Hybrids of a Different Stripe Invade Greenwich

Frank Sinatra purchased his first hybrid car in 1957. So did pals, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford and Eddie Fisher, as well as music legends Hoagy Carmichael and David Rose, and other celebrities of the time.

These cars, however, were not the environmentally friendly hybrid cars of today; Sinatra’s clan, motored in Dual Ghias, sleek high-performance convertibles with Dodge D-500 hemi engines and custom steel bodies crafted by Carrozzeria Ghia. Such cars were called “hybrids” because they combined reliable and easily serviced American engines clothed in bespoke coachwork from skilled Italian, French and English artisans.