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Puzzle #841 - Solved! Di Dia 150
« on: April 27, 2008, 06:56:03 AM »

1961 DiDia

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Re: Puzzle #841
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2008, 04:13:26 AM »
Easy work for Experts...
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Re: Puzzle #841
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2008, 05:36:08 AM »
It's Bobby Darin's custom, by DiDia and Barris.
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Re: Puzzle #841
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2008, 06:10:10 AM »
Easy work for Experts...

See - I told ya!  ;D
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Re: Puzzle #841 - Solved! 1961 DiDia
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2008, 06:27:16 AM »
A nice car who deserves a front view.
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Re: Puzzle #841 - Solved! 1961 DiDia
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2008, 08:45:06 AM »
Certainly unique - I wonder how much Mr. Darrin actually used it? I'll bet the AC was turned up to 11 every time it was sunny!
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« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2009, 03:48:43 AM »
A point is going begging for as much information as you know on this one.
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Re: Puzzle #841 - Solved! 1961 DiDia
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2009, 04:00:14 AM »
Merged
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Re: Puzzle #841 - Solved! 1961 DiDia
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2009, 09:40:10 AM »
Thanks Otto.  I just searched this car again on its full name (DiDia 150) as I did before I posted it, and the Search function still comes up with no result found.  You might want to try it for yourself.  All very strange!
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Re: Puzzle #841 - Solved! 1961 DiDia
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2009, 09:47:56 AM »
Not so strange.
If you do that and select "match all words", the engine will only show posts with "DiDia" and "150".
If you want to have more chances, select "match any word" or just search for "DiDia".
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Re: Puzzle #841 - Solved! 1961 DiDia
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2009, 09:59:50 AM »
Thanks Ray B, the 'match any word' tip is a useful one, as I've been searching on 'match all words' in the past, which may help explain why I've had a few re-posts.  Searching will never be the same again!
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Solved - PN #23: Bobby Darrin's Dream Car DiDia 150, 1953-1960
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2009, 02:28:22 PM »
Who built it, who designed it, when wasit  built and what was its name? A point awaits you
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Re: PN #23
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2009, 03:02:48 PM »
Desiner: Bobby Darin
Year: 1960  (costruction started in 1953 and finised in 1960)
Named: Di Dia 150
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Re: PN #23
« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2009, 03:07:08 PM »
Yep, that's the one:
The Bobby Darin "Dream Car" is a one-of-a-kind custom car designed by Detroit clothing designer Andy Di Dia in 1953 and completed in 1960.
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Re: Solved - PN #23: Bobby Darrin's Dream Car DiDia 150, 1953-1960
« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2009, 03:09:36 PM »
Oops, would someone please move this to the solved section? Thanks!
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Re: Puzzle #841 - Solved! 1961 DiDia
« Reply #15 on: December 08, 2009, 03:10:14 PM »
...and merged again ;D
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Re: Puzzle #841 - Solved! 1961 DiDia
« Reply #16 on: December 08, 2009, 03:58:28 PM »
My search for DiDia did not reveal this one. Sorry
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Re: Puzzle #841 - Solved! 1961 DiDia
« Reply #17 on: December 08, 2009, 04:00:38 PM »
No worries. I've seen the car as the Di Dia and the DiDia.

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Re: Puzzle #841 - Solved! 1961 DiDia
« Reply #18 on: February 13, 2011, 07:24:47 AM »
Since this one hasn't be re-posted in over a year, I'm adding a larger and clearer period photo

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Re: Puzzle #841 - Solved! 1961 DiDia
« Reply #19 on: January 02, 2012, 07:26:23 AM »
Bobby showing off his car:
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Re: Puzzle #841 - Solved! 1961 DiDia
« Reply #20 on: November 24, 2013, 06:48:01 AM »
From Modern Mechanix
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Re: Puzzle #841 - Solved! 1961 DiDia
« Reply #21 on: September 05, 2016, 06:28:03 AM »
Clearing up some of the misstatements and the reposting of errors made on other sites:

The car was conceived by Andrew Di Dia (not Bobby Darin), a clothing designer, who Darin had met while on tour in Detroit in 1957. Di Dia enlisted the help of his neighbor, Chrysler designer Edward V. Francoise, to turn his sketches into a proper design and a clay model of the car that was eventually built. For seven years, from 1953 to 1960 the Di Dia 150 was hand-built by four workers, at a cost of $93,647.29; it was sold to Darin in 1961.

Francoise' sketches were presented to Detroit custom shop Clarkaiser Customs (along with a clay scale model). Unlike the firm’s normal custom jobs, Di Dia’s car was not based on an existing vehicle, it was created from the ground up, using a framework of round chrome-molybdenum tubing fabricated by Clarkaiser’s principals, Ronald Clark and Robert Kaiser. (Not Barris)

When completed, Di Dia towed it behind his Buick to Los Angeles in time for an official debut at George Barris' third annual Bakersfield Motor and Boat Show which was to be held November 24-27, 1960 at the Kern County Fairgrounds (which is the only connection to Barris)

A ’58 Cadillac 365-cubic-inch V8 was fitted into the car using a marine induction manifold that gave the Cadillac a low engine profile. A matching ’58 Cadillac automatic transmission sent power to the rear wheels. It was later replaced by a 427 Ford engine when it was taken on the show circuit

As an added bonus, here is the car with the flip-down headlights showing.
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Re: Puzzle #841 - Solved! 1961 DiDia
« Reply #22 on: September 05, 2016, 07:26:48 AM »
No worries. I've seen the car as the Di Dia and the DiDia.

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Di Dia signed his name with a space. Thread title fixed.
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Re: Puzzle #841 - Solved! Di Dia 150
« Reply #23 on: September 05, 2016, 09:21:53 AM »
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Re: Puzzle #841 - Solved! Di Dia 150
« Reply #24 on: December 11, 2017, 07:21:01 AM »
A piece of automotive history by Otto Puzzell.
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