That car looks like a dream. The backup lights are seemingly placed in the center of the taillights. DeSoto was a fine make. Chrysler let a good thing out of its sight. DeSoto, RIP.😢😢
Hi LeAndre', If you TH-cam search "My Car Story with Lou DeSoto" I believe you'll see a few you enjoy. Glad to read this car brings back memories of your Dads car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Beautiful car! My grandfather bought a new 55 Desoto 2dr. He died a year later and my dad purchased it from my grandmother. It had a 2bbl 272 Hemi. Not fast but very cool. I got to drive it once on the road before my dad sold it in the. 60s. I would be proud to own this car!
Hi Craig, Happy to read you enjoy this "Beautiful car!" :-) Glad to read this car brings back memories of your Grandfathers car. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Thank you for sharing this beauty. When I was a kid back in 58, I said cars could not be this beautiful when I grew up. I was right. Back in the early 70s, I found a white/gold 1957 Adventurer in pretty good shape, the owner "almost" sold it to me for $1200 (which was quite a price for a first-year teacher making $6800) but last minute decided to keep it for his son. Sure wish he had sold it to me. My classic car is a 71 Dodge Challenger convertible. Great car, BUT a 58 Desoto would look great in my garage.... even a Fireflite. Learned to drive on Dad's 63 Fury with a Commando 361. Mopars forever.
Hi Zaphod's Realm, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Uncles car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Hi Bryan, If you love the older cars, you've found the right TH-cam Channel for you :-) My pleasure sharing these "works of art" with you. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
My parents had a 1958 Firefight 4 door hardtop. The DeSoto was my favorite family car out of all the cars my family had. My dad ordered it with factory air conditioning that also had clear polycarbonate air conditioning ducts that were on the rear package tray. It was a great car to take on vacation because of the rear a/c ducts. It was the first car they had with power everything, windows door locks, seats and transmission. After the DeSoto they bought Imperials. But no other vehicle ever looked as good as the DeSoto.
Hi Thomas, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Parents car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
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Hi M H, "Achingly beautiful… in and out…" High praise! Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
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Beautiful car. Wonderful color combination. Yes, the styling is excessive and so is the level of gaudiness. But this is just a wonderful specimen of an era that has long disappeared. What makes it better is that it is not an SUV, CUV, or a Tesla golf cart. Thanks for sharing, Lou!
Yeah Lou, That factory 150 mph speedometer REALLY caught my eye and that was in '58!! Never a loss of style AND performance back then. Today's stuff is nothing but cookie cutter computer chip drudgery. Thank you for this POSITIVE eye candy!!
Exactly lonny! ALL cars look the same now, and are BORING! The Big 3 STOPPED using chrome bumpers in 1972. That is what made the vehicles look so good back then. Govt. regulations of course. They like to keep us 'safe'. That's why they SPRAY us like insects with poisonous chem-trails!
Mopar certainly had years where they really hit their style hi-points and to me from 55 through 58 were some of their greatest years. DeSoto for 57 and 58 to my eye were the best looking cars of those 2 years.
Hi Tinface, Happy to read you appreciate the work done to this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Another fabulous example from the brilliant mind of Virgil Exner. I used to have a 1959 Desoto Firesweep and a 1961 Chrysler NewYorker. Tailfin heaven. Should bring them back to today's cars for some decent style 👌.
What a beautiful car! It's a wonder that the Dodge Corporation wasn't No. 1 in the Automotive Industry between Ford & Chevrolet in the "50's" their styling, power and the quality! Lou you find the Greatest examples of classic cars! You're The Untouchable of finding Beautiful fine Cars! It makes me think back to being a kid on the Southside of Chicago! When playing outside on the streets a fine car would come through the block! Everyone & everything would stop to look at the car! Kids, Moms and yes begrudgingly even the Dad's if they were home! I see a car like that! It makes me proud that it was built in the USA by hard working people that took pride in building a fine car! That they probably couldn't even afford to buy! But they dreamt about it! That is One Handsome Car!
Hi Michael, Happy to read "What a beautiful car!' :-) Glad to read you're enjoying the cars I like to share with you. "That is One Handsome Car!" I agree, Lou
Well said. Grew up on a cul de sac in the 70s I knew what car was coming just by its sound every car was unique back then. Miss the days of real usa steel, chrome bumpers steel dashes and a good exhaust tone stock. Cant get excited about the fastest of todays cars they all seem the same.
