Giacinto Ghia
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Giacinto Ghia was an Italian automobile coachbuilder, founder of Carrozzeria Ghia
. He was a test driver at Rapid and Diatto
, getting seriously injured (1915).
He established «Carrozzeria Ghia & Gariglio» with his partner Gariglio (1921).
After seeing his factory eradicated (1943) he died of heart failure.
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....
. He was a test driver at Rapid and Diatto
Diatto
Diatto was an Italian car maker founded in 1905 in Turin but its history started 175 years ago.1835-The year the company is founded.- In 1835, in Turin, on the banks of the river Po, Guglielmo Diatto founds a workshop for the construction of carriages for nobility.- The Diatto “Manifattura di...
, getting seriously injured (1915).
He established «Carrozzeria Ghia & Gariglio» with his partner Gariglio (1921).
After seeing his factory eradicated (1943) he died of heart failure.