In 1939, Chrysler, DeSoto, and Dodge offered a special body style that foreshadowed the hardtops that took the Motor City by storm a decade later. Continue reading
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The DeSoto With Real Muscles: 1956 Adventurer
With 320 hp and a slightly better power/weight ratio, the DeSoto Adventurer was a worthy challenger to the mighty Chrysler 300B. Continue reading
A Chrysler Corporation Coup: The 1939 Plymouth Convertible
Oddly enough, Plymouth was the only Chrysler division to offer a convertible in 1939. Here’s how that came about. Continue reading
Plymouth Tries For Style: The 1951 Belvedere
In 1951, Plymouth joined the Motor City’s pillarless hardtop craze with the otherwise extremely conservative Cranbrook Belvedere. Continue reading
DeSoto’s Italian Holiday: The 1954 Adventurer I
In partnership with Ghia of Italy, Chrysler design chief Virgil Exner created a number of stunning dream cars, but his favorite was the 1954 DeSoto Adventurer I. Continue reading
Airstream to the Rescue: DeSoto for 1935
When the radical 1934 Airflow drove buyers from the showrooms, DeSoto rushed the far more conventional Airstream into production for 1935. Continue reading
A Minor Mopar Model Mishap: The 1971 Dodge Dart Demon
Chrysler products featured tremendous interchangeability among makes and models, but the parts swapping didn’t always work out to perfection. Continue reading