My parents have always owned old Chrysler products from the 50s and 60s. Dad still drives his 1961 Dodge Pioneer. I once owned a 1958 Plymouth. My uncle owned a 1959 DeSoto. Beautiful cars. US car manufacturers need to go back to these designs. Very pretty.
It's another great fin car for the channel, Lou! I love how the restoration turned out for Mr. Frank. The black and gold look great together. Thanks, Lou!
Beautiful restoration. Back when acres of chrome, tail fins, and whitewalls were king! That 361 likely pumps out around 350 HP? That car really has soul, which is sorely lacking of most of today's vehicles.
Hi Claiborne, Happy to share this car with "soul" with you :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Thank you so very much Lou for the opportunity to share these videos of the Forward Look cars so they are not forgotten. VIRGIL EXNER would be proud 👏.
Had the Gold with the black side sweep it was originally gold with white side sweeps , 361 with the dual quads but I added a 3/4 Race Crane Hydraulic lift cam for fun!! Amazingly large car and quite distinctive!
383 without the two 4bbls in Mom's '68 Plymouth Sport Fury. Thanks for the heads up on the introduction of the 383 in '59. Excellent workhorse (383) Chrysler Corp. motor for a lotta years; next step up from the 318 for many 60s mid-range Mopar models, across divisions (i.e. Ply/ Dodge/ Chrysler) as marketed back then.
Hi Chris, Happy to read "I always thought the De Soto was the best of Chrysler's lineup." :-) You're welcome. FYI - If you type into TH-cam search "My Car Story with Lou DeSoto" I think you'll see some other DeSoto's you'll like too, Lou
Beautiful DeSoto- love the colour combination. Great restoration and a wonderful glimpse into a different era. Thanks for sharing this classic with us Lou!
Absolutely gorgeous DeSoto. How surreal would it be to see a black DeSoto flying down the road. In 58 fuel injection was also an option. Electronics at the time prevented it from catching on
Hey Lou, It's Delightful 🎶 It's Delovely 🎵 It's DESOTO 🎶. And tell them Groucho sent you! 😉. Thanks for another great post! Still waiting for a post on 80S RWD Fifth Avenues. Saw a letter to editor in a recent Hemmings from a guy has one handed down from Dad. Can't find it but will keep looking. Might be a possibility. Believe it was in upper Midwest.
Hi Roger R, Happy to read you appreciate the style and sounds of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Morning Lou. Great video. My neighbors growing up. Had a 53 green 4dr sedan. With the Hemi at that time. He bought a different car . A 62 Pontiac 4 dr Hardtop. His 2nd son. Was basically my age. He graduated in 1969. now. He got the Desoto. He drove it. To high school. We lived in SEK He drove it 4 2 years to 2yrs college.He drove it to Topeka. To Washburn law school. Came back home . Drove it to work then . This old Desoto was flawless. His mistake was he sold it or traded it for Vega the hot rod GT. One morning he knocked on the door. His Vega would not start. I asked him about it . He had taken it to get a tune up. It had a loose wire on the distributor. I tell you this . The Old Desoto except for light maintenance. It never let him down. ❤
Built when cars had style. When I was growing up my dad knew people that owned Chrysler's and Plymouth's..But no Desoto's or Dodge's that I remember. Thanks for posting! have a blessed day!
Hi Rob, Happy to read "The interior of this beauty is wonderful! " :-) Glad to read you enjoy the "Christine" fact and appreciate Bruce taking car of this car, Lou
I love the color combination and he did a great restoration job. It looks like it just rolled off the show room floor. This is the first time I’ve seen a speedometer in a passenger car go up to 150mph.
1957-58 Exner styling was the GOAT. My absolute favourite is the 57-58 two door hardtops by Plymouth and Dodge (the roof lines were even lower than Desoto's and Chrysler's) but that Desoto is gorgeous still. Those big fins with the triple stacked tail lights 😍
Hi Ciro -, High praise :-) Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Just wow. IMO the most beautiful car of the 50's and this is from someone owning 50's cars of other makes. It really does not get better than the Forward Look and to my eye the 57-59 DeSoto is the best looker of the bunch. I had a friend with a 59 Fireflite hardtop coupe and it was amazing, the style and performance.
My brother was 13 years older than me. In 1961 when I was about 12 or so he had a 1959 Light blue/white Plymouth station wagon. Obviously wasn't the DeSoto above, but it had massivre fins and was super cool to ride in.. That was about the time I began riding my bike up Cicero Ave in Chicago where all the car dealers were, collecting car brochures. Turned me into a life long car guy with lots of fun and no regrets.
