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Interview with Virgil Exner JR in the Dart / Diablo
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imopar380
Posted 2013-10-02 3:24 PM (#401039)
Subject: Interview with Virgil Exner JR in the Dart / Diablo



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Doctor DeSoto
Posted 2013-10-02 4:11 PM (#401047 - in reply to #401039)
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Location: Parts Unknown		Was this a 392 car ? I can't remember.
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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2013-10-03 12:48 PM (#401198 - in reply to #401039)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		In my opinion they destroyed the Dart by modifying it.

The Dart concept was beautiful and had such windswept,dynamic lines. I loved the fins and retractable roof. The Diablo project ruined the dart forever.

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JT Vincent
Posted 2013-10-03 2:09 PM (#401215 - in reply to #401039)
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Location: Jamaica Plain, MA		Check this out... not exactly what you'd think.



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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2013-10-03 7:34 PM (#401292 - in reply to #401039)
Subject: Re: Interview with Virgil Exner JR in the Dart / Diablo



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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		That's pretty cool,do you have any rear and side views of the car?
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imopar380
Posted 2013-10-03 9:25 PM (#401308 - in reply to #401039)
Subject: Re: Interview with Virgil Exner JR in the Dart / Diablo



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Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada		The yellow car looks a lot like the original Dart..... so what's going on?
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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2013-10-03 9:28 PM (#401311 - in reply to #401308)
Subject: Re: Interview with Virgil Exner JR in the Dart / Diablo



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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		I'd love to know more about that car too.
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JT Vincent
Posted 2013-10-04 3:19 PM (#401421 - in reply to #401039)
Subject: Re: Interview with Virgil Exner JR in the Dart / Diablo



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Location: Jamaica Plain, MA		It's my custom DeSoto. Just kidding. 1958 Dual Ghia 400 prototype. "This 1958 Dual Ghia 400 Prototype was the only example produced by Dual Motors, a Michigan based independent automobile manufacturer. Ghia, a coachbuilder based in Turin Italy, was commissioned to outfit the body of the car. It features a 400-hp 392 Chrysler 'hemi' V-8 powerplant and built on a 1957 Chrysler 300 chassis (unlike other Dual Ghias). It was based on a Gilda styling study. It is well equipped with air conditioning, Chrysler's hi-way hi-fi record player, and four bucket seats.

The car was purchased off the floor of the 1958 New York International Auto Show to Alex Freeman, who wouldn't take 'no' as an answer. He owned it until 1977 when it was sold to the current owners.

Interestingly, it was displayed again at the New York International Auto Show in 1977, where it continued to draw admirers.

The car remains in near 100% original condition - only the leather top, which had dried out, has been replaced."



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imopar380
Posted 2013-10-04 3:29 PM (#401422 - in reply to #401421)
Subject: Re: Interview with Virgil Exner JR in the Dart / Diablo



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Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada		It's obvious that Dual Motors or Ghia looked to the Dart when they styled this one, it's almost identical other than the rear fins are canted backwards instead of forward as on the Dart.
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kmccabe56
Posted 2013-10-04 4:04 PM (#401427 - in reply to #401421)
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Do you know where these pictures were taken?

The first picture with the big tent in the background looks like the Concours of America in Plymouth Mi and the 2nd picture looks like the GM Tech Center in Warren.
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JT Vincent
Posted 2013-10-09 7:51 PM (#402501 - in reply to #401039)
Subject: Re: Interview with Virgil Exner JR in the Dart / Diablo



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Location: Jamaica Plain, MA		It makes the rounds. It's obviously got a lot of Chrysler in it. The cowl, windshield, basic door dimensions, etc. I would guess. In some ways it seems more like a custom than a prototype. Has anyone ever noticed how "influenced" the VW Carman Ghia was by the Chrysler Falcon?
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