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Les
Can you give me some information about a Dealer ship that was
at Lemmon, South Dakota called "The Eastside Garage" ?
The second one would of been in Atlanta, Georgia in 1955/1956.
John Edward Burke purchase a 1955 after the 1956's were on the lot
in Atlanta. His son ( known to me as my Uncle Jack in Cassleberry, Fla) now states the car was "a burnt orange with a cream white for accents".
Rodger & Gabby
COS
FltSgt@outlook.com
Rodger: Check the menu on the left side-3rd item from the bottom-dealers which will give you our listing of over 3300 dealerships arranged by state/city along with addresses if we have them
Old dealership buildings provide a starting point for looking for DeSoto items, if not for old faded DeSoto signs on the side or back of the building
...the car was "a burnt orange with a cream white for accents".
Sounds like Emberglow and Surf White, a gorgeous color combination on the '55!
Mark
That is the color combination of my '55 Fireflite.
We do get a lot of comments on the color.
As an aside, I had the extreme pleasure of speaking with Rodger Reddish
on the phone a few nights ago. We had a great conversation about
Desotos and MG's.
Rodger, thanks again for your help and for taking the time to call.
Dean
I am unable to read the dealers on the left. I get foreign symbols I have microsoft 2000. Can you help?
I also joined I thought the National Desoto club but have not received magazines or a calendar. I want to buy a calendar if they are available. How can I get one. Who can I check on the membership. Rick Brinker set up my acct.
If your from Gray Ga your on the membership list.I can't tell you about the magazine or calender
After reading this post I did a little searching using a number of newly scanned vintage that are hosted on the web and searchable.
I can up with a few more changes to the dealer listing.
Oscar Yaeger Covina CA 501 S.Citrus newspaper nov 57
CHILLICOTHE mo NORMAN MOTOR CO address is 719 calhoun 1948 newspaper
CHILLICOTHE mo ENGLAND MOTOrs 519 and 521 so washington K.F. England 1957 newspaper
Virgin islands The west india company LTD 1956 news-paper
SPOKANE WA HULL RODELL MOTORS INC. address 1102 w. sprauge ave This
dealership became Bill Brown Plymouth in 1960
The West Indian company? Is that the one you hear about in the Pirate movies?
It was a Desoto dealer.
Hello To All
I hope that all of you had a pleasent 25 December 2020.
We now know because of the loyal ( and knowledgable )
De Soto follower's my Uncles Dad ( John Edward Burke
b. 1919 ) purchased a 1955 Emberglow and Surf White
De Soto in Altanta, Georgia ( after the 56's came out ).
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Today we recieved a scanned copy of a dealer ship building
that was in S. Dakota ( North End Motor's ). This had a
note stating the image was with one of their car's when
they purchased it.
I want to Thank All of You for sharing this with us. This is
like getting another Christmas Gift.
Rodger & Gabby
COS
FltSgt@outlook.com
How can you track the VIN # and see where your car has been?
Lynn and Roger
Your title that you first recieved will have the last person
who owned the vehicle on it. Their title will also have the
same and it is like that "Ginger Bread Story".
Expect to pay for each copy of the title from the State
DMV's.
Another way to to the same is to use Google to back-track
the prevous owner or owners.
For our car we have the original S. Dakota Information,
Escondio, California and then their retrurn to S. Dakota
information all from the same owner. It was in the Glove
Box.
Rodger & Gabby
COS
FltSgt@outlook.com
