The Ghia Brezza is a concept car commissioned by Ford and built by Carrozzeria Ghia. The car, whose name means "breeze" in Italian, is based on Ford's EXP 2-seater coupé. The Brezza is the first complete car designed by a female designer. It did not reach production.
History
In 1982 Ford shipped two EXP chassis to their Ghia design studio in Turin, with instructions to create a mid-engined car as a possible answer to the anticipated arrival of the P-car under development at General Motors' Pontiac division, which came to market as the Fiero.
Ghia's managing director, Filippo Sapino, assigned Marilena Corvasce to the project. Corvasce had been brought onto Ghia's staff by Giorgetto Giugiaro fifteen years earlier, and of the four designers there at the time, she was the only woman. She earned a reputation as a talented and focused designer, and was given the Brezza project because of her ability and experience. It became the first car designed from start to finish by a woman. Because of this the Brezza was given the Historic Vehicle Association's HVA Heritage Award.
The Brezza debuted at the 1982 Turin Auto Show. After that it went on display at Six Flags Autoworld, alongside the AC Ghia, Megastar, and Probe IV, on July 4, 1982.