Giacinto Ghia | |
Birth Date: | 18 September 1887 |
Birth Place: | Turin, Italy |
Death Place: | Turin, Italy |
Nationality: | Italian |
Known For: | Automotive design |
Giacinto Ghia (18 September 1887 - 21 February 1944) was an Italian automobile coachbuilder and founder of Carrozzeria Ghia.
Ghia was a test driver at Rapid and Diatto, prior to being seriously injured in 1915 — the same year he established Carrozzeria Ghia & Gariglio with his partner Gariglio. After his factory was eradicated during an Allied bombing raid in 1943, he died of heart failure while overseeing the rebuilding of his company.[1]