New member 1938 S5

The car is looking great. Luckily you are in the South and you can take your car out for a Sunday drive. My cars will have to hibernate until Spring. We would like to see a lot more pictures of your car.

From the photo, it looks solid! It reminds me a lot of my '59 Fireflite - a very solid car and a great driver, but with faded paint and a baked interior. Those flaws, however, are why I have so much fun with my car since I don't fret about some dirt or road debris.

Hey Steve....nice looking original DeSoto.  I'm envious of all the greenery.  Where are you located?

@regisbodnar 

Thanks Regis,

The car has been on my dream list for many years. Now that “Florence” is roadworthy I try to take her out weekly.

Here is Florence when I first saw her.

@markkubancik 

Thanks Mark,

We are located in central Mississippi.

Here is a picture of the interior, it was a rush job to get her into a local car show

and the seat upholstery is painters drop cloths from Harbor Freight.

 I made the door panels with one yard of material I found on Amazon.

@stevegiddens being that close to Louisiana, hopefully we'll see you at the convention in New Orleans in July!

@davidfrank 

Thanks David,

The Big Easy is always fun, the NDC convention is definitely on my radar.

I am attaching a picture of the trunk as it was when I picked her up. I am surprised how complete the car was, the project is definitely keeping me busy.

Today I started cleaning the sills, amazing how much detail is in such a simple piece.

Nice DeSoto.  Please keep us updated with your progress - it looks to be a great project.