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The Dodge Flite-Wing was a concept car built by Dodge in 1961. he Flite-Wing was unveiled in New York’s Central Park on Dec. 5, 1961. One of the Flitewing’s outstanding features was its flip-up windows, in place of conventional roll-down glass.
When the door of the Dodge Flite-Wing was opened, a window-roof canopy automatically cantilevered upward, and vice versa. Inside, the speedometer was made up of 13 individual elliptical windows, which replaced the conventional setup of dials. Back then, unlike many car manufacturers, most Chrysler dream machines were built by Carrozzeria Ghia with engines and drivetrains-actual runners. The car had a ram-air-inducted 330-hp 383-cu-in. wedge V-8.
There are in the history of companies, just as in the history of nations, certain fateful episodes, which have an influence on the course of events well in excess of their actual importance. Chrysler’s request to Ghia to build for them, to their design, a special body on a Plymouth chassis, is one of these episodes.