Hi PlymouthDuster225, You're right, you don't see many DeSotos at car shows. Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Uncles car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
This '58 Adventurer is a favorite in Bruce's stable of DeSotos. Not knowing to what extent the condition of the collection of boxes of parts that Bruce trucked home when he bought this beauty, it's incredible to hear him say he completed his body-off resto of this rare coupe in only 1 year! The 150 mph speedo seen in his dash was installed in Adventurers for only their 1957-1958 model years, different from the Chrysler 300 Letter Cars that presented the 150 mph speedos for years 1955-1963. So much eye candy, this car looks fabulous in black. Sweet video!
Does he have the stock cam in it? Sounds like the old Isky 280....being as it has a factory vacuum reservoir wouldnt shock me to hear its oem. WHat a classy ride, ahead of its time The exposed chrome headliner bows are flat out awesome!!
Another great episode. This car reminds me of a re-aire of an old Dodge commercial I saw from the early sixties: “You’ll really float when Dodge is your boat”. From your description of the ride, Mr. Lou, it had to be more so for the Desoto.
Hi Lou! These DeSoto Adventurers seem to keep coming out of hiding. You covered a '59 convertible just a few months back, and now this '58 hardtop! Adventurers were rare even when they were new; that is the biggest reason they're so scarce today. Seeing another Adventurer in 2023 is a one in a million chance. This car should be preserved, because I bet those unique parts are very difficult, unless you connect with a few other owners of these cars and start your own "De Soto Adventurer Owners Club." Driving one must be something else. When you and the owner took a drive, I can picture how exciting it must have been! Thanks again, Lou, for another exciting video. Hopefully you'll come across another Adventurer like this one! _(10/29/2023)_
Hi Know Bodies Full, You're right a RARE site today to see an Adventurer. It's interesting. I'll go years without seeing a certain type of car, and in a few months I'll see a few of them, and as you said, all of a sudden, they come out of hiding. You're welcome and I hope I see another one soon too, Lou
Is this the stock cam? Sounds like the ol 280...factory vac reservoir is too cool and the exposed chrome headliner bows are awesome!! Nice job on the resto no detail went unnoticed.
Hey, Lou, the Fifth Avenue I mentioned is on p. 12 of Sept 2023 Hemmings Motor News. Great story and MIGHT be a possibility for you? Always happy to be of help 😊
Yes! I was just thiMking that those fins and tail lights look MAHvelous! I saw a 1957 Chrysler Windsor a few days ago on Curbside Classics and it was very outstanding too!
Drop dead beautiful car. I love the 2-door HT roof line of the DeSotos and Chryslers much better than the Plymouth or Dodge. As a side note, the Plymouth in the movie "Christine" was a 1958 Belvedere HT, not a Fury. Why people refer to Christine as a Fury is something I do not understand.
A beautiful and incredibly rare Adventurer. Bruce has some fantastic cars with those Adventurers. Don't you just love the name...Adventurer? It kind of makes you want to hit the open road! The other car with a really cool name was the Mercury "Turnpike Cruiser" of '57 & '58. Nice work Lou & Bruce.
This car is very nice. See if anyone has a 55 or 56 DeSoto. I really liked those body styles. Those caught my eye in the movie Vertigo with Jimmy Stewart. He drove one in the movie.
Hi Jonathan, Happy to read this car brings back memories of the commercials on "You Bet Your Life" :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Hi, If you like this video, please click on SUPER THANKS ❤ with the $ in the middle which is the SUPER THANKS button under the video. Thank you! Lou
WOW ! WHAT A MAJESTIC DESOTO CAR ! ! !
High praise.
What a great looking Desoto, there again and other great Mopar, good show Lou.👍👍.
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car Philip :-)
That car looks like a dream. The backup lights are seemingly placed in the center of the taillights. DeSoto was a fine make. Chrysler let a good thing out of its sight. DeSoto, RIP.😢😢
Hi alanstrong55, "That car looks like a dream." High praise, Lou
Holy mac and cheese! Beautiful! Love DeSoto. Thanks for sharing, Lou. 👍
My pleasure sharing this one with you. You're welcome Pete's Taint.
Thanks for showing this beautiful car guys.
You're welcome.
Thank you for sharing your video of this absolutely gorgeous 1958 DeSoto !❤
Hi Capitaine Bonhomme, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this "absolutely gorgeous" car :-) You're welcome, Lou
Oh goodness gracious!
Yet another jewel. My mind is blown.
