GTP Cool Wall: 1956-1958 Dual-Ghia D500

[Snikle]

Poll 1246: 1956-1958 Dual-Ghia D-500 nominated by Snikle​

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Body Style: 2dr Convertible
Engine: 5.2L Hemi V8
Power: 230-260 hp
Torque: 330 lb-ft
Weight: 1633 kg
Transmission: 2-speed Torqueflite auto
Drivetrain: FR
Country: Italy/USA
Additional Info: 117 produced, 32 still accounted for - Brainchild of Eugene Casaroll, who was in charge of Dual Motors, a military/heavy truck company - Styling based of a series of mid-50s Dodge concepts, particularly the Firearrow IV - Dodge chassis were shipped to Ghia in Turin, who bodied the car, and then shipped it back to Detroit where Dual Motors fitted the engine and did final assembly. Gained the nickname of "The longest assembly line in the world" - Customers were hand-picked, and included Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan (Who supposedly lost his to Lyndon Johnson in a poker match)

Spoiler: Additional Pictures

 

[Joey D]

Anything owned by Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin has to be cool.

 

[Snikle]

This one is a Sub-Zero from me. All the cool looks of a jet-age concept but actually put in production. Italian styling in the '50s was exquisite and American land yachts of the '50s were too, put them together and you get something special.

 

[ZGBox]

Ok, that's down right exquisite, SZ