Posted 2017-11-16 4:47 AM (#552382) Subject: 57 Desoto 'El Camino'
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Location: San Antonio TX
Looks interesting. Is this an old flower car/hearse or just a one-off custom? Looks like it was a wagon so I am gonna guess it was probably a custom. Considering that it's already cut up, I'd buy it and keep it as a truck. The only thing that really looks bad is the rear wall of the cab; fabricate a new rear cab wall that matches the Desoto styling and it could be a pretty good looking custom.
Posted 2017-11-16 11:22 AM (#552397 - in reply to #552382) Subject: Re: 57 Desoto 'El Camino'
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I wonder if it has the original drive train? It has a different steering column in it including an automatic on the column gear selector. Wouldn't be surprised to find a GM drive train in it.
Posted 2017-11-16 1:13 PM (#552408 - in reply to #552388) Subject: Re: 57 Desoto 'El Camino'
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It was a Firesweep wagon, impossible to tell at this point if it was a Shopper (6p) or Explorer (9p). Safe to assume that the original drivetrain is long-gone, with that '69ish Mopar column shifter in place.
Yes, it absolutely needs a roof-ectomy because that one is really crude and ugly. Fortunately roof panels are easy to come by and would help this one a great deal.
Marc (mstrug) is always photoshopping short roofs onto FL cars; this is his chance to build a real one!