"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 02/11/2016 at 16:17 • Filed to: None

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I have no idea what Turboflash means. Neither does Google. It probably had to do with combustion chamber changes on the 361 that year (improved swirl?), but it sounds cooler than that.

Party-vi > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 16:22

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Turboflash means the same thing for De Soto as Golden Commando did for Plymouth, which means it is a made-up marketing term to make the engine sound advanced and space-agey.

BigBlock440 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 16:25

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I don’t think it was even that, I think it was just a cool sounding name for the engine, the De Soto equivalent of Golden Commando.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 16:28

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Jeanne Crain is a lovely film star.

JR1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 16:37

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She isn't wrong

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/11/2016 at 16:44

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No less than the DeSoto Division, Chrysler Corporation certifies it.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > JR1 02/11/2016 at 16:44

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Look at my Cuban cars post while you’re passing through. I’ll wait.

lone_liberal > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 16:47

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I don’t know what it means, and I don’t care. All I know is that I love me some late 50s DeSotos.

RallyWrench > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 17:22

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Turbo because everything got called Turbo in the 50s, Flash because Flash Gordon and Space Age?

Also, Cuba holy shit

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > RallyWrench 02/11/2016 at 17:25

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Also, Cuba holy shit

I assume you mean the things I found earlier? The ‘49 Lincoln +70s eastern bloc thing, etc.? I wasn’t even looking for that stuff - I was looking for ‘42 De Soto ad copy and saw the Fronkensteen and went WHAT THE BALLS. And then when I went to the Flickr page there were the other two.

Berang > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 17:30

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Turboflash? At least that sounds better than “Golden Commando”. I don’t even want to think about what Golden Commando means.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Berang 02/11/2016 at 17:31

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Gold lame shirt, no pants.

RallyWrench > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 18:52

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Yep, that stuff from your sidebar. Jeez.