Vehicle Description
230 hp, 315 cu. in. Dodge D-500 "Red Ram" V-8 engine, Carter
four-barrel carburetor, Chrysler Powerflite two-speed automatic
transmission, independent front suspension with unequal length
A-arms and coil springs, live rear axle and semi-elliptic leaf
springs, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Wheelbase: 115 in.
•Four owners from new; single ownership for over 50 years •Freshly
restored by marque specialists •Accompanied by its original Bill of
Sale and title When Chrysler opted out of putting its striking
Dodge Firearrow show cars into production, Detroit trucking magnate
Eugene Casaroll purchased the rights to the design. By 1957, his
Dual Motors, named for the twin-engine trucks that the factory once
produced, had a modified version of the Firearrow in production. It
was known as the Dual-Ghia, and it featured an unbeatable
combination of reliable Motor City-bred Dodge V-8 power and
gorgeous hand-beaten bodywork by noted Italian carrozzeria Ghia, of
Turin. Exhaustive attention to detail and extensive
handcraftsmanship resulted in a beautifully finished automobile
that had a luxurious interior, which featured such sporty notions
as front bucket seats and a dashboard with a full set of
instruments, set against engine-turned aluminum. Casaroll's genius
was in recognizing the value of social status and upper-class
appeal. Long before the Ferrari factory studied how many of a car
they could sell and then built one fewer to ensure demand, the
father of the Dual-Ghia personally hand-chose his customers from a
list of clamoring applicants. Frank Sinatra, at the time the
brightest of all stars, was a natural choice, as were his friends
Peter Lawford and Eddie Fisher. Writing in their seminal Dual-Ghia
history, published in Automobile Quarterly, John Martens and Dr.
Paul Sable recounted when a would-be buyer in Brooklyn was refused
a car on the grounds that one had already been delivered there. He
then offered to move to Connecticut, only to be told that on