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In 1949 Carrozzeria Ghia presented this weighty sedan on the chassis of the 6C2500 at the Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza. The length of the chassis, the need for internal space and above all the still unresolved use of the smooth side determines this result which today seems unsuccessful. The jury of the time was of a different opinion and awarded her two prizes.
This award winning Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlina body design was also used by Ghia to built the Plymouth XX 500 which won against Pinin Farina for a partnership contract with the Chrysler group.
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.
