1954 Dodge Firebomb - Firearrow IV (Ghia)

Dodge Firearrow IV was a bright red convertible 4-seater with black and white diamond interior. It looked most like a convertible version of the first Firearrow. It is now in the Blackhawk collection as a black car with black and white "Rock’n Roll" interior. (?)

Dave Schultz

The last of Virgil Exner's Firearrow series, the Firearrow convertible, arrived late in 1954. Despite being the series' first four-seater, it shared many styling cues with the Sport Coupe.

The concave grille returned, though it now carried a grid treatment instead of the coupe's slim verticals. As for the convertible's leather interior — well, as it was a diamond pattern done in hard-to-ignore black and white, it was definitely an acquired taste. Additional sizzle was provided by the car's bright red body.

Happily, Exner's Firearrow series tickled the fancy of wealthy car enthusiast Eugene Casaroll, who purchased production rights to the design and teamed with engineer Paul Farago to create a practical road car. The result was the 1956-1958 Dual-Ghia — proof that concept cars given cavalier treatment by the companies that commission them can sometimes be taken very seriously indeed by others.

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Dual-Firebomb is actually the 1954 Dodge Firebomb show car built by Ghia for Chrysler. In the 1930s, Gene Casaroll's Auto Shippers firm revolutionized the delivery of new cars in America with a fleet of 100 open tractor-trailer transporters criss-crossing the country. He founded Dual Motors shortly thereafter, building twin-engine lowboy tank recovery vehicles during WWII. By the time series production of the former Firebomb began in 1956, discrete tail fins had been added.

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