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The Ghia Selene II was a dreamcar built by Carrozzeria Ghia in 1962 ad was designed by Tom Tjaarda, it had a central driving seat and two rear seats facing backwards.
The Ghia Selene II was unveiled in 1962 at the Turin Auto Salon, built by Carrozzeria Ghia it was designed by Tom Tjaarda. It swapped the six person layout for five people – one up front in a central position, and four behind as with the Ghia Selene I. It retained the cab forward design. The styling followed the 1950s trend for fighter jet styling on cars. Ford would acquire Carrozzeria Ghia in the 1970s. Like its progenitor Selene I, this concept attracted immense publicity, but obviously not being designed for production after a few years it ended up in the small Ghia museum in Turin. Wanting to raise some capital, the Ghia Selene II concept was sold off in 2002 for around $88,000.
There are in the history of companies, just as in the history of nations, certain fateful episodes, which have an influence on the course of events well in excess of their actual importance. Chrysler’s request to Ghia to build for them, to their design, a special body on a Plymouth chassis, is one of these episodes.
