Now this is something you don’t see every day! While you are likely to see a Tri-Five or a ’55 Ford on the street, you aren’t likely to see a DeSoto Sportsman. While they produced a fair number of… more»
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Huge Estate Sale: Restored, Projects, Parts, & More!
On October 6 in Muskegon, MI, there will be a live, on-site estate auction of restored cars, project cars, parts cars, and parts. Whoever amassed this collection was an equal opportunity collector. I’ve counted twelve different makes of cars… more»
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Load Em Up: 1949 DeSoto Carry-All
We’ve gotten used to seeing pickup trucks, sports utility vehicles and “crossovers” filling the roads today when our ancestors thought of a truck as a work vehicle and not something everyday families would own. Yes, there were station wagons… more»
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Grandfathers Pride and Joy: 1950 Desoto Custom
We as automotive enthusiasts have all heard or have a story about the car our grandfather owned. This 1950 Desoto Custom was owned by the seller’s grandfather to which he took ownership of in 1989. The car was well… more»
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DeSoto Project Pair: 1958 DeSoto Firesweeps
This pair of DeSoto Firesweeps has been listed on craigslist for a month now, sporting old-school Maine license plates and posted on the New Hampshire classifieds. The coupe is a rare one-year only model and is quite rough; the… more»
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Its Old, Black, and Gold: 1947 Desoto Deluxe Coupe
I never cease to be amazed by the cars that are found living outdoors, and the condition that they are in. Some of the outdoor finds are as you would expect, rough, rusty, and ugly but there are a… more»
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Cheap Survivor: 1948 Desoto Custom
While we all dream of big block muscle car survivors, this 1949 Desoto is a great condition survivor that is a runner, but needs brakes to be a driver once again. The odometer shows 20,000 miles, and the seller… more»
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Rumble Seat Roadster: 1929 DeSoto Barn Find
When talking about pre-war and 1920s era vehicles, most folks minds will go to a Model A or Model T Ford. That makes sense, because they were the most common cars of the time! Thus, more Model As and… more»
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Wisconsin Woods Find! Multiple Cars For Sale
Thanks to Fred H. for spotting this Wisconsin “collection” for sale here on craigslist in Central Michigan(???). Look folks, anyone willing to travel to buy your car will find it themselves, either manually or with searchtempest.com. Show some class… more»
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High Desert Gold! 1957 DeSoto Adventurer
Chrysler went “all in” betting on fins with its completely re-designed 1957 lineup. Designer Virgil “Ex” Exner’s fins graced every Chrysler brand. The Adventurer topped the DeSoto line, and this 1957 DeSoto Adventurer came with the brand’s most powerful… more»
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Nicely Optioned Hemi Coupe: 1955 Desoto Fireflite
Some cars just have certain buzz words that can attract any car enthusiast. For instance, Hemi, Coupe, and factory air conditioning certainly have gathered my attention and perhaps yours as well. There isn’t much info on this Desoto’s history,… more»
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Reasonably Priced: 1950 DeSoto Custom
Post-war DeSotos marked the height for yearly sales for the brand. Over 133,000 were sold in 1950 and they never sold that many again. Even though they shared many parts with their badge-engineered cousins, Desoto doesn’t get much respect… more»
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Vindicated By Time: 1934 DeSoto Airflow Sedan
At one time, Chrysler had a very strong reputation for engineering. Nearly all of that reputation was the result of Walter Chrysler hiring three very talented engineers, and trusting them with many of the decisions that quickly catapulted Chrysler… more»
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Name Game: 1959 Desoto + Parts Car
You’ll put an eye out with those fins! Virgil Exner, like all designers, had his hits and misses. Misses would definitely be his plucked chickens of the early ’60s and the downsized ’62s. Hits would be pretty much anything… more»
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Forward Looker: 1955 DeSoto Fireflite Sportsman
1955 was a pivotal year for the Chrysler Corporation, heralded by the arrival of Virgil Exner’s “Forward Look,” the first range of cars from the company that had been truly styled rather than designed around engineering dictates. Things got… more»
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Cargo Container Find: 1947 DeSoto Deluxe
This DeSoto spent 45 years in a box. It looks really nice in the pictures in the craigslist ad except for the wheels, of course. Otherwise, it looks very original. It was driven for about 35 years before being… more»
