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I'm interested in how your pump turns out as I will need to do the same on mine in the near future. I loves me some FDs! mine at a recent Cars &...
The Supra probably looks small next to the '55! (There, my post has some DeSoto content......) I can relate. My '55 Firedome is parked next to my '...
Very nice but the steering wheel looks nothing like the one in my '55 Firedome, did the Fireflights have a different steering wheel design?
I scanned these from an old DeSoto brochure I have, it looks like the Fireflites are shown with and without the sweep, the Firedomes shown only withou...
Here is a good tutorial:
It wasn't cheap but nothing for these old cars is. Tell me about it. I went to the junkyard today.... The lower hinge pin is broken on my right r...
Looks like mine is Detroit car, serial number is 55216xxx. The plot thickens.....
What is your car's serial number? It may be a west coast assembled car or a later production model with some sort of "spring special" inter...
If you have the chance, remove the hog ring hooks holding the rear seat cushion covers in place and see what is underneath. It's likely the original ...
Trim Code 471 does not show in the '55 DeSoto color and upholstery book but trim code 451 is a green striped cloth and light green vinyl code correct ...
Although not certain, I'm pretty sure the starter relay from the previous posts was supposed to be the same for '51 - '55 Chrysler and '52 - '55 DeSot...
Some more recent pics of the car before I moved her into the garage oops, looks like I didn't get the hood closed...
From what I can see of the vinyl and fabric on your seats and the way the covers are fastened to the seat I think you have some aftermarket seat cover...
I decided access under the dash would be much better if I removed the front seat, which would have to come out eventually to be recovered. The up...
First up was the front light harness, all new wires and connectors from the lights to the bulkhead terminal strip. The new headlight connector and ...