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- 1956 Desoto Firedome Sportsman 2 Door Hard Top. 85k original miles, original interior, glass, and chrome. One of only 4,589 built in 1956. Original and rare color combination. History: Purchased new by J.M. Dean in Glendale CA from Dealer #36809. I was the 4th owner. I made many bolt on modifications to make it a more reliable and enjoyable to drive. 330 ci S23 Hemi with 230 HP and a push button automatic. Official pace car of the 1956 Indy 500. In a conspiracy the Desoto was not allowed to run in the Daytona 500 in 1956 because it was faster than its big brother the Chrysler 300 which won for the 3rd consecutive year. As a pay back the Desoto was allowed to be the pace car for the Indy 500 that same year. Desoto President L. Irving Woolson drove the car and set a pace car speed record.
I don't think there will ever be a era with car designs as nice as the 1950s.
Brilliant car and an even better restoration. A true artist at work.
With the help you received from the little fellow, it's no wonder it turned out so well. I did like the new dash, it looks very much a factory original item, it's so well finished and fitted.
I own this little beauty now polished up and cruising
DeSoto cars had a lot of beautiful colors and combinations of colors back then. It must've been Chrysler Corp's fashion line.
FumariVI absolutely I just bought one unfortunately it’s just a parts car for my channel
1956 DeSotos have always been one of my favorites.
Really nice! The wires are definitely the coolest look
I had a blue white one.Great car.
William schlenger I just bought a blue and white one but it’s a parts car unfortunately
LOVE THIS CAR
MY GRANDFATHER HAD. THE PURPLE/BLACK. 2DR.
RAN IT TO THE GROUND
I had a blue&white one.I loved it.Wish I still had it.Top of the line😊😊
William schlenger just bought a blue one bit it’s unfortunately a parts car
The very last DeSoto my late parents had was a 1956 Fireflite sedan, moss green & white. Had Chrysler continued making DeSotos after 1961, my late parents would have coninued buying them. I have seen a few 1955 DeSotos in the San Diego area when I had lived there. My late parents told me that if I would have been in a higher income bracket that I should have bought the 1955 Fireflite sedan.
what a beautiful job.
Sean0526a he did a wonderful job I wish I could save mine like his
Beautiful car!
AWESOME. GREAT SHOWING. THANK U
Lotza work! Nice job. I had 2 of these in the 60s
Beautiful!! (with the wires and whitewalls)
Magnificent job.
I'm watching Vertigo which got me here. That's the car James Stewart was following Kim Novak around in up in San Francisco. I kept Googling 56 New Yorker which does look similar but then I paused movie trying to hone in on the front name it had 6 letters then like a dumby it came back to me, DeSoto! And they weren't Dodge DeSoto either back then DeSoto branched off as its own car right? Sorta like Continental branched from Lincoln around that same time. That was an era that'll never be well surpassed.
beautiful! we had one like this when I was a tyke, only it was yellow and gray and don't know what motor it had. brought back some memories!
A lot of your modifications probably lower the collector value of the car but the upgraded brakes, alternator etc. make the drivability & safety & total enjoyment of this car better. You did it your way and I respect that, All in all a beautiful car!
+4thstooge I can appreciate that trade off. Since this car was so rare I made it a point only to make modifications that were bolt on. Any serious collector could always return to stock but drivability would be extremely comprimised and I built it to enjoy driving.
Excellent job on restoration. 👍🏻👍🏻
William schlenger yes he did a great job I wish I could save mine
Hey there, really nice work. I have a 56 DeSoto Adventurer, been slowly fixing her up. Haven't rebuilt the engine yet but i'm looking forward to it. Love the stance and wheels. Nice job!
Chapeau ! 😀
Do you know the name of this song?
great job -well done!
I’ve been restoring 1955 Desotos for 20 years. Your very talented, great job! How does one get a hold of you to ask some detailed questions.....
James
A REAL HONEY OF A CAR. WOULD TO OWN & CRUISE ONE
Wow. Well, I'm seriously impressed man. I loved the way you put that film together. I'm sure the busy music helped. But mostly I am impressed by your ingenuity. Its a wonderful way to be and the RESULTS ! Fabulous and very clever of your son to do all the real hard work to fix this car up like he did, = )
In 1955 and 1956, DeSoto offered a 2-door Sportsman Hardtop in Firedome, and Fireflite models, it has a Hemi V-8 engine. 2-door hardtop is getting popular than its Predecessor (previous years). For 1956 DeSoto, 2-door hardtop sell more than a 4-door hardtop version.
Love yellow!
You have some nice cars, I checked them out. thanks for the upload
Thank you for sharing your beautiful car. Are those Grandpa's apprentices? That's best of all.
Iron American Dream on TH-cam.
beautiful
gusneaker, I hear you on the new wheels, I was going for an old school look but I could not get the wire wheels to stop vibrating at highway speed so they had to go.
Pink and White
I named HER
Norma Jean aka
Marilyn Monroe
too bad I didn't have a garage I have had quite a car collection already.
Absolutely Fabulous , what displacement on the motor ?
Everything went ok until the new wheels showed up :-(
yeah it looked better with the old, and hell it looked like it should be called the Dick Tracy Mobile with its color scheme too lol
SWEET!!!
My brother had a black and white 56
Alan Sklenar just bought a blue and white 56 fireflite on my channel but it’s a parts car
Well, it WAS a nice car.
Very nice ride, we just didn't know back then, what we were going through or I would have bought a few cars to put in a Barn. This era will never come again. In today's world, spending a bucket of money, on a ride that might you have to push down the street, because gasoline is a thing of yesterday, is the new WORRY,,,,
Mr Pool Player too true and unfortunately most of this younger generation doesn’t have the respect for classics like the older generation does
I really really like this car but that air cleaner has to go.
Find an original for the love of god.
The original wheels are fine. Wheels look good on some cars just not on Desotos.
Beautiful car. Do you still have it?
Pop Culture Addict I have one on my channel if you need any parts
How much you selling it for?
Very nice! The new wheels didn’t help at all!
Nice wire wheels, it looks like they are reversed a little.Too bad you could not get a good ride with them.
Randall Frank I’ve got some original wheels he could have if he got back to me I bought a 56 Fireflite parts car on my channel
How about the mastercylinder, did You use a NY -69 there too or what??
Corvette style master cylinder and 7" booster, pretty common hotrod set up.
Didn't the 56 Desoto's have a generator instead of an alternator
Alan Sklenar I don’t think so but I could be wrong the motor was pulled out of mine
Get stock wheel covers and it will look better
Aww no oil bath air cleaner good car tho
New wheels are hideous.
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