1955 CHRYSLER GHIA ST Special Coupe Automatic

Over the years the Mahy family had collected a huge and also unique collection of classical and special cars. Grandfather Ghislain Mahy (1907-1999) started in the early 1950s to buy old cars just to prevent them from being scrapped. Initially he was intended to restore them, but soon his collection had grown beyond limits. In the 1980s he possessed over 1000 classical cars. So most cars were kept and put aside in the state as found. Only a small amount could be restored: a few of them can be admired in Autoworld, Brussels. See: www.autoworld.be/onthaal
After the death of patron Ghislain his son Ivan (84) and grandson Michel (56) became his successors in charge of the family treasures.

In the 1990s the Mahy collection had to leave the old Ghent Winter Circus building. Between 1996 and 1999 a huge operation was executed to move the whole collection to a new home in an old deserted textile factory in in Leuze-en-Hainaut (B). In this new museum some 1000 classic cars can be seen.
See also: www.mahymobiles.be

Some fifty original and unrestored cars were to be seen here at this temporary exposition at the Ghent Vynckier Site. All selected jewels are of the most extraordinary cars automobile history can offer.

The body was designed by Carrozzeria Ghia, Torino when Luigi Segre was chief-design of the company (he replaced Mario Boano who left the company in 1953) and Giovanni Michelotti was an important designer.
Carrozzerie Ghia was established in 1916 and made special bodies for Italian car brands like Alfa Romeo, Lancia and Fiat.
After 1953 also foreign car makers came in sight to work for. In the 1950s Ghia made special designs for Ford, Volkswagen and Volvo. Also an intense cooperation with Chrysler started in this period which lasted for 15 years. In those years Virgil Exner was head of the design departement at Chrysler.
In 1970 Carrozzeria Ghia was sold to the Ford Motor Company. It became an integral part of Ford Europe styling departement. The years of special exclusive car designs were definitively over from then on.

5400 cc Hemi V8 engine.
Production period: 1954-1955.

Exposition Mahy, a Family of Cars, Vynckier Site Gent.
Gent, Nieuwevaart, Oct. 30, 2021.

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