In the late 1970s, Ford worked with Ghia to design a handful of Probe concepts. The cars had striking, futuristic bodywork and enough '80s tech to make E.T.

The historic Ford’s owners hope the car can be restored, but it’s a long shot for a one-of-one concept that’s 45 years old. The Ford Ghia Probe I was the first in a series of Probe concepts ...

The Ford Probe Ghia came with a 2.3-liter four-cylinder Mustang Cobra engine, which pumped out 170 horsepower. It was the first of the five of its kind that FoMoCo built between 1979 and 1985.

The GT70 Ghia Concept was born out of Ford's frustration with rally race performance in 1970, though it never made it to corporate approval.

Unlike many other concept cars, the Probe I from Ford and Ghia was fully operational. It was underpinned by an elongated version of the Foxbody Mustang’s platform and sported a 2.3-liter ...

Ford’s 1979 Probe I Ghia concept car, displayed at the 2024 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance as part of the Wedge Shaped Concept Cars & Prototypes class, burned in its trailer while leaving ...

A 1979 Ford Ghia Probe 1 concept car appeared destroyed inside a burned-out trailer on the Munras Avenue offramp from state Highway 1 in Monterey, August 18, 2024. Monterey Fire Department ...

Images published by the car’s owner, the California-based Scott Grundfor Company, later showed the ruined car in its burnt-out trailer and the road blocked by fire engines. “It is with utter sadness ...

Inside the trailer was a Ford Probe I Ghia concept vehicle, a wedge-shaped car with a futuristic glass canopy and other drag-reducing features such as covered rear wheels and pop-up headlights.