Fire arrow III

[Frank Elder]

This is a new one to me!

http://www.sportscarmarket.com/profiles/2009/April/American/-21k

Sweeeeet!

[B-Watson]

This is a new one to me!

http://www.sportscarmarket.com/profiles/2009/April/American/-21k

Sweeeeet!

There were actually four Firearrows built and they were all drivable, they were all designed by Virgil Exner, and they were all built by Ghia in Italy to Chrysler Corporation specs. (An increasing number of "writers" claim Chrysler show cars - they are NOT prototypes - were designed AND built by Ghia.)

This article, by the way, was lifted from

http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/default.aspx?car_id=1712&autoShowID=47&vehicleTypeID=0

First, Chrysler was NOT having a financial crisis in the early 1950's. As a matter of fact, Chrysler made money every year from 1933 through 1957.

The Firearrow II was built on a 1953 Coronet V8 chassis, complete with Dodge hemi V8 with Gyro-Torque Drive (Mopar's M-6 semi-automatic mated to a torque converter).

The III was built on a 1954 Royal chassis with Dodge hemi and Powerflite transmission. Torqueflite did not appear until late in the 1956 model year run, long after the Firearrow run came to an end.

The final Firearrow, the IV, was the closest to a production model with roll-up windows, trunk, and conventional door handles. Upholstery used a quilted black and white diamond-pattern leather interior. Exterior was a bright red.

The Firearrow influenced the production Dual-Ghia which used bodies built by Ghia and shipped to the U.S. to be installed on modified Dodge chassis. Designs are similar, but nothing interchanges. The Dual-Ghia was not offered through Dodge dealers, although Dodge dealers could service them.

[BobT-47P15]

I think this one, in the Patch 1957 auto collection at the Dick Clark

Theater in Branson, MO, is a Dual Ghia.

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[P-12 Tommy]

Kinda resembles a 300

[Don Coatney]

This Ghia bodied Hudson concept car was on display at a national Hudson meet I attended a couple years back.

[Dennis Hemingway]

Barrett-Jackson sold a Firearrow II & IV in Scotsdale in 2007.

Dennis:cool:

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/archivecarlist.aspx

[BobT-47P15]

For only 17 million you could be the new owner of that collection at the

Dick Clark Theater. Mr Glen Patch, the millionaire owner, needs to raise

some cash due to the current hard times.

Here's a link to an article on the topic. http://www.boston.com/cars/news/articles/2009/01/18/auto_museum_needs_a_bailout_of_its_own/

[Young Ed]

The III was built on a 1954 Royal chassis with Dodge hemi and Powerflite transmission. Torqueflite did not appear until late in the 1956 model year run, long after the Firearrow run came to an end.

Powerflite came out in 54 for plymouths. Did it have that or the Torqueflite?

[B-Watson]

Powerflite came out in 54 for plymouths. Did it have that or the Torqueflite?

As Torqueflite was not introduced until late in the 1956 model year, the 1954 Plymouth had Powerflite. Plymouth, and Dodge, got Torqueflite for their V8 engines for 1957 and the six cylinder engines with the introduction of the A904 TF for 1960.

Torqueflite was first used on the 1956 Imperial, introduced late in the model year. Have heard Torqueflite was also used on 1956 DeSotos and Chryslers very late in the year.

Bill

Vancouver, BC

[RobertKB]

Just think how many P15's or D24's or D25's you could buy for the price of one Fire Arrow. I would definitely go with quantity here.