THE VEHICLE AT A GLANCE
Model dossier
- Production period
- 1956
- Body style
- Station Wagon
- Type
- Concept
- Production
- 1
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE CAR
Coachbuilding, design & conversions
PRICE & SALES RECORD
Vehicle value
- Original price
- Not documented
- Latest recorded sale
- Not documented
01 / THE STORY
History & context
No editorial history has yet been published for this vehicle.
IN THE ARCHIVE
Coachbuilders & design studios
02 / TECHNICAL IDENTITY
Specifications & construction
Production & construction
- Production
- 1
- Production type
- Concept
- Production notes
- Independent specialist history identifies the Bimini as a 1956 Ford of Europe show car constructed by Ghia in Italy. One physical show car is reported; later Barris modifications are a subsequent phase, not a second canonical vehicle.
Engine & performance
- Specification notes
- Confidence detail moved from confidence: medium-high
Design & manufacture
- Coachbuilder / Body Builder · Documented
- Ghia
- Manufacturer · Documented
- Ford
06 / EVENTS & AWARDS
Events & awards
No events or documented awards are currently recorded for this vehicle.
07 / THE VEHICLE IN DETAIL
Photo gallery 2 photographs
08 / FROM THE ARCHIVE
Archive
References held in the vehicle dossier. Their inclusion does not establish that every historical claim has been independently verified.
| Reference | Source type |
|---|---|
| Mac's Motor City Garage — Italian-American Oddball: The 1956 Ford Bimini by Ghia macsmotorcitygarage.com | Specialist automotive history |
THE CONVERSATION
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