The DeSoto line boasted an exciting new option for 1953: air conditioning. Here’s DeSoto spokesman George Fenneman with the full rundown on the brand’s greatest comfort feature yet. Continue reading
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Video: Presenting the Forward Look 1956 DeSoto
DeSoto had plenty to talk about for 1956, including new body styles and a bigger, more muscular hemi V8 engine. Check out all the changes for ’56 in this original promotional spot from the classic Groucho Marx show, You Bet Your Life. Continue reading
The Last DeSoto
On November 30, 1960, the final DeSoto rolled off the line at Chrysler’s Jefferson Avenue plant. Here’s a brief look back at the Chrysler brand that, in 33 years of production, never quite found a niche. Continue reading
Video: Groucho Marx pitches the 1957 DeSoto
Presenting a precious moment in American car culture: Groucho Marx delivers a deadpan sales pitch for the all-new 1957 DeSoto. Continue reading