1979 Ford Probe I Ghia Concept Burned Leaving Monterey Car Week

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1979 Ford Probe I Ghia Concept Burned Leaving Monterey Car Week

1979 Ford Probe I Ghia Concept Destroyed in a FireCaleb Miller – Car and Driver

The wedge-shaped 1979 Ford Probe I Ghia concept car owned by the Scott Grundfor Company was destroyed in a ***** while leaving the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

The concept was designed by Don F. Kopka and Carrozzeria Ghia to showcase Ford’s aerodynamic expertise

The Scott Grundfor Company confirmed the news today in an

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post and expressed gratitude that no one was hurt in the *****.

As enthusiasts, we might begrudge classic car owners for locking away pieces of history in private vaults, but what we often overlook is the danger posed by taking priceless cars out of said heavily controlled vaults. Unfortunately, disaster struck on Sunday when the wedge-shaped 1979 Ford Probe I Ghia concept car, which is owned by the Scott Grundfor Company, was destroyed in a ***** while leaving the Pebble Beach Concoursd’Elegance.

The company today confirmed the news in an

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post, writing, “We are a family-oriented company, and it feels like we have lost a member of our family today… Scott and myself (Drew) have been lucky stewards of this work of art and piece of automotive history for over 20 years, as we are the grateful second owners, Ford Motor Company having been the first… We are forever lucky to be a part of this car’s history, however tragic this event was.”

The Probe I was designed in 1979 by Ford’s chief designer Don F. Kopka, in a partnership with Carrozzeria Ghia. It didn’t look like it, but the Probe I was actually based on the Fox-body Mustang platform. The concept’s wedge-shaped nose hid a turbocharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder Mustang Cobra engine pushing out 170 horsepower.

According to the Pebble Beach guide, Ford landed on the shape through wind-tunnel testing, where it recorded a drag coefficient 37 percent lower than contemporary sports coupes. After gaining popularity at the 1979 Frankfurt auto show, the Probe 1 became known for its distinct rear-wheel covers and its unique glass cabin.

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Caleb Miller – Car and Driver

The Probe I was the first of five Probe concept vehicles built between 1979 and 1985. The concept’s unfortunate destruction occurred during transportation following Sunday’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, where it was shown in the

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. Both the Probe and the trailer it was being transported in were destroyed. No one was hurt in the *****. The Scott Grundfor Company plans to bring the destroyed car back to its collection where it will reside among the rest of the company’s Ghia/Ford-bodied prototypes.

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