If you need a place to go through it and rebuild it, I have had Clock Works in Eagle River, WI recommended to me, but have never used it myself so I c...

@joemckee the passenger mirrors on both my '56 and '59 DeSotos are also mostly useless. If I lean over and have the mirror adjusted all the way out, I...

@markponton success! I am able to see the photo now. It looks like it's pretty solid from what I can see in the photo. Best of luck with getting the b...

Hmmm, the photo still isn't showing up. I see the link, but nothing shows when I click on it. Maybe Carl can try it too and see if the same thing happ...

We're finally free of salt and snow here in Wisconsin too - hoping to get the cars out in the next week or two!

Great and thorough advice here from Carl! I agree that the master cylinder sounds like the place to start based on the symptoms you mentioned. Best of...

If nobody chimes in with a better suggestion, you can also submit a free "Parts Wanted" ad for the magazine. That won't be as quick, but it's free and...

Thank you both!

@scottmiller thanks for saving it! Let us know what the shop says regarding the welding.

Hi and welcome to the forum! The block you have is, as you mentioned, specific to the '57 Adventurer. Given that they only made 1,950 Adventurers in 1...

To help positively identify the rear end on your car, you should be able to find stampings on the differential housing on a smooth/flat section on the...

That all sounds correct and, yes, they are Mopar only. Since you'll have to find someone with a used axle shaft (and I am not sure if the p/n is machi...

I know there was some previous discussion on this topic Were you able to confirm what the transmission in your '55 DeSoto is? I'm not as familiar with...

@johnboyd submitted the following: Note that S1 and S2 use the same master. Assuming you are still using the original master cylinder, I believe rep...