1960 Ghia L6.4

0313roadItaly

Engine: 6.3L (383 cu in) OHV V8, 335 bhp, Carter four-barrel carb, TorqueFlite automatic
Colour: Metallic dark maroon

The Ghia L6.4 was an ultra-exclusive Italian-built grand tourer conceived as a successor to the celebrated Dual-Ghia, styled by Paul Farago and refined by Virgil Exner. Only 26 examples were produced, each built entirely by Ghia around Chrysler suspension components and a 383-cubic-inch V-8. Chassis 0313 was among two originally delivered to South Africa, subsequently restored in the mid-1990s to metallic maroon with tan leather, and later brought to the United States before entering a European private collection.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold €246,400 (≈ $271K)
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1990 →Acquisition unknown
Peter Grove
partial documentation
South African enthusiast who acquired the car and, approximately five years after purchase, commissioned a restoration to metallic maroon paint and tan leather trim.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
F. Hofman
partial documentation
South African businessman who originally imported this car along with a second example, purchasing both for himself and his wife.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Mark Hilbert
partial documentation
Purchased the car from Grove and relocated it to the United States.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Wayne Davis
partial documentation
Well-known Dual-Ghia enthusiast who kept the car for a number of years before it moved to a European collection.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Current European collector
partial documentation
The consignor, who holds the car as part of a notable European collection.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

1995
Restoration
Full restoration carried out by or on behalf of Peter Grove, returning the car to metallic maroon paintwork with a tan leather interior, wool carpeting, and period-correct trim throughout.
Work was commissioned approximately five years after Grove's 1990 acquisition; the result has reportedly remained in presentable condition.

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