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1957 Dual Ghia Sports Car Convertible

Detroit was a dream-car hotbed in the 1950s. Car shows were a forum for the design chiefs, and the eye candy they created rarely reached production. That applied to the series of Dodge Firearrow concepts from Virgil Exner's Chrysler design studios, but Eugene Casaroll had his own production plan.

A Detroit entrepreneur who made his fortune building dual-engine auto carrier trucks, Casaroll acquired the Dodge Firebomb, fourth in the Firearrow series, when it left the show circuit. Then he orchestrated a deal in which Chrysler shipped Dodge chassis to Carrozzeria Ghia, the Italian design and coach-building house that executed Exner's show cars.

Using the Firebomb as a design template, Ghia hand-crafted bodies and interior; then shipped the rolling chassis back to Chrysler for the powertrain, a 260-horsepower 315 cubic-inch Dodge V8 and Chrysler Powerflite automatic transmission.

Casaroll called it the Dual Ghia, for his new Dual Motors Company. Sales went through Dodge dealerships, and the price, $7,646, was ambitious. But the car attracted a celebrity clientele, including future presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, plus Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Lucille Ball, and Desi Amaz.

A total of 115 Dual Ghia convertibles were built and sold in 1957 and 1958. At the end of the ragtop run, Ghia created two prototype coupes, but by then Casaroll's health was failing, and the project came to an end.

This is the fifth car in the original production run. It has had a six-year-long restoration by Whitehall Auto Sales of Hopkinton, MA. The car has been restored to its original configuration. Resplendent in 1953 Chrysler Vermont Green, it rides on Motor Wheels wire wheels and carries NOS 1955 Chrysler carpeting. The hand-crafted interior features specially dyed hides matching the original color.

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1957 Dual Ghia Sports Car Auction Sales

Recent Sales of the Dual Ghia Sports Car

(Data based on Model Year 1957 sales)
1957 Dual-Ghia Convertible
Chassis#: 163
Sold for USD$246,400
  2024 RM Sothebys : Monterey
 
1957 Dual Ghia Convertible
Chassis#: 104
Sold for USD$484,000
  2023 Mecum : Kissimmee
 
1957 Dual Ghia Convertible
Sold for USD$363,000
  2022 Mecum : Kissimmee
 
1957 Dual-Ghia Convertible
Chassis#: 150
Sold for USD$456,000
  2021 Worldwide Auctioneers : The 14th Annual Auburn Auction
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1957 Dual-Ghia Convertible
Chassis#: 125
Sold for USD$285,500
  2019 RM Sothebys : Monterey
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1957 Dual-Ghia Convertible
Chassis#: 145
Sold for USD$417,500
  2018 RM Sothebys : Monterey
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1957 Dual-Ghia Convertible
Chassis#: 125
Sold for USD$341,000
  2017 RM Sothebys : Hershey
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1958 Dual-Ghia Convertible
Chassis#: 197
Sold for USD$401,500
  2017 Bonhams : Quail Lodge
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1957 Dual-Ghia
Chassis#: DG128
Sold for USD$231,000
  2017 Gooding & Company : Amelia Island
1957 Dual Ghia Sports Car image  
1958 Dual-Ghia Convertible
Chassis#: 197
Sold for USD$412,500
  2015 Russo & Steele : Monterey
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1957 Dual-Ghia
Chassis#: 134
Sold for USD$264,000
  2015 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach Concours
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1957 Dual-Ghia Convertible
Chassis#: 162
Sold for USD$429,000
  2015 RM Sotheby's : The Andrews Collection
 
1957 Dual Ghia Convertible
Chassis#: D5008336
Sold for USD$269,500
  2015 WorldWide Auctions - Houston Classic Auction
 
1957 Dual-Ghia Convertible by Carrozzeria Ghia
Chassis#: 145
Sold for USD$456,500
  2013 RM Auction - Art of the Automobile
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1957 Dual-Ghia Convertible
Chassis#: 100
Sold for USD$330,000
  2013 RM Auctions - Monterey
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1957 Dual-Ghia
Chassis#: DG154
Sold for USD$495,000
  2013 Gooding and Company - Pebble Beach
 
1957 Dual-Ghia Convertible
Chassis#: 134
Sold for USD$176,000
  2013 Gooding and Company - The Scottsdale Auction
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1957 Dual - Ghia
Chassis#: 135
Sold for USD$200,000
  2011 Gooding and Company - Pebble Beach Auctions
1957 Dual Ghia Sports Car image  
1957 Dual-Ghia Convertible
Chassis#: 158
Sold for USD$247,500
  2011 RM Auctions - Automobiles of Amelia Island
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1957 Dual Ghia Convertible
Sold for USD$170,500
  2010 Worldwide Auctions - The Auburn Auction
 

Dual Ghia Sports Cars That Failed To Sell At Auction

1957 Dual Ghia Sports Car's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
1957 Dual-Ghia Convertible1502024 Worldwide Auctioneers : Auburn Auction   
1957 Dual Ghia1682024 Mecum : Kissimmee$275,000$375,000$425,000
1957 Dual Ghia Convertible 2022 Worldwide Auctioneers : Scottsdale Arizona   
1957 Dual Ghia Convertible1412021 Mecum : Monterey$325,000$375,000$450,000
1957 Dual Ghia Convertible 2021 Mecum : Indy 2021$450,000$525,000$575,000
1957 Dual-Ghia Cabriolet1502020 Bonhams : Amelia Island Concours $275,000$350,000
1957 Dual-GhiaDG1542017 Gooding & Co. : Scottsdale, AZ $450,000$525,000
1958 Dual-Ghia1972014 Gooding & Company Amelia Island Sale $350,000$450,000
1957 Dual Ghia Convertible 2011 Mecum Auctions Dallas, TX Auction$150,000  
1957 DUAL-GHIA CONVERTIBLE 2011 Auctions America Spring Auburn$165,000  
1957 DUAL GHIA CONVERTIBLE 2011 Auctions America Fort Lauderdale$150,000  
1957 Dual-Ghia Convertible1282010 Bonhams Quail Lodge $225,000$275,000
1957 Dual Ghia Sports Car1322009 Sports & Classics of Monterey$120,000$180,000$220,000

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