THE VEHICLE AT A GLANCE
Model dossier
- Manufacturer
- Plymouth
- Base model
- Cabana
- Coachbuilt version
- Ghia pillarless station-wagon concept
- Coachbuilder
- Ghia
- Production period
- 1958
- 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
- External history supports the 1958 Plymouth Cabana as a single Ghia-constructed concept. John Samsen remains candidate because the source credits his initial rendering as inspiration rather than unequivocal sole authorship of the final Ghia body.
Engine & performance
- Specification notes
- The Cabana is reported to have been built without an engine or drivetrain. Production-car mechanical specifications must not be inherited.
Dimensions & accommodation
- Length
- 5,486 mm
- Width
- 2,032 mm
Design & manufacture
- Coachbuilder / Body Builder · Documented
- Ghia
- Manufacturer · Documented
- Plymouth
- Designer · Candidate
- John Samsen
06 / EVENTS & AWARDS
Events & awards
No events or documented awards are currently recorded for this vehicle.
07 / THE VEHICLE IN DETAIL
Photo gallery 3 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 — Station Wagon Dreams: The 1958 Plymouth Cabana macsmotorcitygarage.com | Specialist automotive history |
THE CONVERSATION
Comments 0
Share a memory, a period photograph or a documented detail about this car.