Reply to "1968 Mangusta need to ask 2 questions"

I have been watching this discussion with a smile on my face. The thing to remember is that in 1966, ghia was the major focus of attention for my parents, not the number of cars built. Italy was very "loosie goosie" Pun intended. My mom always talked about the mongoose with lots of "we thought or we hoped". So, if someone came to the factory with cash, and an idea, it was good enough for us. The first couple of cars were completely hand-built, vs the ones later 1969-70-71, which were more just stop gaps for the pantera. There was/is no standard build. If you look at some of the other posts, I talked about the "pink" pantera, but for the most part if you wanted it, we built it. I am not surprised about the delete of the Ghia badges, or the fact that someone wanted a tan interior. Look at the convertible goose, it was a one off for a friend, or the green goose, that was painted for a pilot for Alitalia.