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Ghia L.6.4 - Silenziosa - quiet luxury that moves

Name: Ghia L 6.4 1962
Brand: Ghia

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Created on January 1, 2015

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Bruno von Rotz

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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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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) - elegant silhouette, very slightly reminiscent of the Chrysler Ghia Dart II

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - lots of chrome at the front

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - 1.91 meters wide and 1.3 meters high - width appears to be

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - fantastic interior with standard Nardi steering wheel

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - elegant Nardi steering wheel gives GT flair

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - the speedometer shows kilometers and miles

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - this car is said to have covered part of the route in Switzerland

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - many additional displays and standard FM/medium wave radio

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - Loudspeaker in the center console

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - a customized luggage set could be purchased for an additional charge

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - the 6.3 liter V8 fits easily into the large engine compartment

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - 335 hp were produced by the Chrysler engine thanks to high compression ratio

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - the multi-piece radiator grille

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - in contrast to its predecessor, the L.6.4 was only called Ghia

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - generous glazing, rear window defroster system as standard

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - the huge rear accommodates the trunk, which also has to be shared with the spare wheel

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - almost filigree rear lights

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Ghia L.6.4 (1960) - 5.33 meters of luxury for two people

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Ghia L.6.4 (1960) - lots of glass for the long coupé

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Ghia L.6.4 (1960) - the wheelbase was 2.92 meters, the overall length 5.33 meters - the overhangs were correspondingly large

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Ghia L.6.4 (1960) - excellent all-round visibility thanks to generous glazing

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - Luxury for millionaires

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Ghia L.6.4 (1960) - Interior of the luxury car, photographed at the 1960 Turin Motor Show

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Ghia L.6.4 (1960) - Entrance, steering wheel and dashboard

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - the rear seat was primarily intended for the transportation of luggage

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - American-Italian luxury car as a competitor to Rolls-Royce

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Ghia L6.4 (1962) at the Geneva Motor Show - using mechanical elements from the Chysler V8, an impressive coupé was created

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - elegantly packaged Chrysler technology

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Ghia L.6.4 (1961) - lots of chrome and flowing lines

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Ghia L.6.4 (1962) - often ordered in dark colors

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Ghia L6.4 Coupé (1962) - auctioned as lot 151 by RM Auction on August 17, 2013 in Monterey

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Dual-Ghia Convertible (1958) - under the hammer as lot 119 at the RM Auction in Monterey on August 15/16, 2014

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Dual-Ghia Convertible (1958) - as lot 230 at the RM auction in Arizona on January 15/16, 2015

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Dual-Ghia Convertible (1957) - auctioned as lot 113 by RM Auction on August 17, 2013 in Monterey

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Dual Ghia Convertible (1958) - at the Concours d'Elégance Schloss Bensberg Classics on September 8, 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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