DeSoto

"superdave847" (superdave847) 08/04/2019 at 10:23 • Filed to: Desoto

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I was driving south on I-55 in Saint Louis a nd saw this beauty:

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > superdave847 08/04/2019 at 10:31

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I love it when less than perfect examples of cars like this are actually being used as cars.

Wacko > superdave847 08/04/2019 at 11:30

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Still a newer platform than the 2 cars   it’s following

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > superdave847 08/04/2019 at 13:28

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Doug DeSoto

fintail > superdave847 08/04/2019 at 13:41

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1940 perhaps.

superdave847 > fintail 08/04/2019 at 15:04

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I was thinking ‘38, but ‘40 is reasonable 

fintail > superdave847 08/04/2019 at 16:09

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38 was a little more upright:

The 39-40 style lived through 48. 42 is the one to have, with cool hidden headlights.  IIRC the 40 was an early offerer of an automatic transmission

superdave847 > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 08/04/2019 at 17:57

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Agreed! Despite the fact it’s a death trap on the expressway