A brief history of DeSoto cars (a Chrysler division) The car itself was a mid-price, six cylinder, 55 horsepower bargain. DeSoto provided engineering advantages such as an oil filter and Lockheed …
The Chrysler and DeSoto Airflow were unveiled at the 1934 New York auto show, before production cars were available. This, with the unique styling, was its downfall, as Curtis Redgap wrote: Technically, it …
In 1960, the DeSoto Division and its line of cars was dropped. Here’s a photo of one happy couple and the car they bought, along with a few words extracted from an on-line DeSoto history. 1957 was not a good …
Desoto 7/8 passenger long wheelbase models were taxis in Deluxe trim, sedan, limousine or Suburban in Custom trim. The Suburban was a sedan with a fold-forward rear seat and thus a large carrying …
DeSoto cars, 1928-1961, with specifications Written by Chrysler Corporation, 1966 On , the Detroit Free Press reported: "Probably no development of the past five years has created so profound a …
Early DeSoto cars Both were good looking models in the day. At Walter Chrysler's insistence, they were not just badge engineered. Granted, the wheelbase of 109 inches and the length of 169 inches were the …
The DeSoto "Skyview" taxi, which appears to have been introduced around 1941, was a Waters innovation that was extremely popular in New York and other cities. This consisted of a long-wheelbase DeSoto …
In 1934, DeSoto produced 13,940 cars; in 1935, they sold 26,800 cars, twice as many — and 5,014 were taxis. They handled five passengers (not counting the driver) with ease, riding on a 116 inch wheelbase. …
The Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge-DeSoto Hy-Drive automatic transmission Contributed by Lanny Knutson, editor of the Plymouth Bulletin, and transcribed by David Hoffman. The Hy-Drive …
Dodge suspensions, 1955 With torsion bars still in the future, 1955 Dodge cars (along with Chrysler, DeSoto, Imperial, and Plymouth) used coil springs up front and leaf springs in back. The coil springs …