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mstrug
Posted 2018-09-27 9:06 PM (#570837)
Subject: 59 Sportsman



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https://www.ebay.com/itm/DeSoto-Firedome-Sportsman/163144126753?hash...
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drosera88
Posted 2018-09-28 6:43 AM (#570856 - in reply to #570837)
Subject: Re: 59 Sportsman



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I thought only 2 door hardtops had the 'Sportsman' name.
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56D500boy
Posted 2018-09-28 8:17 AM (#570861 - in reply to #570856)
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drosera88 - 2018-09-28 6:43 AM
I thought only 2 door hardtops had the 'Sportsman' name.


Nope.

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jboymechanic
Posted 2018-09-28 10:17 AM (#570864 - in reply to #570837)
Subject: Re: 59 Sportsman



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So "Sportsman" = hardtop? Pretty car, price seems fairly reasonable.
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56D500boy
Posted 2018-09-28 11:07 AM (#570866 - in reply to #570864)
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jboymechanic - 2018-09-28 10:17 AM

So "Sportsman" = hardtop?


I guess. In the same way, for Dodge, Lancer = hardtop (2dr or 4 dr) (at least from 56 to 59).

Not this:

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Phil_the_frenchie
Posted 2018-09-28 11:29 AM (#570868 - in reply to #570837)
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jboymechanic
Posted 2018-09-28 2:52 PM (#570875 - in reply to #570837)
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For Imperials, South Hampton = Hardtop.
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Powerflite
Posted 2018-09-28 8:19 PM (#570883 - in reply to #570837)
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Imperial: Southampton = Hardtop
Chrysler: Newport = Hardtop (definition canceled in '57, and it became a separate model in '61)
DeSoto: Sportsman = Hardtop
Dodge: Lancer = Hardtop (definition canceled in '60 and it became a separate model in '61)
Plymouth: Sport or Special, but no badge to denote it.

Edited by Powerflite 2018-09-28 8:34 PM
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