d'Excellence Luzern am 17. September 2016

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Ford Thunderbird (1957) - Armaturenbrett

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Ford Thunderbird (1957) - Modifizierte Front

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Summary

American mass production technology, a car body line from Italian designers, a body made by Swiss craftsmen and a special seat mechanism characterize the Ford Coupé from Ghia-Aigle. We shed light on the mysterious history of this exotic car that hardly anyone knows.

This article contains the following chapters

Ghia Aigle - Swiss craftsmanship with Italian influences
Coupé elegance for four people
Innovative seat mechanism
Robust Ford technology
Restored
Award-winning

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

There are cars about which we know everything. Then as now, they were portrayed in many magazines, shown around at exhibitions and auctions. Again and again. Today's yellow and white Ford coupé with Ghia-Aigle bodywork from 1956 is not one of them. Little is documented to shed light on its origins and history. Today, the typical insignia of the builder are missing from its body, and even its designer cannot be named beyond doubt. What is certain, however, is that the car was created as a one-off and that it was based on a Ford mechanism. The Swiss company Ghia Aigle S.A. was founded on April 30, 1948; the connection with the Italian Ghia is no longer entirely clear. In any case, the Italians had no shares, but they sent skilled workers to western Switzerland to transfer knowledge.

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