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Tim, I hope this helps. I know this is not a 56, but back in the day this is the way many jacks were stowed after the first flat. Mac
Dave, the trunk material was ordered by my upholstery shop from one of their vendors. It was shipped to them from Auto Custom Carpets in Anniston, AL....
Hi Jason, The Firedome and Fireflite should be the same. I have a large wing nut holding my spare in place. Steve's use of the base may be the proper...
Tim, You should have a spring to hook to the hole in the bumper hook and the hole in the lower spare tire back rest. With the base on the jack and th...
Heather, I also am a 55 DeSoto owner and would agree with everything Mark said in his above post. The Firedome as you describe it and as shown appear...
Try part #1300601. Mac
Partsvoice shows 4 vendors with your part number 1149863 Headlight Switch in inventory. Mac
Mark, I'm not familiar with the 55 on Craigslist. Goose Creek, SC is very close to Dean Mullinax in Mt. Pleasant, SC. He may not be checking the mess...
I purchased 225/75R15 American Classic radials from Coker Tire for my 55. Coker says that whitewall width for the 55 models should be between 2 1/2&qu...
There were several color fabrics available for the S-11 DeSotos. All fabric colors were not available on all body colors. Does your father's car have ...
If the car was originally blue, it would have had a blue pile fabric if it is a Deluxe model or a blue broadcloth fabric if it is a Custom model. As P...
Dave, I recently had the oil and filter changed on my 55 and afterward discovered oil puddling under the car when parked in the garage. With a light ...
I will attempt to post the page from the parts book which references the single, two gang and four gang switches along with pictures of the one I have...
There are different part numbers for the Imperials, but there are single, two gang, and four gang switches listed for all 55-56 CDDP lines. Perhaps, i...