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Dan, Glad to hear that '42 is running good! I look forward to seeing you and that car sometime this summer- maybe in Ann Arbor in July? Mike's car...
Hello Justin! That is one nice looking 1952 Custom, thanks for sharing it! If you haven't done so already, I strongly urge you to join the National ...
Dan, I love that '42 of yours. I was so fascinated with the mechanism that ran those hidden headlamps last September, that I forgot to look close at...
Hi Larry, Here is a photo of the return spring orientation for a 276 DeSoto engine with the model BBD carburetor. This is from a 1953 car, but the l...
Gents, I've had generally good results from silicone fluid too- it has been in my 1952 Firedome for 35 years. The car was in storage for almost 30 y...
Tim, I had to do some research to see if those flexible magnetic strips might have been available then. At least one site claims that flexible magne...
Thanks for the reply Tim. I had considered stencils, but those require attaching links to the center of the "D"s and the "O"s , a...
Gents, perhaps the article you are remembering was written by James Douglas (NDC #4332)and published in the May-June 2016 edition of the DeSoto Adven...
I've seen even more photos that show the silver with black letters. A couple of press release photos and one from a dealer's showroom. The case is p...
Thanks for the response Mark. Photos like these are what inspired me to paint it this way in the first place. But I still have my doubts. I just ca...
Hi Lou, Did you ever get this condition resolved? Fred is absolutely correct when he says that adjustment is critical. There is a special service t...
Hi Larry, I have been following your post with interest. I too have a 1952 Firedome S17. Looking at the photos of your carburetor, it looks to me li...
The last thing to do in my over winter repair adventures with the 1952 Firdome Sportsman was to fix the radio. I am sure there are a lot of club memb...
Doug, Hmmm. Winds when you turn the wheel.... does that use a weight on a shaft similar to self-winding wristwatches? That is pretty ingenious! It...