1956 Chrysler Diablo dream car

[Flybrian]

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[balthazar]

...most likely the most desirable American concept car by a Detroit manufacturer between 1953 and 1963

Not by a long shot.

Unique for sure but I've never warmed to the form: far too ovaloid and too simplistic. Nice, but not necessarily engaging or aspirational. This concept is fairly far down on the lust scale for most enthusiasts, in my wanderings. The D'Elegance that sold a B-J in Jan is far more interesting. I can't remember offhand what that one went for, but I remember it being what I thought was a relative bargin. Was it $1.1M? If that awes-striking vehicle was worth $1.1M, the Diablo is a solid 6-figure car. $650,000 is my appraisal.

[razoredge]

Computor is having substance abuse problems and I cant load that link

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Yea, the Ghia nose has always been hard for me to swallow, its very fishy. Everything in the 50's had this big mouth though and by comparision the Ghia had the smallest mouth. Nice piece of chrome though. Im not sure if I rate any other 50's concepts above it, they can all be picked apart for going overboard somewhere. I guess Id have to say, manufactureing problems aside the 54 Corvette was closest to perfect and thats why it went into production.

So, Id say by saying "most likely the most desirable" the seller is clearly indicating that personal preference comes into play.

I like the tall winged hardtop Exner/Ghia Ferrari meself.................but you know me.............

[ocnblu]

It's gorgeous, except for one thing. I'd need to check JC Whitney online to see if I could get a different exhaust for it. Those tailpipes look awkward.

[NOS2006]

And they say the fourth gen Camaro looks like a fish?!

Not a bad looking car for its age though..