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Wow, that is absolutely gorgeous! I wish I had the space and money for that. It would go well with my '56 and '59 Fireflites!
@jessebashaw looks good! I went to an all-c body show on Saturday with my '66 New Yorker and it rained most of the day there too. On Sunday it was the...
@berniemoen my '59 Fireflite information came back from FCA as being sold at "Mahoning Motors" in Ellwood City, PA. However, I have the original sales...
Hi Ron, Sorry to hear about your dad. A few resources to help you get on track: 1. Hagerty offers a free valuation tool online that you can access...
Last call for hotel reservations and shirt orders for the upcoming National DeSoto Club convention! The deadline for both is tomorrow, Tuesday May 17t...
Hi Larry, Welcome! You are correct that in 1955 ALL DeSotos came with a 291 from the factory (330 was 1956-only). To confirm what motor it has, you ...
@deanmullinax any input?
@masonmello I think this should be the link directly to the posting:
@berniemoen if I am reading it correctly, your dealer code is 36582, although the third digit could easily be a "3". Anyhow, that is your dealer code....
@stevemcmanus and @johnboyd do you have any input? Ken - I forgot to mention in my email back to you that there is also the Airflow Club of Amer...
There was just a red/white '57 Fireflite 2 door hardtop in that condition range listed on the NDC Facebook group (link at the top of the page) by Jess...
For the record, for anyone else watching this thread, here was my email reply to Steve: Steve, Here is my decoding to the best of my ability. ...
@stevejensen I might be able to help with some of the codes. I can do most/all of the '56 codes, so I'd be able to do anything that is the same.