While I often talk about the joy of owning and driving smaller cars with fizzy little engines, I admit that I love big American cars from the 1950s. However, they can’t be any old car. I’m talking about vehicles… more»
Firesweep
Mar 2, 2022 • For Sale • 22 Comments
Final Year Example: 1959 DeSoto Firesweep Sportsman
You will often hear people lament about how “they don’t make them like they used to.” In the case of DeSoto, that means that they don’t make them at all. The company produced its final car in 1961, but… more»
Dec 9, 2021 • For Sale • 21 Comments
Ram Induction 440 V8: 1959 DeSoto Firesweep
The DeSoto was an automobile marque of Chrysler Corp. between 1928-61. It was usually positioned between the Dodge and Chrysler on the corporate totem pole. By the late 1950s, sales had declined and the future of DeSoto was in… more»
Feb 17, 2021 • For Sale • 37 Comments
1 of 12 Left? 1958 DeSoto Firesweep Convertible
The Firesweep was DeSoto’s entry level model from 1957-59 during Chrysler’s “Forward Look” years. What a bodacious era the late 1950s were for automotive design as almost every car maker went to one styling extreme or another. This ’58… more»
Jan 7, 2020 • For Sale • 33 Comments
Hemi Powered: 1957 DeSoto Firesweep Sportsman
Since the dawn of the automotive era, many manufacturers have come and gone. For me, DeSoto is one of the more interesting, because while many of its problems were self-inflicted in the style of the infamous Edsel, it is… more»
