When You Have DeSoto Tastes on a Dodge Budget

"ranwhenparked" (ranwhenparked) 02/25/2018 at 16:43 • Filed to: None

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LOREM IPSUM > ranwhenparked 02/25/2018 at 16:57

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Sweet baby Jesus, what an abomination.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > ranwhenparked 02/25/2018 at 17:03

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Well if you’re going to do this to a car, might as well start with one that’s horrible

ranwhenparked > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 02/25/2018 at 17:04

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The LH cars were only horrible after the warranty expired, as new cars with repair work performed at Chrysler’s expense, they were decent.

lone_liberal > ranwhenparked 02/25/2018 at 17:07

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Not only does the owner know what Desoto was but knows the styling cues it used. Part of that is that they’re old (Vietnam vet) but to carry it that far is something. The car is obviously terrible looking , but I think I’d enjoy meeting it’s owner.

ranwhenparked > lone_liberal 02/25/2018 at 17:10

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You can’t quite read in the pictures, but he chose to brand it as an Adventurer, the top-of-the-line DeSoto, so he certainly knew what he was doing.

My guess is either he owned a real one when he was younger and really liked it, or, a family member/neighbor had one and it made an impression on him.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > ranwhenparked 02/25/2018 at 17:11

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Ill admit they are comfy, and spacious. The only one I’ve driven was a 300m and it felt like a spaceship. I think the only big problem they had was the 3.7 motor.

ranwhenparked > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 02/25/2018 at 17:16

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I think the 3.5 was the biggest the LH cars got, but still quite problematic on its own. Mainly oil sludge, though there are other issues.

kanadanmajava1 > ranwhenparked 02/25/2018 at 17:23

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Not a very well known fact but Desoto (and Fargo) trucks were still manufactured in Turkey up to 2015. The Chrysler corporation was affiliated in this deal up to 2002.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > ranwhenparked 02/25/2018 at 17:32

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I must have been thinking 2.7

ranwhenparked > kanadanmajava1 02/25/2018 at 17:32

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Yeah, that was Askam, the company formerly known as Chrysler Sanayi. Chrysler Corp. sold their stake in the late ‘70s, when they divested all their overseas assets to get federal loan guarantees, but they kept on going with Fargo and DeSoto.

Wacko > ranwhenparked 02/25/2018 at 17:32

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Lemons car

ranwhenparked > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 02/25/2018 at 17:34

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A truly horrendous engine. They used them in the early base LXs, too. Why, I have no idea.

Alf Romio > ranwhenparked 02/25/2018 at 19:36

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Neither the front or rear lights are smoked. Color me shocked.