The car was designed by Andrew Di Dia, a clothing designer, who Bobby Darin had met while on tour in Detroit in 1957.
Darin telling Di Dia at the time that he would purchase the car if he ever "hit it big".


For seven years, from 1953 to 1960 the DiDia 150 was hand-built by four workers, at a cost of $93,647.29 but sold to Darin in 1961 at a cost of over $150,000 (1.5 million today).
At the time the car was listed as most expensive "custom-made" car in the world by the Guinness Book of Records.
The body was hand-formed by Ron Clark and constructed by Bob Kaiser from Clark Kaiser Customs.


Darin drove his wife, Sandra Dee, in the car to the 34th Academy Awards in 1961.

When Bobby drove the car to the Academy Awards, I and Steve Blauner followed behind him in a limousine.
 The car had two fans and a switch that you had to turn on.
Bobby didn't realize, so it heated up.
All the magazines said the car caught fire but it didn't.

— Andrew Di Dia
Di Dia toured the car around the country, when Darin wasn't using it for public appearances.
 After publicity and film use, Darin donated his "Dream Car" to the St Louis Museum of Transportation (now known as the National Museum of Transportation) in 1970 where it remains.
It was restored by Mike Manns of Manns Auto Body in Festus, Missouri before going on display.
The car was designed by Andrew Di Dia, a clothing designer, who Bobby Darin had met while on tour in Detroit in 1957. Darin telling Di Dia at the time that he would purchase the car if he ever "hit it big".

For seven years, from 1953 to 1960 the DiDia 150 was hand-built by four workers, at a cost of $93,647.29 but sold to Darin in 1961 at a cost of over $150,000 (1.5 million today). At the time the car was listed as most expensive "custom-made" car in the world by the Guinness Book of Records. The body was hand-formed by Ron Clark and constructed by Bob Kaiser from Clark Kaiser Customs.

Darin drove his wife, Sandra Dee, in the car to the 34th Academy Awards in 1961. 
When Bobby drove the car to the Academy Awards, I and Steve Blauner followed behind him in a limousine.  The car had two fans and a switch that you had to turn on. Bobby didn't realize, so it heated up. All the magazines said the car caught fire but it didn't.
— Andrew Di Dia
Di Dia toured the car around the country, when Darin wasn't using it for public appearances.  After publicity and film use, Darin donated his "Dream Car" to the St Louis Museum of Transportation (now known as the National Museum of Transportation) in 1970 where it remains. It was restored by Mike Manns of Manns Auto Body in Festus, Missouri before going on display.
DiDia 150