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Last seen: February 27, 2026 10:48 pm
I started the motor for my 1956 DeSoto on Sunday for the first time since it went into a junkyard in the '60's!
Last weekend I installed the rebuilt fuel pump and test-fit the trans cooler lines on the engine for my '56 Fireflite Sportsman. This week is more pre...
Here are a couple of videos of the meet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAoC7ssP3QY&feature=youtu.be https://www....
We all made it home okay as well.
We have already contacted Alan Ralston, as well as the 1958 technical adviser, Tim Fagan. We are thinking 1959 was a switch over year, but we are not ...
I apologize for the delay. The hoses were installed right before the De Soto meet and then I had a bad cold when we got back, so it's taken a little l...
I second that. Mitchell Motor Parts is always high priced.
Les, I am not sure if that idea would work or not. The filter seals the outside where the bowl is and the inside where the stone filter is, leaving an...
We have not test fitted the hoses yet. We just got the radiators for the two cars back from re-coring last week. Hopefully it won't be too long. I wil...
This is my grandfather's 1960 383 4 bbl Adventurer. It has 43,000 original miles and is completely original except for the normal maintenance items (b...
Thank you Tim! This is gold to me. I've been trying to find something like this or a very nice original (which is darn near impossible) to reference. ...
I should be able to do that for you. Besides the work on my dad's car, I have been working towards getting the engine running for my car, which hasn't...