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1964 Ghia-Imperial Under Restoration

Last updated on Tuesday, June 10th, 2014

1964 Ghia limousine production was only 10 and sold for $18,500 each.

This car is owned by Bob's Restoration Shop of Beverly, MA. Note: As of this update, the Bob's Restoration Shop site is gone and there is no forwarding address, nor can we find any online references to its current location.

1964 Ghia Imperial before restoration began. It looked good from a moderate distance but was in need of a total restoration.

Much rust was found under the roof padding. My '64 was identical so all the metal had to be replaced which, in the case of my car, came from a '66 Crown Coupe.

Stripped to the metal, awaiting body work.

After body work, in "white".

Rear seat after reupholstery.

More photos to come as restoration progresses. Thanks to Bob for allowing us to use his photos to document this fascinating restoration process.

Original upholstery is very rough. Note intercom microphone - it is not known if this was from the factory or added later.

Another view of the rough interior.