The 1957-59 Ghia limousines were based on the 2-door hardtop. 1960 and
1961 models were based on the 4-door sedan. As Imperial did not offer a
4-door sedan from 1962 to 1966, I believe the 1963-65 Ghia limous were
based on the 4-door hardtop.
The upper door frames were custom made on the Ghia limous as the doors tops
curved up into the roof.
Bill
Vancouver, BC
----- Original Message -----
From: Kenyon Wills
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: IML: 1960 Ghia in movie
I was not allowed to say anything until this went public but got to deal
with the buyer of the car when he was doing his search for one.
They looked for a Ghia and were unable to find one.
They made their own. out of a regular Crown. If you inspect the paused
railroad track scene, you can see where the rear door used to be before they
blanked it out. The B pillar looks wierd, too. Didn't they use pillared
sedans (with aluminum window frames) as the basis for the Ghias?
The guy that sources all the cars for movies like Fast & Furious wrote into
the website awhile back looking for one. They were in a big rush and were
willing to pay anything to get what they needed. Looks like a slap-dash
job, and I wonder if they would have tarnished down a nice car to get it
looking like that or if they would have left it alone.
The real question is: What will become of that car? Anybody in LA
interested in looking into it? Might be a fun car to roll around in.
-Kenyon
Jeff Ingraham <jeff_ingraham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,
This came into the webmonsters group and I looked
at the trailer and I can't tell if it is really a Ghia
or if it is a "made up" Ghia like 1960. I can't be
sure.
But...
I am VERY nervous about the car stuck on the railroad
tracks and the sound of a train coming. The thought
of em destroying a 60 Ghia for a stupid movie is
enough to make me sick. I guess I will have to wait
and see!
Jeff
--- Imperial Swanky wrote:
> From: "Imperial Swanky"
> To:
> Subject: Re: IML-Webmonsters: Imperial Mailing List
> - Online Car Club
> Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 15:06:06 -0400
>
> Hi,
> I thought I'd send it to you so you could
> share with everyone.
>
> The new movie coming out "A Series of
> Unfortunate Events" has a 1960 Imperial Ghia in it.
> You can see the car in the trailer here:
>
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/lemony_snickets/
> -Tim
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