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 1958 Desoto Firedome ConvertibleModerators: ronbo97 Jump to page : 1 Now viewing page 1 [50 messages per page] | View previous thread :: View next thread |
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Expert Posts: 1728     Location: Fleetwood, Pa | |||
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| 60crossram |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 836 Location: Layton, Utah | |||
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| Doctor DeSoto |
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  Location: Parts Unknown | I feel relieved I already have a similar car. I would hate to take on a $2000+ monthly finance payment like that.  | ||
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| Lancer Mike |
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Location: The Mile High City | Man-o-man! If you ran Gary Guidinger's car into my car - they wouldn't be worth that much smashed together!  Edited by Lancer Mike 2014-11-06 6:06 PM | ||
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| sidesho_bob1961 |
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Expert Posts: 1728 Location: Fleetwood, Pa | At least they could do is throw in a travel trailer. That way you could justify the mortgage payments......  Edited by sidesho_bob1961 2014-11-06 12:10 PM | ||
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| Lancer Mike |
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Location: The Mile High City | Asking $$$ is one thing, getting it is another. Didn't Alan Faltus recently sell his? As I recall, he was asking $125,000 ish +/- and didn't sell it on eBay although sold it through another conduit. They are both outstanding cars, but even if prices were equal, I would choose Faltus' car over this one. It is better. Maybe it's those AACA award medallions. I need to get me some of those!  | ||
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| imopar380 |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7207 Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | |||
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| The Chrysler Kid |
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Expert Posts: 1384 Location: Ocala, Florida | |||
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| Lancer Mike |
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Location: The Mile High City | |||
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| 57Kelii |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 692 Location: Los Angeles, California | |||
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| Lancer Mike |
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Location: The Mile High City | The Chrysler Kid - 2014-11-06 12:46 PM This went through Auctions America and sold for about 110,000 less. I think it sold for $192,500 out-the-door. Here's your original post, Randy. Brad Jones kept track of the auction and reported back on the sale price: http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=53915&posts=50&highlight=58 desoto convertible&highlightmode=1#M455098 Edited by Lancer Mike 2014-11-06 6:09 PM | ||
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| Lancer Mike |
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Location: The Mile High City | In thinking about that more, we know the purchase price - but we don't know all the extras. They may have to get pretty close to the $250,000 asking price to squeeze a profit out of it. Risky business! | ||
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| The Chrysler Kid |
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Expert Posts: 1384 Location: Ocala, Florida | |||
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| Lancer Mike |
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Location: The Mile High City | This car (currently for sale) looks terrific in its current colors Spruce Green with a Willow Green sweep. The data tag shows it was once Spanish Gold with a black sweep and a black top - that would have been interesting to see too. I don't think I have seen another '58 De Soto in Spanish Gold - a little more yellow to it than Adventurer Gold by the look of the paint chips. 636 is the red vinyl bolsters with tan fabric interior - that might have looked a little funky with the gold and black. Edited by Lancer Mike 2014-11-07 10:40 AM (1958-Desoto-pg01.jpg) Attachments ----------------  1958-Desoto-pg01.jpg (109KB - 190 downloads) | ||
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| soiouz |
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Expert Posts: 3480 Location: Montreal, Canada | Lancer Mike - 2014-11-07 10:30 AM This car (currently for sale) looks terrific in its current colors Spruce Green with a Willow Green sweep. The data tag shows it was once Spanish Gold with a black sweep and a black top - that would have been interesting to see too. I don't think I have seen another '58 De Soto in Spanish Gold - a little more yellow to it than Adventurer Gold by the look of the paint chips. 636 is the red vinyl bolsters with tan fabric interior - that might have looked a little funky with the gold and black. I really like the two tone green this DeSoto convertible wears right now, but that Gold, Black with Red and Tan colour combo must have been fantastic! You gotta love the 50's for those crazy colour matches! My own car was a bit funky with the Green and Yellow exterior and Black and White interior!.. But it does not beat my friend's 58 Plymouth Savoy's original colours: Coral and Beige exterior with a two tone green interior!! | ||
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| Doctor DeSoto |
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| Lancer Mike |
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Location: The Mile High City | Interestingly, the fabric book (special thanks to Bob Hamilton) shows the red and tan - warm gray, but also indicates that the UAU paint should go with either the gray or green interiors! UAU isn't listed with the red interior - so put that in your pipe and smoke it! (fabric 600 series interiors Firedome convertible.jpg) Attachments ---------------- fabric 600 series interiors Firedome convertible.jpg (210KB - 183 downloads) | ||
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| Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | I was having a "WTF ?" moment, and then realized those were FIREDOME fabrics, and they are different from the Fireflite fabrics .... so that leads me to wonder how much variation the Fireflite fabrics had for color ? I am having a hard time pulling up a visual of anything but grey cloth with the various colored bolsters. One of my early fin era car mentors was really into the oddities of production and special order stuff, causing me, in turn, to be aware of such things and how the process of special ordering worked. It was something of a pat "policy" to standardize colors and combinations to promote a fleet of cars out there with some sense of design worked into them, as a lot of people have no design sense whatsoever. More that we might think ! But there remained a special order override for those who absolutely insisted on bad mismatches and horrid combinations ! I am really amazed by the Spanish Gold and red interior combo on this car. That is a serious clash of toning ! But somebody obviously insisted on doing it ! I can easily see a 58 DeSoto like mine in Spanish Gold and Charcoal with a grey and black interior like my old NY'er, but I don't think DeSoto really offered a black-based fabric, did they ? Wouldn't it be fun to hear the story behind that yellow and red car ?  | ||
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| Lancer Mike |
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Location: The Mile High City | Must have been a 49er's fan! Here are the Fireflite fabrics (again, special thanks to Bob Hamilton). I see what you mean about the (cool) gray fabric...although there still are a few colors available! Edited by Lancer Mike 2014-11-07 4:48 PM (Desoto Colors and Fabrics Book 8.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Desoto Colors and Fabrics Book 8.jpg (102KB - 189 downloads) | ||
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| Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | |||
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| Lancer Mike |
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Location: The Mile High City | |||
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