Sunday, November 29, 2020

Carrozzeria Ghia and the Chrysler Corporation created the Dart series cars in 1956 and 1957. Here is the 2 owner Ghia 400 HP Superdart with a dual quad 392 only ever traded hands in 1957 and 1977


Following the 1957 Turin motor show, the Superdart would make its way to the United States where it would be sold to Dual Motors and they showed it under their name and on their stand at the 1958 New York auto show. At this time the hubcap centers were modified to say “Dual Ghia” as well as the addition of “Dual Ghia” badging on the hood and trunk lid. Why Ghia sold this car to Dual Motors at this time is not known, as it was not originally intended for Dual Motors. It is speculated that they were a good client for Ghia so it might have just been an easy sale for them once they were done showing the car themselves and for Chrysler. During the 1958 New York auto show, the Superdart’s first real private owner, Mr. Alex Freeman, would see the car for the first time and approach the owner of Dual Motors, Mr. Gene Cassarol, wanting to buy the car. Mr. Cassoral did not want to sell the Superdart, but Mr. Freeman would not take no for an answer and handed Mr. Cassoral a blank check, resulting in a sale of $15,000 

Mr. Cassoral demanded payment up front and delivery could not be taken until Dual Motors was finished showing the car for 1 year in hopes of calling Mr. Freemans offer to pay $15,000 dollars a bluff, but it wasn’t and he paid up front! After taking delivery, Mr. Freeman would drive this car regularly and put a total of 38,000 miles on the car during his ownership over almost 20 years. In 1977 he would sell the Superdart






https://dragoneclassic.com/the-1957-ghia-superdart-400-show-car/

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