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11/02/2019 12:48 am
1952 De Soto still hard at work. And no, it's not in Cuba
You'll have to excuse me for posting a 1:1 link (awfully bad form, I know) but I got up this morning and checked out the BBC News website and found this item about a man in Syria still actively operating a 66 year old DeSoto Powermaster (re-equipped with a tractor engine about 50 years ago). It appears to be the 6-light limo version with suicide doors. He says he doesn't think much of the work capability of modern cars because he can carry 2 and a half tons of goods in his DeSoto, including a ton and a half on the roof. (Well, that's what roof racks are for, isn't it).
Just a little something to amuse you over breakfast.
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
11/02/2019 1:54 am
Great video, thanks for posting. Hope you don't get "spanked" for it, LOL.
11/02/2019 2:08 am
De Soto at work
Quality tells, right? And that man should be admired for his endurance.
11/02/2019 5:33 am
Thanks for posting here the 1:43
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11/02/2019 6:37 am
Love it, and here's one that showed up in my drive recently owned by a fellow club member who intends to preserve the patina of this barn find. Runs quite well too.
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John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
11/02/2019 6:46 am
And some homemade variations
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John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
11/02/2019 10:22 am
DeSoto limousine? (pic) That brings back memories.
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I was a boy of 15 or so, working in the local drug store, stocking, fixing ice cream sodas, and enjoying my 50 cents an hour. It was about 1955, and one of my good experiences happened several times. A long gray DeSoto would pull up out front and a busy lady would bustle from behind the steering wheel, come inside, and always order the same- a small cone of Biltmore vanilla ice cream, well tamped down, with an extra napkin to protect it from the elements. Then, as she went about her shopping, I would ring up the payment of the 7 cents, and then I carefully carried the non-dripping cone to the rear seat window; it lowered with a whir (My first experience with a powered window!), and a much more elderly lady leaned forward just slightly, took the ice cream, and then lightly pressed a nickel into my hand. I always said, "Thank you, Mrs. Porter." And my day was made.
As I checked for a picture of something similar to her DeSoto, I also found this, and I apologize for its incomplete state.
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from the ASHEVILLE CITIZEN TIMES, 15 August 1959, p. 1
11/02/2019 12:16 pm
Well there is a Western Models 1949 Desoto Limo
One on EBay currently, must be very rare, asking $289. Probably a variation of the Western 1949 Chrysler limo.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
12/02/2019 4:27 am
Liked it. Car had more teeth in its grille than the driver's. A tough life.
12/02/2019 4:31 am
Pretty well the last Westerns issued, too.
12/02/2019 4:34 am
Plenty of responses to this post. Must have struck a chord! Heck, my farmer grandpa had a DeS sedan.
12/02/2019 8:53 am
John, the only 1949 De Soto that I know of was made by
Motor City, which makes me sure you made a mistake!
12/02/2019 9:02 am
I stand corrected, its a 1950, Western Models #107
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
12/02/2019 9:17 am
Double checking my shelves I do find some 1949 Desotos
Here is the Brooklin woody, the Alloy Forms sedan and a NEO club coupe. Don't have a Motor City version though, or is Alloy Forms related to Motor City?
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John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
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