NICE!
Цікава історія про реставрацію! Чудове авто! Дякую!
HI Сергій, Happy to read you enjoy this restoration of this "Great car" :-) You're welcome, Lou
I wish more people would showcase more DeSoto's to me they were very handsome and powerful cars, my dad had a '57 Desoto Firesweep! What a car!
Hi LeAndre', If you TH-cam search "My Car Story with Lou DeSoto" I believe you'll see a few you enjoy. Glad to read this car brings back memories of your Dads car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
These cars were super cool thanks Lou.
Happy to share this "super cool" car with you. You're welcome Leroy.
That there is a damn beautiful car, I didnt know Desoto built cars like this!!
High praise :-) If you type into TH-cam search "My Car Story with Lou DeSoto" I think you'll see some others you'll like too.
That is an absolutely beautiful car!
Amazing job on the restoration. Congratulations.
High praise :-)
Beautiful car! My grandfather bought a new 55 Desoto 2dr. He died a year later and my dad purchased it from my grandmother. It had a 2bbl 272 Hemi. Not fast but very cool. I got to drive it once on the road before my dad sold it in the. 60s. I would be proud to own this car!
Hi Craig, Happy to read you enjoy this "Beautiful car!" :-) Glad to read this car brings back memories of your Grandfathers car. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
"Adventures" in Moparland! One of the absolute GOATs of Chrysler's Virgil Exner-styled Big Fins era.
NICE!
Thank you for sharing this beauty. When I was a kid back in 58, I said cars could not be this beautiful when I grew up. I was right. Back in the early 70s, I found a white/gold 1957 Adventurer in pretty good shape, the owner "almost" sold it to me for $1200 (which was quite a price for a first-year teacher making $6800) but last minute decided to keep it for his son. Sure wish he had sold it to me. My classic car is a 71 Dodge Challenger convertible. Great car, BUT a 58 Desoto would look great in my garage.... even a Fireflite. Learned to drive on Dad's 63 Fury with a Commando 361. Mopars forever.
Hi Eugene, Happy to read you have a fun car. You're right, even a Firesweep....like this one :-) th-cam.com/video/3CHM0q0fgyU/w-d-xo.html
My uncle had one of these. I can remember standing behind it and looking up at the tail lights.
Hi Zaphod's Realm, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Uncles car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Hey Lou, what an awesome rare car!! Love these '57 & '58 Chrysler products. Thanks for showing!!
Hey Tiger, Happy to read you enjoy this "what an awesome rare car!!" :-) You're welcome, Lou
Beautiful car. I love the older cars. This is back when they had artist designing these rolling works of art.
Hi Bryan, If you love the older cars, you've found the right TH-cam Channel for you :-) My pleasure sharing these "works of art" with you. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Oh yes great trim on it I do appreciate he did his best to keep original
Hi Larry, Happy to read you appreciate he kept this car original. I like that too, Lou
My parents had a 1958 Firefight 4 door hardtop. The DeSoto was my favorite family car out of all the cars my family had. My dad ordered it with factory air conditioning that also had clear polycarbonate air conditioning ducts that were on the rear package tray. It was a great car to take on vacation because of the rear a/c ducts. It was the first car they had with power everything, windows door locks, seats and transmission. After the DeSoto they bought Imperials. But no other vehicle ever looked as good as the DeSoto.
Hi Thomas, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Parents car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
My dad's ride 57 DeSoto had the hemi. He always would have some kid wanting to drag him at the stop light. Miss them both.
Hi Bruce, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dad and his car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Achingly beautiful… in and out… thanks for sharing!
Hi M H, "Achingly beautiful… in and out…" High praise! Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
This interior certainly does not disappoint... For me, the ext/int schemes harmonize perfectly. Thank you for this presentation and upload💯
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@@loucostabile Thank you for replying and commenting. And yes, did Subscribe and hit the Bell. Very good car Channel and presentations...
Beautiful car. Wonderful color combination. Yes, the styling is excessive and so is the level of gaudiness. But this is just a wonderful specimen of an era that has long disappeared. What makes it better is that it is not an SUV, CUV, or a Tesla golf cart. Thanks for sharing, Lou!
Hi ultraviolet tp, Happy to share this car with "the styling is excessive and so is the level of gaudiness." with you :-) You're welcome, Lou
It's not at all gaudy.
Yeah Lou, That factory 150 mph speedometer REALLY caught my eye and that was in '58!! Never a loss of style AND performance back then. Today's stuff is nothing but cookie cutter computer chip drudgery. Thank you for this POSITIVE eye candy!!
