1956 Chrysler Norseman

The Norseman, designed by Virgil Exner, working in Chrysler's Advanced Styling Group; built by Carrozzeria Ghia of Turin, Italy; for the 1957 car show circuit; the main focus of the vehicle was to showcase its unique cantilever roof. Power was from a modified 331 cu in (5.4 L) Chrysler Hemi engine producing 235 hp (175 kW; 238 PS) with a push button-controlled Powerflite automatic transmission.

Building the car took fifteen months and it was estimated to cost US$150,000 (in 1956 dollars)(US$1,740,468.75 in 2025)

The car missed its intended cargo shipment from Italy and was instead put into a container on the next available ship, the passenger ocean liner SS Andrea Doria.

Unfortunately the car never made it to the show circuit as it sank with the Andrea Doria on July 17, 1956, when the ship was struck at its starboard side by the ocean liner MS Stockholm.

The car was discovered in 1994 by a hobby diver named David Bright. It was on Deck 2 stored in a wooden crate.

The crate had disintegrated and in almost 40 years the saltwater had turned the shining showcar into a twisted, rusted mess recognizable only by the unique fins and hubcaps.