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Ghia L.6.4 - Silenziosa - quiet luxury that moves

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Created on January 1, 2015

Reading time 5min

Written by:

Bruno von Rotz

Photos:

Ronnie Renaldi - Courtesy RM Auctions

Erik Fuller - Courtesy RM Auctions

Corey Silvia - Courtesy RM Auctions

Petra Sagnak

Trevor Pearson - Courtesy RM Auctions

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Ronnie Renaldi - Courtesy RM Auctions

Erik Fuller - Courtesy RM Auctions

Corey Silvia - Courtesy RM Auctions

Petra Sagnak

Trevor Pearson - Courtesy RM Auctions

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - elegante Silhouette, die ganz wenig an den Chrysler Ghia Dart II erinnert

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - viel Chrom an der Front

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - 1,91 Meter breit und 1,3 Meter hoch - Breite wirkt

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - phantastisches Interieur mit serienmässigem Nardi-Lenkrad

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - elegantes Nardi-Lenkrad gibt GT-Flair

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - der Tacho zeigt Kilometer und Meilen an

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - einen Teil der Strecke soll dieser Wagen in der Schweiz zurückgelegt haben

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - viele Zusatzanzeigen und serienmässiges UKW-/Mittelwellenradio

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - zweifarbig gestaltete Sitze

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - Lautsprecher in der Mittelkonsole

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - ein individuell angepasstes Gepäckset konnte gegen Aufpreis gekauft werden

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - der 6,3 Liter grosse V8 findet Problemlos Platz im grossen Motorraum

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - 335 PS wurden vom Chrysler-Motor dank hoher Verdichtung produziert

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - der mehrteilige Kühlergrill

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - im Gegensatz zum Vorgänger hiess der L.6.4 nur noch Ghia

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - seitliche Lufteinlässe

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - grosszügige Verglasung, serienmässige Heckscheiben-Defrosteranlage

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - das riesige Heck beherbergt den Kofferraum, der aber auch mit dem Reserverad geteilt werden muss

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - geradezu filigrane Heckleuchten

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Ghia L.6.4 (1960) - 5,33 Meter Luxus für zwei Personen

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Ghia L.6.4 (1960) - viel Glas für das lange Coupé

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Ghia L.6.4 (1960) - der Radstand betrug 2,92 Meter, die Gesamtlänge 5,33 Meter - entsprechend gross die Überhänge

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Ghia L.6.4 (1960) - vorzügliche Rundumsicht dank grosszügiger Verglasung

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - Luxus für Millionäre

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Ghia L.6.4 (1960) - Interieur des Luxuswagens, aufgenommen am Autosalon Turin 1960

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Ghia L.6.4 (1960) - Einstieg, Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - die Rückbank war vor allem für die Beförderung von Gepäck gedacht

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - amerikanisch-italienischer Luxuswagen als Konkurrent zu Rolls-Royce

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Ghia L6.4 (1962) am Genfer Automobilsalon - unter Verwendung von mechanischen Elementen des Chysler-V8 einstand ein imposantes Coupé

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - elegant verpackte Chrysler-Technik

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - viel Chrom und fliessende Linien

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Ghia L.6.4 (1962) - gerne in dunklen Farben bestellt

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Ghia L6.4 Coupé (1962) - versteigert als Lot 151 durch RM Auction am 17. August 2013 in Monterey

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Dual-Ghia Convertible (1958) - als Lot 119 unter dem Hammer an der RM Auction in Monterey am 15./16. August 2014

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Dual-Ghia Convertible (1958) - als Lot 230 an der Versteigerung von RM in Arizona am 15./16. Januar 2015

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Dual-Ghia Convertible (1957) - versteigert als Lot 113 durch RM Auction am 17. August 2013 in Monterey

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Dual Ghia Convertible (1958) - am Concours d'Elégance Schloss Bensberg Classics am 8. September 2013 - D3

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Summary

Between 1961 and 1963, 26 Ghia L.6.4s were built, a muscle car with an elegant body built in the Italian coachbuilding tradition. Owners included celebrities such as Frank Sinatra, who received top-class luxury and impressive performance for the price of a Rolls-Royce. This report describes the history of the Ghia L.6.4 and shows the vehicle in historical and current pictures, as well as the original sales brochure from back then.

This article contains the following chapters

From concept car to series production
From the Dual-Ghia to the Ghia
Designed by masters
Built in the tradition of special bodies
A muscle car
Committed to comfort
Exceptionally expensive
A Swiss car
Further information

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The Americans' love of Italian design and classic coachbuilding was the basis for many exceptional vehicles, one of which, and probably one of the rarest, was the Ghia L.6.4, pure luxury in a length of 5.33 meters. As early as 1956, a certain Eugene Casaroll had launched a car called the Dual-Ghia on the American market, which was a further development of the Chrysler Firearrow IV concept car from 1954, for which Casaroll had bought the design and manufacturing rights. By 1958, Casaroll had assembled 117 of these convertibles from bodies and Dodge floor assemblies supplied by Carrozzeria Ghia. They cost USD 7,646, but that didn't stop the stars of the time, such as Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, from buying them.

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