JAKARTA - Dual-Ghia 1957 is a rare car produced only 117 units in the coupe and convertible versions by Dual Motors from 1956-1958. It is estimated that only 60 cars are still in good condition at this time.
Little of its history, the idea of a car came from Virgil Exner of Chrysler who worked with Ghia, an automotive company based in Turin, Italy. Originally aimed at building some unique concepts based on the Dodge framework.
One of the concepts made is four Dodge Fire Arrows concept cars designed and assembled as models adapted to the highway. Despite stealing public attention when exhibited across America, these cars were never mass-produced.
This success inspired a Detroit businessman named Eugene Casaroll to buy the design and wanted to build his own car. His first step was to establish Dual Motors in Michigan, which is the starting point for Dual-Ghias.
And Dual-Ghia is inspired by the series of Chrysler Firearrow concept cars and based on Firearrow IV created by Chrysler Virgil Exner and Ghia in 1954.
Car production began in 1956 under the name Dual-Ghia, with a bodywork made by Ghia in Italy, while the final assembly was carried out by Casaroll's Dual Motors Corporation in Michigan, United States.
One of Casaroll's partners, Paul Farago, is enlarging the design of the concept car to provide better convenience to passengers and luggage. Ghia gave a final touch by adding a distinctive feature like a tail fin and updating the interior with higher luxury. This partnership is mutually beneficial, and Casaroll agreed to name their new project Dual-Ghia.
As a limited production car that is the result of cooperation between Italy and America, Dual-Ghia was quite successful. Casaroll markets it to wealthy and well-known figures who can afford high-cost cars. At a price of 7,600 US dollars at that time, Dual-Ghia was even more expensive than high-end Cadillacs. However, this price doesn't stop celebrities like Frank totaling, Peter Lawford, Eddie Fisher, Glenn Ford, and Desi Arnaz from having them. These celebrities are interested in the Italian car style combined with an American V8 engine that produces 230 dk of power.
Now, one of the 60 convertible versions of car number 105 with good conditions is sold on the classic vehicle buying and selling online site, Bring a Trailer, which ends today, June 12. And the highest offer at the time this news was written was up to 271,000 US dollars or more than IDR 4 billion.
The car, which was sold, comes from a factory in Chrysler Vermont Green and has changed its color to blue greenness under its previous holdings and during repairs in the 2010s the car was repainted with its factory colors. Additional equipment includes chrom bumpers with overriders, sepabor ventilation, antennas, front glass covers, soft green tops, Ghia panel badges, vertical tail fins, and bullet-shaped rear lights.
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