Yeah lonnyjaw, Happy to read what you notice with the speedometer :-) My pleasure sharing the "POSITIVE eye candy!!" with you. You're welcome, Lou
Exactly lonny! ALL cars look the same now, and are BORING! The Big 3 STOPPED using chrome bumpers in 1972. That is what made the vehicles look so good back then. Govt. regulations of course. They like to keep us 'safe'. That's why they SPRAY us like insects with poisonous chem-trails!
Pure artwork.
NICE!
Beautiful!
:-)
Mopar certainly had years where they really hit their style hi-points and to me from 55 through 58 were some of their greatest years. DeSoto for 57 and 58 to my eye were the best looking cars of those 2 years.
Hi Don, Some great looking cars for sure :-) Lou
Thanks Bruce! Amazing job. Amazing work.
Hi Tinface, Happy to read you appreciate the work done to this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Another fabulous example from the brilliant mind of Virgil Exner. I used to have a 1959 Desoto Firesweep and a 1961 Chrysler NewYorker. Tailfin heaven. Should bring them back to today's cars for some decent style 👌.
Hi Richard, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your cars :-) "Tailfin heaven" I like that. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Keep up the great work and the great cars you bring to us with their owner's UNIQUE stories!!
HI George, I appreciate the encouraging words, Lou
What a beautiful car! It's a wonder that the Dodge Corporation wasn't No. 1 in the Automotive Industry between Ford & Chevrolet in the "50's" their styling, power and the quality! Lou you find the Greatest examples of classic cars! You're The Untouchable of finding Beautiful fine Cars! It makes me think back to being a kid on the Southside of Chicago! When playing outside on the streets a fine car would come through the block! Everyone & everything would stop to look at the car! Kids, Moms and yes begrudgingly even the Dad's if they were home! I see a car like that! It makes me proud that it was built in the USA by hard working people that took pride in building a fine car! That they probably couldn't even afford to buy! But they dreamt about it! That is One Handsome Car!
Hi Michael, Happy to read "What a beautiful car!' :-) Glad to read you're enjoying the cars I like to share with you. "That is One Handsome Car!" I agree, Lou
Well said. Grew up on a cul de sac in the 70s I knew what car was coming just by its sound every car was unique back then. Miss the days of real usa steel, chrome bumpers steel dashes and a good exhaust tone stock. Cant get excited about the fastest of todays cars they all seem the same.
I miss that chrome detail they used to do back then, nice car.
....well I have good news for you. You can see all the cars with chrome you enjoy on this TH-cam Channel.
🙋♂️THANKS LOU,BRUCE,🤗 FOR SHARING A BEAUTIFUL. 🤩 RESTORATION AND THE GREAT STORY 😎💚💚💚
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) You're welcome Budget Audiophile Life-long.
Beautiful Car!
:-)
Your video 2Day.what was awesome. Beautiful Car
Happy to read you enjoy this video :-) Glad to read you enjoy the looks of this car.
Gorgeous great classic car.
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)
Beautiful and rarer then hens teeth!
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) You're right, a rare site to see today.
Fantastic futuristic car! Looks like a prototype or concept car. Exner Excellence!
Hi Dejael, Happy to read "Fantastic futuristic car!" :-) My pleasure sharing this car with you, Lou
Cars used to look different from each other. Cars used to have class. This car is a prime example! 👍
Hi Bruce, I think you're on the right TH-cam Channel for the cars you enjoy. Lou
This car captures the wild styling of the late 50’s. Beautiful!
Well said.
My parents have always owned old Chrysler products from the 50s and 60s. Dad still drives his 1961 Dodge Pioneer. I once owned a 1958 Plymouth. My uncle owned a 1959 DeSoto. Beautiful cars.
US car manufacturers need to go back to these designs. Very pretty.
Hi Loose Unit, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Parents cars & your 58 Plymouth too :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
It's another great fin car for the channel, Lou! I love how the restoration turned out for Mr. Frank. The black and gold look great together. Thanks, Lou!
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Happy to share this "great fin car" with you :-) You're welcome, Lou
Beautiful restoration. Back when acres of chrome, tail fins, and whitewalls were king! That 361 likely pumps out around 350 HP? That car really has soul, which is sorely lacking of most of today's vehicles.
Hi Claiborne, Happy to share this car with "soul" with you :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Great Desoto Lou
Thank you acts2211 :-)
Gorgeous.
