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DeSoto Archive
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![If, hypothetically, you were to ask a DeSoto diehard to name the rarest and most valuable examples of that long-defunct brand, it’s not unlikely that the 1956 Adventurer and Fireflite […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Adventurer-and-Fireflite-115x115.jpg "1956 DeSoto Adventurer and Fireflite Convertible: Two Very Rare Forward Look Cars In The Same Parking Lot")
1956 DeSoto Adventurer and Fireflite Convertible: Two Very Rare Forward Look Cars In The Same Parking Lot
Posted on August 3, 2026 | 22 CommentsIf, hypothetically, you were to ask a DeSoto diehard to name the rarest and most valuable examples of that long-defunct brand, it’s not unlikely that the 1956 Adventurer and Fireflite […] -
![This striking 1956 DeSoto ad certainly catches the eye, but in the atomic age, billowing yellow-orange clouds in the sky had rather ominous implications. Maybe it was foreshadowing: Late ’50s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1956-DeSoto-ad-Drive-a-DeSoto-Before-You-Decide-convertible-115x115.webp "1956 DeSoto Fireflite Convertible – A Rare And Beautiful Car, But Why Do The Clouds In This Ad Look Like A Nuclear Explosion?")
1956 DeSoto Fireflite Convertible – A Rare And Beautiful Car, But Why Do The Clouds In This Ad Look Like A Nuclear Explosion?
Posted on January 17, 2026 | 30 CommentsThis striking 1956 DeSoto ad certainly catches the eye, but in the atomic age, billowing yellow-orange clouds in the sky had rather ominous implications. Maybe it was foreshadowing: Late ’50s […] -
![DeSoto was introduced by Chrysler in 1929 as a mid-price brand to slot under the Chrysler brand. Like most cars of this era, DeSotos did not originally have proper model […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/DeSoto_Fluid_Drive.jpg "Defunct Brand, Familiar Names: The Second Lives of DeSoto Model Names")
Defunct Brand, Familiar Names: The Second Lives of DeSoto Model Names
Posted on January 4, 2026 | 16 CommentsDeSoto was introduced by Chrysler in 1929 as a mid-price brand to slot under the Chrysler brand. Like most cars of this era, DeSotos did not originally have proper model […] -
![(Updated 11/23/2025) Returning from Dallas this week, I spotted this 1959 Ranchero in a car lot in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Appropriately enough, the lot faced Old Route […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Tucumcari-Dealer-5.jpg "Storage Lot Classics: Used Car Lot In Tucumcari, New Mexico")
Storage Lot Classics: Used Car Lot In Tucumcari, New Mexico
Posted on November 23, 2025 | 28 Comments(Updated 11/23/2025) Returning from Dallas this week, I spotted this 1959 Ranchero in a car lot in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Appropriately enough, the lot faced Old Route […] -
![(originally posted 3/6/2014) Finned, fresh and fantastic: The Forward Look Mopar cars shocked and awed both the buying public and the competition in the fall of 1956–but by the fall […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/6060790881_46359fdfcb_z.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1958 DeSoto Fireflite: The Forward Look Falls Flat On Its Face")
Curbside Classic: 1958 DeSoto Fireflite: The Forward Look Falls Flat On Its Face
Posted on March 8, 2025 | 111 Comments(originally posted 3/6/2014) Finned, fresh and fantastic: The Forward Look Mopar cars shocked and awed both the buying public and the competition in the fall of 1956–but by the fall […] -
![(first posted 10/6/2011) If we are honest with ourselves, much of what we do is in the nature of reaction to the forces swirling around us, rather […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1995EagleVision08-crop.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1993 Eagle Vision – DeSoto 2.0")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Eagle Vision – DeSoto 2.0
Posted on January 24, 2025 | 101 Comments(first posted 10/6/2011) If we are honest with ourselves, much of what we do is in the nature of reaction to the forces swirling around us, rather […] -
![Chrysler claimed many advantages for its vaunted 1957 “Torsion-Aire” suspension, which featured torsion bar springs rather than coil springs in front. Over the years, the success of this suspension has […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1957-Plymouth-Torsion-Aire-brochure-excerpt.webp "CC Tech: Riding On Torsion-Aire – Chrysler’s Famous 1957 Torsion Bar Suspension")
CC Tech: Riding On Torsion-Aire – Chrysler’s Famous 1957 Torsion Bar Suspension
Posted on January 13, 2025 | 32 CommentsChrysler claimed many advantages for its vaunted 1957 “Torsion-Aire” suspension, which featured torsion bar springs rather than coil springs in front. Over the years, the success of this suspension has […] -
![Reporting on a museum having 2,000 vehicles is tough. The ongoing decision of what to show, what to say, and trying to keep a neutral tone made Part 1 fun, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_1623.jpeg "Auto Museum Report: The Orlando Auto Museum at Dezerland Park, Part 2 – Second Verse Different Than The First")
