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There is information related to the data plate of a 1956 Firedome 4 door Firedome Seville on page two of this message board under the topic: New Proje...
Welcome Ben & Steve, Congratulations on your new purchases. There is a lot of help here if needed. Ben's 56 Firedome has a pretty unique color co...
Larry, Congratulations on finding such an obviously well cared for car. Hopefully, you will not find the need to tear in to an engine with only 77,00...
Would this car be a clone? This blurb from Don Butler's "The Plymouth and DeSoto Story" would indicate there was no 56 DeSoto Adventurer con...
The Chrysler parts should interchange. The book calls for part number 947550 which was superceded by part number 1752623 which is described in the boo...
This is not an uncommon problem. Since the bouncing was not eliminated with proper lubrication, you may have the cable binding on the housing sometime...
Philip, 1952 DeSotos are somewhat rare, and the Sportsman models are rare among DeSotos. Condition would determine the value. The Firedome Sportsman ...
I was assuming the license plate holder in question was for the front plate as shown on these 49 models. My mistake. Mac
Although the basic accessory group would have been part of all of the six accessory groups, a car could be ordered without any of the six accessory gr...
This car has been on ebay before at a higher price. There are currently two ads in the latest Hemmings for this car. One ad has the car at $72,900. Th...
Sreve, It sounds like you have the original finish on your dash panel. This is what is on my 55. I removed my panel and painted over the original fin...
The lower body color on my 55 is Coronado Green. The rear window seal on the inside of the car was painted green. Although discolored, it appeared to ...
Tim, Looks like you have a challenge. Information from the data plate is as follows: PT 424 Paint: Shell Pink lower, White upper BO 24 Body: 4-door...
The part #1599261 is not in the part book. This probably is as Mark explains. There are several radiator cores for 56 Dodges. Part # 1656 450 would be...