Happy to read "Gorgeous." :-)
Spectacular’58 Desoto,a very rare Adventurer,painstakingly restored to perfection!
Hi S Kleeman, High praise! :-) Glad to share this car with you, Lou
@@loucostabileThanks,Lou,to you,and Bruce for sharing the views of that truly unique ‘58 Desoto Adventurer.
Thank you so very much Lou for the opportunity to share these videos of the Forward Look cars so they are not forgotten. VIRGIL EXNER would be proud 👏.
Hi Richard, You're welcome. My pleasure sharing the legacy of these great cars. Lou
Had the Gold with the black side sweep it was originally gold with white side sweeps , 361 with the dual quads but I added a 3/4 Race Crane Hydraulic lift cam for fun!! Amazingly large car and quite distinctive!
Hi George, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
383 without the two 4bbls in Mom's '68 Plymouth Sport Fury. Thanks for the heads up on the introduction of the 383 in '59. Excellent workhorse (383) Chrysler Corp. motor for a lotta years; next step up from the 318 for many 60s mid-range Mopar models, across divisions (i.e. Ply/ Dodge/ Chrysler) as marketed back then.
Hi Rodney, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Moms car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
That car is a PIECE OF ART!!!
High praise :-) I agree.
Still beautiful!
:-)
I always thought the De Soto was the best of Chrysler's lineup. Thanks, Lou.
Hi Chris, Happy to read "I always thought the De Soto was the best of Chrysler's lineup." :-) You're welcome. FYI - If you type into TH-cam search "My Car Story with Lou DeSoto" I think you'll see some other DeSoto's you'll like too, Lou
Beautiful DeSoto- love the colour combination.
Great restoration and a wonderful glimpse into a different era.
Thanks for sharing this classic with us Lou!
Hi Jeff, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) My pleasure sharing this car with you. You're welcome, Lou
Absolutely gorgeous DeSoto. How surreal would it be to see a black DeSoto flying down the road. In 58 fuel injection was also an option. Electronics at the time prevented it from catching on
Hi FUBAR Model Yard, High praise :-) My pleasure sharing this DeSoto with you, Lou
Hey Lou, It's Delightful 🎶 It's Delovely 🎵 It's DESOTO 🎶. And tell them Groucho sent you! 😉. Thanks for another great post! Still waiting for a post on 80S RWD Fifth Avenues. Saw a letter to editor in a recent Hemmings from a guy has one handed down from Dad. Can't find it but will keep looking. Might be a possibility. Believe it was in upper Midwest.
Hey RICK 0e, "It's Delightful 🎶 It's Delovely 🎵 It's DESOTO 🎶. And tell them Groucho sent you!" NICE! :-) Lou
Beautiful style and wonderful rumbly sounds.
Hi Roger R, Happy to read you appreciate the style and sounds of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Sweet machine. This is no Howard Cunningham De Soto! 😄
Happy to read "Sweet machine" :-)
That car is outstanding it's a Brand New car
Amazing
I just noticed that it has a different roofline than the Plymouth and a different rear window
Happy to read "Amazing" :-)
A wonderful classic! Keep restoring and preserving our great American cars .
Happy to share this "wonderful classic!" with you :-)
Love these big old Mopars. Thats a beautiful Desoto. You did it again. You feature the best of the best. Thanks Lou!
Hi John, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) My pleasure sharing with you. You're welcome, Lou
This was one of the most beautiful cars you've featured on your channel Lou! A definite 5 wows 😍😍😍😍😍 Thank you!
Hi motorTranz, High praise for the looks of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
It wasn't long after these classic lines in 1961 that Desoto was gone for good.
You're right. Here is the last year for DeSoto. th-cam.com/video/wUl1ahokMaY/w-d-xo.html
The styling of that car is just beautiful
Happy to read you enjoy the styling of this car :-)
Morning Lou. Great video. My neighbors growing up. Had a 53 green 4dr sedan. With the Hemi at that time. He bought a different car . A 62 Pontiac 4 dr Hardtop. His 2nd son. Was basically my age. He graduated in 1969. now. He got the Desoto. He drove it. To high school. We lived in SEK He drove it 4 2 years to 2yrs college.He drove it to Topeka. To Washburn law school. Came back home . Drove it to work then . This old Desoto was flawless. His mistake was he sold it or traded it for Vega the hot rod GT. One morning he knocked on the door. His Vega would not start. I asked him about it . He had taken it to get a tune up. It had a loose wire on the distributor. I tell you this . The Old Desoto except for light maintenance.
