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Last seen: September 20, 2021 12:43 pm
Here is a dash shot of Bobbie's car.
Here is a rear quarter view of Bobbie's car. Note the fender skirts.
Here is an under hood shot from the right side. After studying the shop manual for the Simplimatic transmission I was curious as to whether Dan and L...
Here is an under hood photo of the cross-bar that connects the headlamp doors. You can see the rod connecting to it. Of the 4 or 5 42 cars I have se...
I had to have Dan show me exactly how the headlamp doors worked. In this shot of the left under hood, you will see the rod coming through the dash th...
Now here are some shots that only geeky people will love. I deliberately took this shot looking into the interior low to show two things; first the s...
Here is a rear quarter shot of Dan and Lois' 42:
Bill, What happened to your S11 DeSoto that it had to be taken to a garage for repair?
Bill, I think Mark is seeing something I saw on my 1949 S13 after I first got it back in 1973. It would not consistently upshift on throttle back-ou...
Hi Mark, I've had several of those transmissions through the years. I'm probably the only person in the world who actually likes them. To be able t...
Hi Charles, If you study the rear engine mount cross member on that car, I believe you will find that the center section where the mounts attach is r...
Mike, I don't think you can tell if a 1958 DeSoto is an Adventurer from the serial number (VIN). Adventurers were considered a subset of the Firefli...
Hi Les, If you link up with Amanda, take a photo of the group of you with her '56 and post it here! We'd love to see what's going on!