2019年12月17日 · Naturally, some DeSoto owners have their pet peeves and dislikes about the car: “The DeSoto has a very slow getaway with automatic transmission in high range. . . . In my case, the dealer service has been terrible.” – Chicago machinery assembler. “The styling needs more flair.” – Greensboro, N. C., salesman.

1956 DESOTO FIREFLITE, S-24: News for DeSoto was the change-over to the 12-volt electrical system, and the adoption of the push-button operated PowerFlite automatic transmission as standard equipment. A new 320 hp, limited production hardtop named the Adventurer was unveiled with great success.

2020年11月16日 · DeSoto's slogan was no joke. The DeSoto pace car was a fire-breather equipped with the Adventurer's engine. With DeSoto Division president L. Irving Woolson at the wheel, the DeSoto pace car broke all previous pace car lap speed records. The convertible was doing better than 100 miles per hour when it left the racers.

2020年11月16日 · Mildly restyled, DeSoto took on dramatic new dimensions through the use of the hidden headlamp concept, pioneered by the 1936 Cord 810. DeSoto's airfoil lamps hid beneath retractable panels at the leading edge of the fenders, advertised as "out of sight except at night." Clean fenders drew attention to the heavier, 37-tooth vertical grille.

2021年1月14日 · 1928-1957 Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Fargo, and DeSoto Car, Truck, and Military Vehicle Model Data Guide by Gerald Wilson The model chart was an annual publication which printed the starting and ending serial numbers of all Chrysler models from the begining to date. As such it is the most accurate historical record of what was produced by the ...

The calendar year production showed 64,911 DeSotos with proud new owners. Over the first year of production, DeSoto built and sold 81,003 units. This was a sales record that stood for 30 years for a new car. DeSoto in the first five years of production stayed within 70% of Oldsmobile sales. There were several new DeSoto cars on Grandpa's lot.

2020年11月16日 · DeSoto finished calendar year 1928 in 18th place, rising to 14th by end of 1929. DeSoto for 1930 Starting with cars built after July 1st (some sources say August 15, 1929), the Model K DeSoto became a 1930 model for sales purposes, with no other changes made to the car. Within 14 months, DeSoto surpassed the 100,000 mark in sales.

2020年11月16日 · The car can be driven by declutching and shifting in the normal fashion, starting in 1st, shifting to 2nd, and then to 3rd. Downshifts from 3rd to 2nd are greatly reduced. In stop-and-go traffic, the car may be left in 2nd gear with the driver starting and stopping merely by applying the foot brake and accelerator pedals, as is done in a car ...

2020年11月16日 · DeSoto built its two-millionth car during the year, which happened to be its 30th anniversary as well. 1958 was a recession year for the industry and automobile sales fell accordingly. Some were hit harder than others but it was the medium-price cars that were hit the worst-and there was new competition on the block, as Ford Motor Company ...

The Chrysler and DeSoto Airflow were unveiled at the 1934 New York auto show, before production cars were available. This, with the unique styling, was its downfall, as Curtis Redgap wrote: Technically, it was the car that all cars of the future would be based upon. ...