Hot Rods 1957 Desoto Firesweep Sportsman: Barn Fresh!

Just a little ol Desoto we ran across about 14 months ago.
The lady we finally ended up getting this from, her father bought it new in 57, and she got it after he p***ed. 76K original miles, never had anything done except regular maintance. We got the reciepts....
Clean gas and a fully charged battery, and busted off all the mud dobber nests, and we took the ultimate finned car around the block, push ****on trans shifts like a dream!

 

Wow--great find!!

 

Super car.

 

One of my all time favorites. Nice find.

 

Gotter love them fins.
Great car, congrats.

 

361 motor? Or a Poly of some type?

 

That thing looks really solid! You did very well.

 

AND YOU DROVE IT?????!!!
That leaves awesome way behind.

 

WOW What a find!!! As they say here in East T.N. Son you done good!!!!LOL. Bruce.

 

Beautiful, still miss my 52 Firedome

 

That's a 325 poly; the hemi was still the top option in the Firedome/Fireflite, now punched to 341 and the last year for it.

 

Soo complete!! Incredible!!

 

Super jealous. Take damn good care of this car and don't do anything foolish to it, please!

 

Ready for blastoff!

 

What color is the cloth fabric of this car? I really like the way it looks.

 

HELL of a find!! For the missing trim pieces on the front fender, try the Big M in Williams, California or Wildcat Auto in Sandy, Oregon. I believe the man from the Big M is on this forum. I might have the wheel covers.

 

Cool !

 

WOW! Your a lucky man. That is a very clean example of a big slice of history. Please tread lightly.

 

That is one beautiful car.

 

nice.

 

Love those '57 DeSotos! My best friend/neighbor had a '57 Firedome through high school and part of college. We overhauled the 341 hemi (his dad was an airline mechanic and knew lots of MoPar gearheads) and pulled a camping trailer behind it all over the Ozarks and northern Missouri. Interior was slightly smaller than a ballroom or gymnasium. Slept off a few drunken nights in that car.

 

Wow, that should look a treat when cleaned, detailed and running!

 

Super jealous, 1957 is the best year for DeSotos.

 

Awww man, you are so lucky. That car is sick

 

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1202118213131991

I dont know if this link to the video will work or not, but yes it runs and drives perfecty!
Everything works! Even the heater..Not that we need it very often in Texas!

 

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1201080819902397

 

I'm envious , my fav car of the 50's

 

Time for a thread on preserving mud daubers' nests. Got to say again what a great car you snagged. The best cars start with a great car. This one should be one of the best when you're done.

 

That's a great find! mud-daubers be damned !
Had a 57 Dodge 2dr HT in H.S. very similar.
It handled great even w/o PS.
Good luck with it. Check to see what type of oil they used.
If non-detergent, the engine will probably have some sludge.