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Bookmark or Share- A Full History of DeSoto - Allpar ForumsDeSoto provided engineering advantages such as an oil filter and Lockheed hydraulic brakes that were either optional or not offered by contemporary makes. DeSoto niceties included standard automatic windshield wiper, ignition lock, brake light, full-instrumentation, steering hub controls for headlights, and a tool kit with grease gun.
- 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 ...
- 2005: Dodge, Plymouth, DeSoto, Jeep - Allpar ForumsChrysler VIN Decoding, 1926 - 2005: Dodge, Plymouth, DeSoto, Jeep These codes are valid in the United States and Canada. Other parts of the world may have different codes. Anything you could add would be appreciated. Information was gathered from a wide variety of sources but mainly Chrysler materials.
- DeSoto cars, 1928-1961, with specifications - Allpar Forums1950 DESOTO CUSTOM, S-14: DeSoto's new 12-inch brakes with cyclebond linings were among the largest used on any American passenger car. The introduction of bonded linings to De Soto and other Chrysler cars became another First. Shipments for the year rose to 136, 203 as De Soto passed the 100,000 sales mark for the second year in a row.
- 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.
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