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wow very late to this reply, but thank you. my goal was to make it appear as if this was what could have been if the DeSoto's got a bit more...
I figured as much! Never seen anything aftermarket like it. I’m thinking homemade
Could use some help IDing these moldings on this 38 Chevy business coupe. My dad used to own this car and found them in the trunk when he bought...
appreciate it gents. really thought I’d never finish it but here we are 7 years later :cool:
well we're nearly there. back from interior and the final shiny bits going on. hope to see everyone in the suede palace at GNRS (if i'm accepted)....
i hope so! posted over in the wanted section. let's hope it gets some traction
it's always something. after months of back and forth with the chrome shop and giving them 1.5 grills to work with i am 1 tooth short. pitting and...
Picking the desoto up from interior in a few weeks. Bare metal photo from a move way back when. [ATTACH]
this sounds like a very light weight way to start trouble shooting. i have thread sealant on both the reducing bushing AND the sending unit...
Backstory. '56 DeSoto temp gauge not reading properly. Tested the gauge and sending unit using the procedure detailed in the service manual and...
Upholstery shop making good progress. They did a couple test pleats so we could find a good size. I want them to be rounder and taller than some...
Checking in with the upholstery shop in a few weeks. Got some big shiny bits back in the meantime [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Finally found a local desoto dealer frame. This dealership was 6 blocks from the apartment in the neighborhood I lived in during my 20s. [ATTACH]
Going with a traditional blue and white tuck and roll.
Glass is in and it’s off to upholstery. Need to get a new set of front wheels with more backspacing since I have a little rubbin going on! [ATTACH]
awesome idea, never would have thought of that!
Thanks for the tips, but I bought some of these repop ones a while back and they only work around the window cranks. Desoto used 2 different...
Any neat ideas on what to replace these old Bakelite trim pieces with on the estechueons? I’m going to chrome the bases but wonder if there’s...
Darn, a bit too big but thanks for checking. I may have lucked out on ebay
That'd be awesome. Appreciate it!
I'm looking for the spring loaded escutcheons that sat inside the hole in the garnish molding where the door handle is. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Long shot but does anyone have a 50 or 51 DeSoto parts car laying around?
Appreciate it!
Porsche Horizon Blue Metallic
Hood on. Deck lid on. Some inner fenders in. There's still some temporary hardware here and there that needs to be swapped with shiny stuff...
outside a slight stumble off idle and a small fuel leak at the log it was smooth sailing '51 DeSoto first drive by driprail posted Jan 18, 2025...
appreciate it. i still doubt my vision 90% of the time so we’ll see how it is when it’s “done”. I’m still expecting a Charlie Chaplin type scene...
Full thrash mode over here. Trying to get everything back together because it’s due to the upholstery shop in a few weeks. Hanging doors and...
appreciate it!
Rebuilt and primed. Sealed up and stored for about 4.5 years. Rotated it every now and then. Reprimed before break in. Sat for another year...
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