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Errrr,... the magazine. I meant the magazine. It was mailed out Monday.
So......no check then?
It's supposed to be fun!
1949 De Soto Custom Convertible (project)
Check received in Columbus, OH today
Cant wait to see it, nothing yet in Conn
Got mine today and it is excellent. Great job Dan and Geoff.
Very nicely done!
I want a '39......
It's supposed to be fun!
1949 De Soto Custom Convertible (project)
Got mine in VA today. Looks great.
Arrived in Conn today and it looks just great!
The 39 is an amazing year and having owned a 36 and a 51 I have to say I like the 39. With the overdrive it is a pleasure to drive and keep up with traffic. The ony hazard are people who "have" to pass you just to figure out what it is....LOL!
Chris
The back cover shows the car with whitewall on the INSIDE. Note the passenger side front tire. Did they REALLY have whitewalls inside AND outside? Or was this done just for photo advertising purposes? I've never seen that before on tires.
Jim
Jim
I've seen dual whitewall tires like that, but usually reserved for very expensive cars. At least as restored cars, anyway.
Interesting to see dual whitewall tires mounted to a DeSoto. Maybe you're right and it was for advertising purposes to elevate that car's status a bit.
It's supposed to be fun!
1949 De Soto Custom Convertible (project)
Jim, I wish I could say I noticed that when I first saw the ad... but, ummmm, no. Nice catch
Jim, I wish I could say I noticed that when I first saw the ad... but, ummmm, no. Nice catch
That's funny... because when I seen the back cover, it POPPED out at me almost first thing. 
Jim
Jim
I have seen tires turned around because the owner didn't want whitewall tires. i have not seen or heard of the dual whitewalls before.
Paul
We had an engineer at work who had the whitewalls put on the inboard side, so that they wouldn't get scuffed. Then when he sold the car he would have the tires re-mounted so that they would look new, at least the sidewalls. At least, that's what someone told me.
Got mine today, looks great.
1954 DeSoto Firedome 8 Club Coupe
