A short one today, because thought I’ve gone back into both Ford and Ghia’s back catalogues, what could be better than a 1:1 scale mockup of the ultimate wedgelord car?
This dramatic, Filippo Sapino-penned wedge was conceived and built under Ford’s reign at Ghia, where the Italian studio seemingly conceived of and built dozens of concept cars that served no purpose but to help the American design team look “good”.
The best photo of the rear of the Ford Action, I assure you • Ford
What do you think? Does this particular triangle slice at your heartstrings?
Side of the Ford Barchetta concept by Ghia, with some details (like a scalloped rear deck and inset front fog lights) that are not unlike some of the earlier Action’s finer points • Scott Grundfor Company
1983-1984 Ford Barchetta by Ghia, front drive prototype… • Scott Grundfor Company
Sapino is likely best known for one of his last works, the 1983 Ford Barchetta concept, a car that would foreshadow the Fiat Barchetta, Mazda MX-5 Miata, BMW Z3, and others.
A few years earlier, however, he penned this mid-engined* beast of a car, with a then-fashionable wedge-shaped fibreglass body.
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