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1959 DeSoto Adventurer $63950 or offer Bellevue Washington
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Posted 2014-09-13 6:38 PM (#456190)
Subject: 1959 DeSoto Adventurer $63950 or offer Bellevue Washington



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Restored 1959 DeSoto Adventurer Hardtop. Black / Gold exterior, "Fashion Vogue" white/gold/black interior, 383ci/350hp V8, dual 4BBL carbs, 3-speed Torqueflite automatic, swivel front seat, factory heater, power windows, push-button AM radio and more. Older professional restoration, engine rebuilt in 2013, all-original drivetrain.
Based on the upscale Fireflite series, the DeSoto Adventurer was the most luxurious offering from DeSoto, with a myriad of features and options available to the discerning customer. Available as a two-door hardtop or two-door convertible, the Adventurer was built on Chrysler's 126" wheelbase, with a near-limousine-length body that stretched 220" from nose to tail. As the halo car for the DeSoto marque, the Adventurer was outfitted with a number of state-of-the-art features like standard swivel seats and a load-leveling rear air suspension to compliment a "Torsion-Aire" torsion bar front suspension and provide the smoothest of rides. Adventurers were available with just one engine choice -- a dual 4BBL 383ci V8. The Adventurer V8 featured high-lift cams and was factory-rated at 350hp. All Adventurers were built with a 3-speed Torqueflite automatic with push-button control.
The Adventurer seen here is the product of an older restoration that still shows in excellent condition. It was purchased from a private California collection by a vintage Chrysler enthusiast, who then imported the car to Canada to add to his collection in Kelowna, British Columbia. The engine was rebuilt in in 2013 in B.C. before the car was re-imported to the U.S. and ultimately arriving here at Park Place LTD. This Adventurer retains an all-original drivetrain to compliment the correct engine, including the 3-speed Torqueflite automatic. The body shows is well-cared for condition with excellent panel fit and gaps, excellent brightwork, correct gold wheel covers and white wall tires.
Inside the cabin, this Adventurer showcases a correct tri-color Black/White/Gold "Fashion Vogue" interior with tri-color seats and nylon "Casino Corde" fabric. The standard-for-an-Adventurer swivel front seats work as designed, and the interior also features the correct push-button AM radio, optional Automatic Headlight Beam Changer, "Sure-Grip" steering wheel, factory heater and day/night MirrorMatic rear-view mirror.
Although the Adventurer, and its Fireflite, Firedome and and Firesweep cousins were some of the most upscale models available, DeSoto would ultimately be folded by Chrysler in 1960 due to low sales. This 1959 Adventurer is one of only 590h hardtops that were built in 1959, making it a very rare example indeed. Stop by the Park Place LTD showroom in Bellevue, WA or call 425.562.1000 for more information.



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d500neil
Posted 2014-09-13 8:50 PM (#456202 - in reply to #456190)
Subject: Re: 1959 DeSoto Adventurer $63950 or offer Bellevue Washington



Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil!

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Location: bishop, ca		Very fairly priced; the $63.9K represents a high auction bid of about $58,000.00, plus 10% buyer's commission....plus
the buyer would be potentially saving the other logistics costs in either being at the auction and/or arranging to ship
the car from the site (and with no particular discount being offered by the shipping company...which has its own Overhead to
cover, by its being at the auction site for X-days....)




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