Dual-Ghia

Convertible

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To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Hershey event, 8 - 9 October 2025. rn$300,000 - $350,000 USD rnrnTwo owners since new; offered from single ownership since 1988rnOriginal condition throughoutrnFascinating history file, including correspondence to the original owner from Dual MotorsrnAn excellent basis for sympathetic restorationrn rnrnAfter Dodge decided not to pursue its striking, Ghia-bodied Firearrow concepts, Eugene Casaroll-proprietor of specialty vehicle manufacturer Dual Motors Corporation, as well as owner of a Detroit-based new car-shipping company and an Indianapolis 500 car sponsor-acquired the rights to the design. In 1955, he unveiled an evolution of the Firearrow IV, which he dubbed the Firebomb. The production car that arrived the following year lost none of the Firebomb's appeal, nor its winning combination of a Dodge chassis and V-8 running gear topped by Carrozzeria Ghia coachwork but was named the Dual-Ghia.rnrnCasaroll always intended for his creation to be ultra-exclusive, and a startling price tag of nearly $7,500 ensured that it would be exactly that. Marque experts believe as few as 100 Dual-Ghia convertibles were produced from 1956 through 1958. Customers were said to be hand-picked by Casaroll himself, with examples famously going to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Desi Arnaz, and Richard Nixon.rnrnThe Dual-Ghia offered here, the 74th, was originally delivered to Arthur Metcalf of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Memorably summarized in his 1997 New York Times obituary as a flight engineer, pilot, scientist, inventor, professor, philanthropist, and proponent of a strong national defense, he founded the Electronics Corporation of America and led it to immense success as a major manufacturer of automated controls for industrial machinery. He more than had the means and status to acquire a Dual-Ghia but nonetheless seems to have hedged his bets. Correspondence indicates that he visited the Dual Motors facility in person, meeting Casaroll in the company of their mutual friend Fred Zeder II, son of the famed Chrysler engineer, and himself a prominent executive in the manufacturing field.rnrnMr. Metcalf secured himself a car at a $1,000 friend of the house discount and seems to have enjoyed it immensely. It remained in his ownership until 1988, when he sold it to the collection of the present owner. Aside from minor repairs, it remains in exceptionally original condition; inspection indicates that it would benefit from further mechanical sorting and body restoration, but the leather interior could well be preserved. It is accompanied by a file with copies of both the aforementioned correspondence and original Dual Motors paperwork, as well as drive reports from the present long-term ownership.rnrnFew more original Dual-Ghias exist, making this a tempting acquisition for the enthusiast of fine coachbuilt automobiles, seeking a car that is genuinely fresh to market-from its second owners and for the first time since the late 1980s.rnTo view this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM Sotheby's website.

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