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The Airflow club with DeSoto and Chrysler cars is planning their 2021 (Inter)National Meet in London Ontario. Coordinate? Email me at drjohn96 at Mac....
The wagon is sold. Took a few months to find the right buyer; Hemmings did the trick.
I got a nice new hood badge for my 1953 Firedome from George Laurie in Australia. Once I had his name, I found contact info through another club on th...
I've read that the Chrysler Airflow wheel is one inch bigger and has different splines from the DeSoto Airflow. Recommend you check that Airflow and A...
Yes, Ron -- sorry I didn't see this thread for a couple of weeks! I checked with the hotel and got clarification on several of the issues raised. I po...
I haven't logged into the desoto.org site for a couple of weeks, so I missed this extensive thread of responses to my convention announcement until no...
Couple other things to do. If it's fluid torque drive, then either it uses a pump-fed torque converter or an engine-fed converter. The pump-fed should...
Here are a couple of snips from the Tip-Toe Shift transmission section of my manual. Again -- this is a 1953 car. John Boyd
While trying to get a Pertronix ignition kit wired up on my 53 Firedome, I inadvertently hooked up the ignition interrupter switch incorrectly. This i...
For what it's worth, I tried a Pertronix kit in my '53 Firedome with (non original) S-23 1956 hemi. Also installed the recommended Flamethrower II coi...
Jim Lightfoot's S2 Coupe. I believe this is the correct carburetor for S2s and as far as I can determine, the linkage is correct also.
Here are a couple more using flash.
Hi Steve -- my S2 has an incorrect carb also, but for what it's worth, here are some photos of the linkage. Sorry for the high contrast with the sunli...
And to give credit where credit is due, here is the email that tipped me off. Thank you John G! -John B Hi, Noticed your posting on the NDC website...
I have since found another discussion that agrees with Tim's explanation. The source was a former member of the DeSoto Club, and he noted that there i...