Auto Museum Report: The Orlando Auto Museum at Dezerland Park, Part 2 – Second Verse Different Than The First
Posted on October 11, 2024 | 25 CommentsReporting on a museum having 2,000 vehicles is tough. The ongoing decision of what to show, what to say, and trying to keep a neutral tone made Part 1 fun, […] -
![(first posted 10/4/2012) Quite recently, the wife and I went to our weekend house for the city-wide garage sale. I got our items arranged bright and early Saturday morning. Shortly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/P9180072.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1957 Desoto Firesweep – Curbside Service")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Desoto Firesweep – Curbside Service
Posted on July 26, 2024 | 53 Comments(first posted 10/4/2012) Quite recently, the wife and I went to our weekend house for the city-wide garage sale. I got our items arranged bright and early Saturday morning. Shortly […] -
![(first posted 2/16/2018) Jon7190 has taken us several trips to the classic car auctions in Scottsdale, and promises a few more looks soon. Jon’s sharing at some of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1973Auburn02-crop.jpg "CC Flashback: 1974 – Classic Car Auctions The Way They Used To Be")
CC Flashback: 1974 – Classic Car Auctions The Way They Used To Be
Posted on February 16, 2024 | 30 Comments(first posted 2/16/2018) Jon7190 has taken us several trips to the classic car auctions in Scottsdale, and promises a few more looks soon. Jon’s sharing at some of […] -
![(first posted 12/8/2017) The sudden disappearance of the pushbutton transmission on Chrysler Corporation vehicles at the end of the 1964 model year has resulted in a lot of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/MoparButtons02-1.jpg "Automotive History: The Mysterious Disappearance of the Chrysler Pushbutton Automatic – A Government Conspiracy?")
Automotive History: The Mysterious Disappearance of the Chrysler Pushbutton Automatic – A Government Conspiracy?
Posted on December 8, 2023 | 205 Comments(first posted 12/8/2017) The sudden disappearance of the pushbutton transmission on Chrysler Corporation vehicles at the end of the 1964 model year has resulted in a lot of […] -
![(first posted 11/3/2017) When we look at old cars, each one tends to be something we consider on its own. Unless it is a Mustang or a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1948ChryslerNewYorker08Small-vert.jpg "Curbside Classic Comparison: 1949 Chrysler New Yorkers – Early Or Late … Decisions, Decisions")
Curbside Classic Comparison: 1949 Chrysler New Yorkers – Early Or Late … Decisions, Decisions
Posted on November 3, 2023 | 89 Comments(first posted 11/3/2017) When we look at old cars, each one tends to be something we consider on its own. Unless it is a Mustang or a […] -
![(first posted 9/4/2017) When Virgil Exner’s Forward Look burst onto the scene at dowdy, conservative old Chrysler Corporation in 1955, it marked a new era for the company […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1964Dodge880-01-crop.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1964 Dodge Custom 880 – The Forward Look Goes Out With A Whimper")
Car Show Classic: 1964 Dodge Custom 880 – The Forward Look Goes Out With A Whimper
Posted on September 4, 2023 | 115 Comments(first posted 9/4/2017) When Virgil Exner’s Forward Look burst onto the scene at dowdy, conservative old Chrysler Corporation in 1955, it marked a new era for the company […] -
![(first posted 10/16/2013) The 1963 Chrysler has always been an odd vehicle, one that seems to have fallen from the sky bearing little stylistic relationship to its predecessors. It disappeared […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1963ChryNewYorker051.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1963 Chrysler New Yorker – Virgil Exner Comes Full Circle (with some help?)")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Chrysler New Yorker – Virgil Exner Comes Full Circle (with some help?)
Posted on August 17, 2023 | 118 Comments(first posted 10/16/2013) The 1963 Chrysler has always been an odd vehicle, one that seems to have fallen from the sky bearing little stylistic relationship to its predecessors. It disappeared […] -
![L. Seddon posted this ’53 DeSoto Firedome Sportsman at the Cohort. It’s been a while since any of these old toothy Chrysler products appeared on our pages, so let’s give […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/53108247358_f6abfef9f6_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1953 DeSoto Firedome Sportsman – The Toothy Grille Reaches The UK")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1953 DeSoto Firedome Sportsman – The Toothy Grille Reaches The UK
Posted on August 11, 2023 | 18 CommentsL. Seddon posted this ’53 DeSoto Firedome Sportsman at the Cohort. It’s been a while since any of these old toothy Chrysler products appeared on our pages, so let’s give […]
