The 1966 Exner Bugatti Roadster by Ghia was the result of three separate auto legends working together. Virgil Exner made his fame designing stunning show cars and the finned "Forward Look" Chrysler vehicles of the Fifties. Bugatti became legendary for its sports/racing cars of the Thirties. Ghia is the highly respected coachbuilder that over the years has produced many one-off show cars. Put the three together and you have what we call the 1966 Exner Bugatti by Ghia, though this car's title act

Virgil Exner's one-off 1955 Chrysler Ghia "Gilda" is a wind-tunnel-perfect show car built by Ghia in Turin for Chrysler, born from Exner's wild styling clay model. Though originally a styling exercise, owners later fitted a period-correct AiResearch single-stage gas turbine - roughly 70 hp at ~55,000 rpm - driving through a hydrostatic transmission, giving it otherworldly sound and behavior. Restored and shown at museums and high-profile auctions, the Gilda still looks like a future relic that s