"Jim Spanfeller" (awesomeaustinv)
04/07/2020 at 17:38 • Filed to: pretty...
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"Jim Spanfeller" (awesomeaustinv)
04/07/2020 at 17:38 • Filed to: pretty... | 2
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I mean... It’s... It’s just so clean. Too clean, if there could be such a thing. The car almost doesn’t even look real, it’s so clean. And the condition it’s in! To call it pristine would be an understatement. I don’t think I’ve ever even seen a car in a museum that’s in quite as good shape as this...
It’s so utterly perfect, it looks like it drove straight out of an old print ad! There’s not a dent in sight, not a single speck of dust, chrome trim all perfectly straight and aligned ... And t he tires look almost unreal. I wouldn’t be surprised if this is actually in better condition now than it was when it rolled off the production line! And what makes it even weirder is that it’s not even a particularly sought-after car. It’s just an ordinary, four-door 1950 DeSoto, the type of car an average family would’ve owned. It’s certainly not the usual kind of car to receive this level of restoration...
It’s simply stunning... There’s no other word for it. Who does this to a 1950 DeSoto sedan? Not that I’m complaining. Clearly, this thing must’ve been a labor of love. I really want to know what the motivation was to put so much money and effort into a car like that... Was it perhaps a sentimental thing, or did someone just really want to have the world’s most immaculate 50' s sedan? You could easily argue that it’s now far too perfect to actually drive, and you’d probably be right, but I’m not even mad. This thing is beautiful. If you ask me, it has transcended the level of car and has become not just a work of art, but a time capsule. It’s not every day you see such a perfect representation of what the average family drove back then. Besides, if you really want to drive it, I’m sure there are plenty of other DeSoto sedans out there in decent shape you could pick up for a few grand.
Turns out, this car is actually for sale, and the seller is asking $39,000 for it. That’s a lot of money for a 1950 DeSoto sedan, but when are you ever going to see another one in this condition? I’m guessing the restoration probably cost a lot more than 40 grand, too.
lone_liberal
> Jim Spanfeller
04/07/2020 at 17:52 |
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They put seat belts in it so they were at least planning on driving it. Maybe the restoration got away from them at some point? The 48 Desoto from Happy Days looked rougher 40 years ago.
ranwhenparked
> Jim Spanfeller
04/07/2020 at 17:54 |
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It really does look like it just rolled out of the showroom. Sure, the price is high for that era DeSoto, but where else are you going to find a brand new 70 year old car?
Also, this appears to be a fairly rare Carry-All model, rather than a sedan. Basically the equivalent of a Business Coupe, but with a back seat and rear doors. The back seat folds down flat for an enormous cargo area.
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> Jim Spanfeller
04/07/2020 at 17:56 |
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I think I am starting to hallucinate from isolation; this is too perfect to be real. Even the engine bay doesn’t have a spec on it. I’ve seen a few formerly normal cars in such enviable condition as to make you question your sanity. My neighbor has a mostly original Datsun pickup that would have been one of the first on the shores of the US without so much as a scratch in the bed, which would be akin to preserving an old D aewoo for posterity. Yet, it exists, but it was a little too dusty for its full impact to be felt. Even he seemed about as amazed at its existence as I was.
And then there was this all original Toyota Liteace at a local car show a while ago which I have mentioned before.
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Jim Spanfeller
> ranwhenparked
04/07/2020 at 17:57 |
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Yeah, it is a Carry-All. There was a photo of the equally-immaculate trunk, but I couldn’t get it to post to Kinja :/
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Jim Spanfeller
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04/07/2020 at 18:02 |
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Vehicles like this are fascinating... I like to imagine the stories behind them...P erhaps the Datsun was purchased for a business, but the business fell through and the truck was never used? Who knows.
Just Jeepin'
> Jim Spanfeller
04/07/2020 at 18:07 |
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Here you go if you want to start your own classic painting.
https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/indianapolis-1956-desoto/7103743615.html
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> Jim Spanfeller
04/07/2020 at 18:15 |
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Seems likely it sat in a warehouse for a long time after the business fell through. Maybe the dealer couldn't sell it. Who knows, but it's here and it's immaculate.
The Snowman
> Jim Spanfeller
04/07/2020 at 18:20 |
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Too bad it doesn’t have the hemi, one year to early . Doesn’t even have a footprint gas pedal.
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Jim Spanfeller
> The Snowman
04/07/2020 at 18:58 |
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I think that just makes it all the more interesting to me... It was a completely ordinary car for the time.
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ranwhenparked
> The Snowman
04/07/2020 at 19:26 |
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Yeah, but those Chrysler flathead sixes were great engines, too. Slow and lazy, but rugged.
Ed. it's me!
> Jim Spanfeller
04/07/2020 at 21:41 |
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My father had one like this when I was a kid.