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Location: northern germany | not mine. rare export version, was on ebay some time ago. parked over 30 years due to an accident. look at that interior! i hope the buyer appreciates this time capsule. it only needs a new front clip and a v8 drivetrain. note bent prop shaft.
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil!
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Location: bishop, ca | That's the standard 60 Dart upholstery cloth.....but, what were 'they' thinking, when they selected that rectilinear pattern
to go with the gentle curves of the seat trim???
The upholstery's visual effect is just jarring; it makes no sense.
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Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | Interesting time capsule, indeed..... you think they could have at least stored it with the windows rolled up.
This is the first time I've seen the interior on a 60 Diplomat. It's interesting they used the DeSoto Dash board,
which is a modified 60 Dodge dash board, but they used the Dodge steering wheel, rather than the DeSoto wheel.
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Location: Ocala, Florida | Hey I know who this went to! They already started the resto! |
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Location: Iowa USA | I know someone that is trying to find a 1961 Desoto Diplomat. His dad had one as a child and would like to find another like it.
If anyone knows where to find one let me know and I will pass on the information!
A few photos of 1960 Diplomats for reference.
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Location: Christchurch, New Zealand | One went up for sale here in New Zealand 22K not long back exactly the same as the bottom pic red Desoto
and of course right hand drive ....................... |
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Location: WHEELING,WV.>>>HOME OF WWVA | seems kinda odd to see no badging on the glove box door ------------------------------------------------------later |
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Location: northern germany | The Chrysler Kid - 2014-03-17 9:50 PM
Hey I know who this went to! They already started the resto!
so who outbid me? no, i'm happy it didn't went to a sofa idiot. did it stay in germany??? |
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Location: Pau, S-W France | What are the helicoidal springs + bellow on the rear end ? Air suspension (for towing) ? |
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Location: Northen Virginia | wonder the miles on this car, i can see the brake pedal is a bit worn. |
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Location: Arizona | Using my brake pedal as a guide, this car has about 90K on it. |
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Location: northern germany | is that a 8-3/4 rear end? i heard all export mopars got hd suspension and this one got an extra leaf on each side. so if this is a 8-3/4 was it standard with 6 cylinders and part of the hd package? does somebody know if it stayed in germany? |
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Location: little rock, AR | I think that is a swivel seat |
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Location: WHEELING,WV.>>>HOME OF WWVA | wonder why the key pad doesn't match the switch -------------------------------------------------------------later |
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| Phil_the_frenchie - 2014-03-25 9:32 AM
What are the helicoidal springs + bellow on the rear end ? Air suspension (for towing) ?
That looks very much like the 1959 style of air-ride rear suspension. |
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| Ian wrote:
This is the first time I've seen the interior on a 60 Diplomat. It's interesting they used the DeSoto Dash board,
which is a modified 60 Dodge dash board, but they used the Dodge steering wheel, rather than the DeSoto wheel.
This is a great example of just how interchangeable major components were to enable "badge engineering". When these cars were built in Windsor, they got the Plymouth I/P and the rectangular steering wheel.
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Location: Christchurch, New Zealand | NZ Desoto ............ Looks like the Plymouth dash
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Location: Iowa USA | Wagon version 1960 Desoto Diplomat.
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