It never let him down. ❤
Morning Keith, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your neighbors car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Built when cars had style. When I was growing up my dad knew people that owned Chrysler's and Plymouth's..But no Desoto's or Dodge's that I remember. Thanks for posting! have a blessed day!
Hi Gerry, I agree, this car has LOTS of Style! You're welcome. Blessings received. God bless you too, Lou
The interior of this beauty is wonderful! Did not know the “Christine” fact. Interesting! This gentleman
is a great conservator of auto history.
Hi Rob, Happy to read "The interior of this beauty is wonderful! " :-) Glad to read you enjoy the "Christine" fact and appreciate Bruce taking car of this car, Lou
Awesome car
Happy to read "Awesome car" :-)
What a beautiful "brand new" 1958 Adventurer.
HI Stephen, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) You're right it looks brand new, Lou
Has a better looking shape than the '58-'59 GM ones with their wide bathtub car bodies.
Hi Gail, Thanks for viewing and sharing, Lou
I love the color combination and he did a great restoration job. It looks like it just rolled off the show room floor. This is the first time I’ve seen a speedometer in a passenger car go up to 150mph.
Hi Czech Mate, You're right, this one looks showroom new. Thanks for sharing the details you notice, Lou
1957-58 Exner styling was the GOAT. My absolute favourite is the 57-58 two door hardtops by Plymouth and Dodge (the roof lines were even lower than Desoto's and Chrysler's) but that Desoto is gorgeous still. Those big fins with the triple stacked tail lights 😍
Hi Ciro -, High praise :-) Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
I ❤️ Christine!
Absolutely fabulous ❤
High praise :-)
Just wow. IMO the most beautiful car of the 50's and this is from someone owning 50's cars of other makes. It really does not get better than the Forward Look and to my eye the 57-59 DeSoto is the best looker of the bunch. I had a friend with a 59 Fireflite hardtop coupe and it was amazing, the style and performance.
Hi Steve, Happy to read "Just wow" :-) Lou
My brother was 13 years older than me. In 1961 when I was about 12 or so he had a 1959 Light blue/white Plymouth station wagon. Obviously wasn't the DeSoto above, but it had massivre fins and was super cool to ride in.. That was about the time I began riding my bike up Cicero Ave in Chicago where all the car dealers were, collecting car brochures. Turned me into a life long car guy with lots of fun and no regrets.
Hi Chris & Rolf, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Brothers Wagon :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Beautiful car Lou don't see many Desoto at car shows. My Uncle had a 57 Desoto in the 1960s
Hi PlymouthDuster225, You're right, you don't see many DeSotos at car shows. Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Uncles car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
This '58 Adventurer is a favorite in Bruce's stable of DeSotos. Not knowing to what extent the condition of the collection of boxes of parts that Bruce trucked home when he bought this beauty, it's incredible to hear him say he completed his body-off resto of this rare coupe in only 1 year! The 150 mph speedo seen in his dash was installed in Adventurers for only their 1957-1958 model years, different from the Chrysler 300 Letter Cars that presented the 150 mph speedos for years 1955-1963. So much eye candy, this car looks fabulous in black. Sweet video!
Hi Noel, I can see why this would be a favorite in a car collection. Thanks for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
Does he have the stock cam in it? Sounds like the old Isky 280....being as it has a factory vacuum reservoir wouldnt shock me to hear its oem. WHat a classy ride, ahead of its time
The exposed chrome headliner bows are flat out awesome!!
Another great episode. This car reminds me of a re-aire of an old Dodge commercial I saw from the early sixties: “You’ll really float when Dodge is your boat”. From your description of the ride, Mr. Lou, it had to be more so for the Desoto.
Hi Donald, Happy to read you enjoy this episode :-) This one floats right along, Lou
Hi Lou! These DeSoto Adventurers seem to keep coming out of hiding. You covered a '59 convertible just a few months back, and now this '58 hardtop! Adventurers were rare even when they were new; that is the biggest reason they're so scarce today. Seeing another Adventurer in 2023 is a one in a million chance. This car should be preserved, because I bet those unique parts are very difficult, unless you connect with a few other owners of these cars and start your own "De Soto Adventurer Owners Club."
Driving one must be something else. When you and the owner took a drive, I can picture how exciting it must have been!
