The Cadillac Ghia was GM's nod to the exploding influence of post-war Italian designers, such as Ghia and Pininfarina. Ghia boss, Luigi Segre, teamed with American automakers to create several concept and one-off vehicles, including the Cadillac Ghia and the Chrysler Ghia Special. Only two Ghia prototypes were made for Cadillac, one of which was owned by actress, Rita Hayworth, a gift from then-husband Saudi Prince Aly Khan. The Cadillac Ghia was built on a Cadillac chassis for the 1953 Paris Auto Salon and was featured on the cover of the January, 1955 issue of Road and Track magazine.

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1953 Ghia-Cadillac [Monterey Herald]

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