Hello all,
I am an automotive historian and writer who has researched the Andrea Doria
sinking for nearly 20 years because of a custom-bodied showcar that was lost in the disaster.
The car in question was the 1956 Chrysler Norseman, which was built by the
Italian coachbuilder, Ghia. While we are certain that the Norseman was
lost on the ship, there has been a persistent rumor that there were other Ghia-bodied
Chryslers on board, which would explain the disappearance of several of
these cars around that time.
My question to all of you here is this: Are you aware of any surviving records that
could support or prove this theory? I would suspect that a ship's manifest
could confirm whether these other cars were in the hold or the garage,
which was, as I understand, near the point of impact with The Stockholm.
Would you know of any other paperwork, photography or perhaps a maritime historical society that could point me in the right direction? I have tried contacting Ghia but have not received an answer as of yet.
I am researching an article for Hemmings Classic Cars on the Ghia Chryslers
and the amount of new information that I find could change the angle that I
will pursue in writing this article. Any help with this project would be
greatly appreciated and of course, noted in the text of the article. I
would be interested in quoting divers' perspectives in the article as well.
Thank you very much for your time and I look forward to any discussion that takes place from here.
Sincerely,
Don Keefe, Contributing Editor
Hemmings Publishing
I am an automotive historian and writer who has researched the Andrea Doria
sinking for nearly 20 years because of a custom-bodied showcar that was lost in the disaster.
The car in question was the 1956 Chrysler Norseman, which was built by the
Italian coachbuilder, Ghia. While we are certain that the Norseman was
lost on the ship, there has been a persistent rumor that there were other Ghia-bodied
Chryslers on board, which would explain the disappearance of several of
these cars around that time.
My question to all of you here is this: Are you aware of any surviving records that
could support or prove this theory? I would suspect that a ship's manifest
could confirm whether these other cars were in the hold or the garage,
which was, as I understand, near the point of impact with The Stockholm.
Would you know of any other paperwork, photography or perhaps a maritime historical society that could point me in the right direction? I have tried contacting Ghia but have not received an answer as of yet.
I am researching an article for Hemmings Classic Cars on the Ghia Chryslers
and the amount of new information that I find could change the angle that I
will pursue in writing this article. Any help with this project would be
greatly appreciated and of course, noted in the text of the article. I
would be interested in quoting divers' perspectives in the article as well.
Thank you very much for your time and I look forward to any discussion that takes place from here.
Sincerely,
Don Keefe, Contributing Editor
Hemmings Publishing