Thanks again, Lou, for another exciting video. Hopefully you'll come across another Adventurer like this one! _(10/29/2023)_
Hi Know Bodies Full, You're right a RARE site today to see an Adventurer. It's interesting. I'll go years without seeing a certain type of car, and in a few months I'll see a few of them, and as you said, all of a sudden, they come out of hiding. You're welcome and I hope I see another one soon too, Lou
I need one everyone would give me thumbs up and girls would go crazy.
....hope you're behind the wheel of the right one for you soon.
Chrysler was full of style and technical innovation in the 50's. Compare the styling of this to a 58 Impala...I'd take this. Thanks Lou.
Hi Mike, Happy to you enjoy the style of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
Is this the stock cam? Sounds like the ol 280...factory vac reservoir is too cool and the exposed chrome headliner bows are awesome!! Nice job on the resto no detail went unnoticed.
Hi port nut, Hmmm, I think it is the stock cam (I thought I asked that, maybe not). Happy to read you enjoy the work done on this restoration. Lou
Nice oldie.
...just the way we like it :-)
Hey, Lou, the Fifth Avenue I mentioned is on p. 12 of Sept 2023 Hemmings Motor News. Great story and MIGHT be a possibility for you? Always happy to be of help 😊
Hey RICK 0e, If I see one and the Caretaker is willing to share, you'll see it too, Lou
Start up sounds fabulous Lou!!
Hi Popie, Happy to read you enjoy the sounds of this car :-) Lou
361 w/2 4barrels and 10.25:1 comp ratio was good for 345 HP. This sounds like it's slightly cammed up so probably a little more than factory.
So, it never passes a gas station???
"This sounds like it's slightly cammed up" NICE!
Definitely cammed and nice mufflers.
Love the back of those cars! Superb! And that exhaust note is a symphony. Would've loved seeing the second 4bbl kick in.
Yes! I was just thiMking that those fins and tail lights look MAHvelous! I saw a 1957 Chrysler Windsor a few days ago on Curbside Classics and it was very outstanding too!
@@mr.blackhawk142 My uncle had a Dodge Royal, I stood behind it and gawked.
Hi Mark, Happy to read "Love the back of those cars! Superb!" :-) Lou
Nice 😀
:-)
Bruce's Desoto is a great example of a rare limited series w/ unique only features that the 50's offered...Spring Colors et. Thanks Lou.
Hi CJ Design, Happy to share this car with you :-) You're welcome, Lou
Drop dead beautiful car. I love the 2-door HT roof line of the DeSotos and Chryslers much better than the Plymouth or Dodge.
As a side note, the Plymouth in the movie "Christine" was a 1958 Belvedere HT, not a Fury. Why people refer to Christine as a Fury is something I do not understand.
Hi Al S., Happy to read "Drop dead beautiful car." :-) Lou
That gold and white combo must have looked superb. I can picture it.
Looked like this. th-cam.com/video/JeKSWiwSPTc/w-d-xo.html
A beautiful and incredibly rare Adventurer. Bruce has some fantastic cars with those Adventurers. Don't you just love the name...Adventurer? It kind of makes you want to hit the open road! The other car with a really cool name was the Mercury "Turnpike Cruiser" of '57 & '58. Nice work Lou & Bruce.
Hi Randy, Happy to take this one on the road with Bruce and share it with you :-) Lou
Bliss on wheels, and a fabulous refurbish.
"Bliss on wheels, and a fabulous refurbish" Happy to read you enjoy this car :-)
This car is very nice. See if anyone has a 55 or 56 DeSoto. I really liked those body styles. Those caught my eye in the movie Vertigo with Jimmy Stewart. He drove one in the movie.
I think it was a '56 Firedome.
Hi T. Watterson, Happy to read "This car is very nice' :-) Lou
@@stephenholland5930 that's right. I couldn't remember the name firedome. Those were elegant, smooth, looking body styles.
Wow, talk about a car from the Fifties. The only things missing are Mel’s Drive-in and some burgers and shakes.
NICE!
Me gusta el carro está muy bonito
Hi Jose, Happy to read you like this car and it's very nice :-) Lou
I know you don't do this, but it would be nice to see a video of the restoration. Such a great car.
Hi Pete, LOT'S OF EDITING for that kind of a video, Lou
Or at least a BEFORE and AFTER photo.
Option missed
Power windows
Power seat
Desoto.for 58
See it at your
Desoto Dealer.now😊
NICE !
I watched Groucho Marx You Bet Your Life all summer and I saw him and George Fenneman doing commercials for this car.
Hi Jonathan, Happy to read this car brings back memories of the commercials on "You Bet Your Life" :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou