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I have been lookiing for the prouctiion numbers for the 19567 Sportsman 4 Door Hardtop. ( I believe that is a S-23)
I have not found them as yet
any infor would be appreciated
Merry Christmas to all
Mike DeLapp
Since you didnt say which model ... according to Don Butler DeSoto Plymouth Story
Firedome 1,645
Fireflite 3,350
Chris
1956 Sporteman S-23, 4 door hardtop
Mike,
Remember that Sportsman was the name of a body type, and not the name of a model. From 1950 to 1959, all De Sotos that were Sportsman were hardtops. You could have a Custom Sportsman, a FireDome Sportsman (1952 - 1954) or a Firedome Sportsman (1955 - 1959), a Fireflite Sportsman, or a Firesweep Sportsman. From 1950 to 1955, all Sportsmans were two-door hardtops, but starting in 1956, you could have either a two-door Sportsman or a four-door Sportsman.
Not all post-WWII De Soto hardtops were Sportsmans, but all Sportsmans were hardtops. For example, the 1956 Adventurer came only as a two-door hardtop, and the 1956 Firedome Sevilles came as either a two-door hardtop or a four-door hardtop; but none of these were called Sportsmans. (And if you have a pre-WWII Sportsman, you didn't have a hardtop, but you do have a special interior.)
So your S-23 Sportsman is one of 1,645 De Soto Firedome four-door hardtops made that year.
Hope this helps.
Bill Noble
