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Bookmark or Share- Flat Head Engines: Plymouth-Dodge-DeSoto-Chrysler Six...The last use of the flat-head engines at Chrysler was in 1954 with the 264.5 cid six; at DeSoto, with the 1954 250.6 cid six. Plymouth and Dodge cars soldiered on until 1959 with the same 230 cid versions. Most Dodge trucks dropped the flathead six after 1960, when it displaced 230 cubic inches.
- Illustrated Plymouth & DeSoto Buyer's Guide – DeSoto: 1940sMildly 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.
- 1946 Chrysler desoto help. - Allpar ForumsHello I'm a recently new owner of a 1946 Chrysler desoto 4 door sedan, with a flat head 6. I wasn't very familiar with this car or any for that matter but I couldn't pass on the deal that I got also I love the body style. I am pretty mechanically inclined but I could use any help or advice on what to do with the car.
- James Waters and Plymouth and DeSoto Taxis - Allpar ForumsThe DeSoto "Skyview" taxi, which appears to have been introduced around 1941, was a Waters innovation that was extremely popular in New York and other cities. This consisted of a long-wheelbase DeSoto sedan (the long wheelbase due to an NYC regulation at the time) with a plexiglas roof panel allowing tourists to oooh and ahh at the tall buildings.
- The Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge-DeSoto Fluid Drive - Allpar ForumsDepending on year, Chrysler offered the Royal, Windsor and DeSoto DeLuxe with Fluid Drive and the normal 3-speed manual. This was also the only way Fluid Drive was offered by Dodge prior to 1949. Fluid Drive first appeared on the 1939 Chrysler Custom Imperial, and spread to the rest of the Chrysler line in 1940, and then the DeSoto and Dodge in ...
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