In 1969, while the Ghibli was establishing itself on international markets as one of the most successful sportscars, it was joined by a spider version, also made by Ghia. The mechanics were the same as the berlinetta, with the 4.7 V8 as an alternative to which, since 1970, the 4.9 of the SS version with 330 horsepower was also offered. Over the course of five years of production, 125 Spider and approximately 20-25 Spider SS were built. Note that several Ghibli coupes were converted to Spiders by their owners.
The Danhausen company of Aachen, Germany, began producing its own series of handcrafted 1:43 models under the names Metal 43, Plumbies, SD Models and Minichamps in 1974. Between 1976 and 1990, AMR produced over 70 different Minichamps models for Danhausen. The mass production of highly detailed die-cast model cars, marketed under the name Minichamps, began in China in 1990 and marked a real revolution in the field of model making, with high quality products at extremely competitive prices. Minichamps models are developed in Germany, but production and assembly takes place in the Far East. In less than ten years Minichamps practically became the reference in the diecast sector. In 2004 the first resin miniatures were introduced. Over the years other scales have been developed significantly, including 1:18. The Maxichamps range, which includes affordable reissues of older Minichamps items, was introduced in 2016.