What is it? - General Discussion

RE: What is it?

RegisBodnar — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 23:43:17 +0000

I spoke to Mark Waite and he says it's an easy answer. He said to open the trunk. The 8 passenger sedan has a metal X brace behind the rear seat in the trunk. If there is no X brace, then it is a Carry All.

RE: What is it?

MarkKubancik — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:03:39 +0000

Going by memory and institutional knowledge, a Carry-All was a standard wheelbase sedan with a fold down rear seat that created a long loading floor behind the front seat, similar to a station wagon. The "trunk lid" laid down like a tailgate in a station wagon, with special lighting that rotated so that stop and tail lights would be visible with the tail gate down. The Carry-All had no jump seats.

As David indicated, the 8-passenger sedan had a longer wheelbase with suicide-style rear doors allowing better access to the rear passenger compartment. There were two folding jump seats immediately aft of the front seat, allowing 3 passengers up front and in back and two more on the jump seats.

Please feel free to correct any of this information.

RE: What is it?

DavidFrank — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:36:09 +0000

One way he might be able to identify it is based on the wheelbase. According to the information on the club website (https://www.desoto.org/1952-2), the 8-passenger would be a longer wheelbase (139.5" vs 125.5").

Hopefully, someone with more knowledge on the seat configuration and the different body styles can chime in.

What is it?

RegisBodnar — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 23:28:57 +0000

We have a new member who has a long wheelbase 1952 sedan and he would like to know if it is a carry all or just a 8 passenger sedan.

It has 2 jumper seats that fold out from behind the front bench seat.