As production of the original limited-production Dual-Ghia slowed, assembly of the second-generation model, the L 6.4 fastback coupe, was turned over entirely to Ghia.

The car was hand-built around a custom chassis with a hot Chrysler Mopar 383 cubic-inch “Wedge” V-8, and was priced at an astonishing $13,500.

No one could deny that the buyer did not get his or her money’s worth, as the Ghia was among the finest-finished automobiles in the world.

However, the cost of production and the complications that came with building a car in Italy and selling it in the United States meant that the L 6.4 was destined to a brief yet glorious existence, with only 26 built and sold.

The car offered here is chassis number 0302, the first production L 6.4 built and the second after the original prototype, and thus has several unique features, including a special gauge cluster, as well as factory-installed air conditioning (that still blows cold!).

It is also one of between four and six to have rec...