Carrosserie Ghia S.A., Aigle (established 1948 in Aigle

Aigle

Aigle is the capital of the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The town has a population of 8,100 people.The name of this municipality in French means eagle.-Geography:...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

, closed 1988) was a Swiss automobile design and manufacturing company, commonly referred to as Ghia-Aigle.

Established by P. P. Filippi of Torino, the company originally operated as a subsidiary

Subsidiary

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 of Carrozzeria Ghia

Carrozzeria Ghia

Carrozzeria Ghia SpA is one of the most famous Italian automobile design and coachbuilding firms, established by Giacinto Ghia and Gariglio as Carrozzeria Ghia & Gariglio, located at 4 Corso Valentino in Turin....

, becoming independent in 1953 and temporarily located in Lugano

Lugano

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 (1954–58). Designers were mainly from Ghia, including
Mario Boano

Mario Boano

Felice Mario Boano was an Italian automobile coachbuilder.With Giorgio Alberti, he bought the Carrozzeria Ghia in Torino when their friend Giacinto Ghia died...

 (1948–53),
Giovanni Michelotti

Giovanni Michelotti

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 (1948–57),
and Pietro Frua

Pietro Frua

Pietro Frua was one of the leading Italian coachbuilders and car designers during the 1950s and 1960s.-Early years:...

 (1957–60).
Small-scale special designs such as
Delahaye

Delahaye

Delahaye automobile manufacturing company was started by Emile Delahaye in 1894, in Tours, France. His first cars were belt-driven, with single- or twin-cylinder engines. In 1900, Delahaye left the company.-History:...

 135 (1948),
MG T-type#TD (1952),
Jowett Jupiter

Jowett Jupiter

The Jowett Jupiter was a British car made by Jowett Cars Ltd of Idle, near Bradford from 1950 to 1954. Following the launch of the all new Jowett Javelin and its successes in competition Jowett decided to use its power train in a sports car for export in the hope of increasing their inadequate...

 (1951),
Panhard Dyna Z

Panhard Dyna Z

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 coupe (1954),
VW coupe (1957),
Lloyd

Lloyd cars

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 Alexander (1958–59), the
Austin-Healey 100

Austin-Healey 100

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 spider,
Fiat 500

Fiat 500

The Fiat 500 is a car produced by the Fiat company of Italy between 1957 and 1975, with limited production of the Fiat 500 K estate continuing until 1977. The car was designed by Dante Giacosa....

 spider (1957),
Lotus Eleven

Lotus Eleven

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 spider and coupe,
Chevrolet Corvette

Chevrolet Corvette

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 coupe,
Renault Dauphine

Renault Dauphine

Renault Dauphine is a rear-engined economy car manufactured by Renault in one body style — a three-box, four-door sedan — as the successor to the Renault 4CV, with over two million examples marketed worldwide during its production from 1956-1967....

 spider,
MG spider,
Porsche 356

Porsche 356

The Porsche 356 was the company's first production automobile. It was a lightweight and nimble handling rear-engine rear-wheel-drive 2 door sports car available in hardtop coupe and open configurations. Design innovations continued during the years of manufacture, contributing to its motorsports...

B coupe,
Jaguar XK150

Jaguar XK150

The Jaguar XK150 is a sports car produced by Jaguar between 1957 and 1961. It replaced the XK140.Initially it was available in Fixed Head Coupé and Drop Head Coupé versions. The Open Two Seater roadster was not launched until 1958...

 coupe,
Alfa Romeo 1900

Alfa Romeo 1900

The Alfa Romeo 1900 is a sports sedan designed by Orazio Satta for the Alfa Romeo company in 1950. It was Alfa Romeo's first car built entirely on a production line and was also Alfa's first production car without separate chassis and first Alfa offered with left-hand drive...

SS coupe and spider (1958).
Since 1960, the company was mostly involved in minor remodeling of vehicles and closed operations in 1988.