Dual Ghia 1957 - Yes! We go for a ride.

Ed talks about the Dual Ghia, Judy talks about her Pebble Beach hat, we go for a ride.
Dual-Ghia
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Engine 315 CID 4-bbl. 230 hp (172 kW) V8[1]
Transmission two-speed automatic
Wheelbase 115 in (2,921 mm) [2]
Length 203.5 in (5,169 mm)
Width 79 in (2,007 mm) [3]
1957 Dual-Ghia D-500
1958 Chrysler Dual-Ghia Coupe Prototype
Dual-Ghia is a rare, short-lived, automobile make, produced in the United States between 1956 and 1958. The idea for Dual-Ghia came from Eugene Casaroll, who formed Dual Motors in Detroit, Michigan to build an exclusive car at a moderate price.
The design was based on an earlier show-car of Chrysler, named the Firearrow, which had been designed by Virgil Exner. The Dual-Ghia car was designed by Chrysler. The design was fairly conservative with single headlamps and slab-sided features, avoiding fins and other styling gimmicks. A four-place convertible was the only offering.
A Dodge frame and drive-train was transported to Italy, where the bodywork was fabricated by the Italian Coachbuilder Ghia. Performance was excellent, due to the cars being powered by the small 315 cu in (5.2 L) Dodge hemispherical-head short-stroke V-8 engine.
Contents
1 Rarity
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
Rarity
Out of the 117 cars produced, 32 still existed as of July 2006. The cars were mostly bought by American celebrities, such as Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, and Richard Nixon. Desi Arnaz owned one, but he wrecked it. Ronald Reagan owned one, which he lost in a high-stakes poker game with then-President Lyndon Johnson, who kept the car for several years. Dean Martin had one at one point as well, according to his son Ricci. Dean Martin can be seen driving his Dual-Ghia in the film Kiss Me, Stupid.

[@NowAndThenEH89JW]

Thanks for the ride.

[@lotrdude41392]

This car is absolutely gorgeous.

[@John101850]

First time I'm seeing one of these. What a great looking car.

[@victor_s1097]

Sweet car!!!

[@zzzdogutube]

Thanks

[@mikego18753]

Blimey Chuck that was quick lol Cheers mate.

[@ziggassedup]

You can see lots of Chrysler influences...A very cool rarity.

[@Mullay2]

The Harold LeMay Museum in Tacoma, Washington has one of these in gold. The Ghia in his collection formerly belonged to Peter Lawford.

[@scottehrlich6653]

Wish I still had mine

[@goobersonguns5412]

I bet ya Judy was some looker back in the day ;)

[@RideswithChuck]

You are right to point out the lack of information. I added some stuff from Wikipedia.

[@RideswithChuck]

The thumb nail represents the color fairly well.

[@dalecs47]

Nice car, nice video. Please excuse my ignorance, I never heard of Dual Ghia. Who made it and where? Was is some kind of Chrysler product?

[@srercrcr]

Johnson would bet the big bucks and Reagan small change? :) Beautiful car and video!

[@WKUTZTV69]

Love the midwest accents!

[@RideswithChuck]

WHA!!

[@WKUTZTV69]

RideswithChuck You probably don't notice because your from there in the midwest but we from the east can really hear the midwest accents on most of your VIDS, I dig your VIDS Chuck!

[@RideswithChuck]

I'm fairly certain that Dean did. I'm not sure about Frank.

[@mikego18753]

Thanks chuck,twas a slightly strange colour,what was it like in natural light? I've not seen anything quite like that before. Cheers.

[@YOUGOTIT210]

Chuck, do you know if Dean Martin and/or Frank Sinatra ever owned a Dual Ghia?

[@bhaggen]

Sinatra was driving when the Rat-Pack entourage showed up at Lawry's on the Strip where I was a valet; Sinatra gave me $500 to park it in front but I didn't have the nerve to ask him if it was actually his; "Yes sir Mr Sinatra"

[@bhaggen]

Unibody in the 50s? I call BS; pretty sure these were built using a Dodge chassis with a 50s Hemi engine. Hemmings: "Dodge frames were shipped from Detroit to Turin, where Ghia’s staff would shorten the length by seven inches before adding a hand-hammered, step-down body that was welded to the frame in a variety of locations. The interior was fitted, and then the rolling assembly was shipped back to Detroit for final assembly and installation of the Dodge V-8"

[@HunterShows]

Well it is welded into one piece.

[@HeyRadialMoon]

Pretty sure that car would lay rubber. Hemi? Yeah, probably so!

[@freetolook3727]

Kinda looks like a Studebaker.