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chevycam77
Posted 2009-01-30 6:24 AM (#161071)
Subject: 1959 Desoto Diplomat station wagon 2doors


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I want to introduce my 1959 Desoto.

I don't know how post photos. You can see it in my galery.

I will put other photos when i wille work on it



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chevycam77
Posted 2009-01-30 6:33 AM (#161072 - in reply to #161071)
Subject: Re: 1959 Desoto Diplomat station wagon 2doors


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Location: Belgium		Finally, i find the way to put photo !!!
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Resurrector
Posted 2009-01-30 9:45 AM (#161076 - in reply to #161072)
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Awesome, a "Ploto!" That is a very cool looking car...was that sold in Belgium or is it an import? I thought Plymouth-Desoto hybrids were only sold in Australia?
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FinFury57
Posted 2009-01-30 9:54 AM (#161077 - in reply to #161076)
Subject: Re: 1959 Desoto Diplomat station wagon 2doors



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58dodgeregent - 2009-01-30 4:45 PM

Awesome, a "Ploto!" That is a very cool looking car...was that sold in Belgium or is it an import? I thought Plymouth-Desoto hybrids were only sold in Australia?


No, no. They were available through out the Western Europe (and for example South-Africa too) - alng with the Dodge Kingsways. We did not get the Regents, Mayfair etc. line Plodges.
I have a '57 four door sedan (still dismantled in the back of the shed :() .
There are a couple Diplomats in these pictures from last summer:
http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=21805&...

And here is one that I went to see some time back:
http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=4212&p...

Again, fine '59 wagon you have there. That really is a rare car. I have only seen one '59 Diplomat in person before (a 4d sedan once again).


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57burb
Posted 2009-01-30 12:08 PM (#161093 - in reply to #161077)
Subject: Re: 1959 Desoto Diplomat station wagon 2doors



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Posted 2009-01-30 1:31 PM (#161097 - in reply to #161071)
Subject: RE: 1959 Desoto Diplomat station wagon 2doors



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Posted 2009-01-30 4:25 PM (#161122 - in reply to #161071)
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chevycam77
Posted 2009-01-30 4:35 PM (#161125 - in reply to #161122)
Subject: Re: 1959 Desoto Diplomat station wagon 2doors


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Location: Belgium		I confirm that is a Belgian car.

I'll give you the informations about the identification plate in fews days. And maybe a photo of the rear light.
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d500neil
Posted 2009-01-30 5:08 PM (#161130 - in reply to #161125)
Subject: Re: 1959 Desoto Diplomat station wagon 2doors



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Posted 2009-01-30 6:22 PM (#161135 - in reply to #161130)
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Posted 2009-01-30 6:30 PM (#161139 - in reply to #161071)
Subject: Re: 1959 Desoto Diplomat station wagon 2doors



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Posted 2009-01-31 4:25 AM (#161203 - in reply to #161139)
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Location: Grenoble - France		Here is your twin sister wagon ! This one is black as well, and is located in France. The French one is also manual transmission, no radio etc etc ...
Note the color difference on the upper dash.


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chevycam77
Posted 2009-01-31 4:55 AM (#161205 - in reply to #161071)
Subject: Re: 1959 Desoto Diplomat station wagon 2doors


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Location: Belgium		Hello,

Have you other photos about this car?

I'm looking for technical information about this, could you help me?

Ps it's more easy in french for me!!!!
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Imp58Alpes
Posted 2009-01-31 5:17 AM (#161206 - in reply to #161205)
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Here is another one. Encounter of the Twin Sister?



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chevycam77
Posted 2009-01-31 5:36 AM (#161207 - in reply to #161071)
Subject: Re: 1959 Desoto Diplomat station wagon 2doors


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Location: Belgium		COOL really the same car!!!!
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d500neil
Posted 2009-01-31 3:16 PM (#161255 - in reply to #161071)
Subject: Re: 1959 Desoto Diplomat station wagon 2doors



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Location: bishop, ca		Clerbois, & Frederic, can you guys post some more images of your cars' interiors so that we could compare their
appearances and conditions?

It seems that the only major difference between you cars is the color of the dash uppe panel. The upholstery
colors are probably the same style.

It IS a small MoPar world, nowadays.





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Windsor59
Posted 2009-01-31 3:24 PM (#161257 - in reply to #161255)
Subject: Re: 1959 Desoto Diplomat station wagon 2doors



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Posted 2009-02-01 4:18 AM (#161291 - in reply to #161071)
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Location: Australia		fabulous!! love the canadian crossbreds... here in australia we never had the canadian style crossbreds but we had aussie assembled '58 desoto firesweep, plymouths, dodges, and '59's also, im pretty sure they were the same as the US cars but had dodge dash and were factory RHD. my dad has a aussie delivered '58 desoto, 1 of 91... the aussie assembled cars were built in very low production numbers... thats about all i can shed light on... the canadian/ export cars really facinating, im reading a book on the canadian FWDlooks at the moment... cheers adriana

ps. there is a '59 plodge wagon over here though which must have been imported at one stage...
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Posted 2009-02-01 7:39 AM (#161297 - in reply to #161291)
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Location: Bjorneborg, Finland		>>fabulous!! love the canadian crossbreds...

I bet this Diplomat wagon came from Detroit, Michigan, US.. as most other export models OR an assembly plant in Antwerp, Belgium. Though, some 4-dr Diplos were assembled in Windsor, Ontario.

There is also a '59 2-dr Wagon in Finland, but it's a Kingsway..

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Posted 2009-02-01 9:49 AM (#161307 - in reply to #161291)
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fabulous!! love the canadian crossbreds... here in australia we never had the canadian style crossbreds but we had aussie assembled '58 desoto firesweep, plymouths, dodges, and '59's also, im pretty sure they were the same as the US cars but had dodge dash and were factory RHD. my dad has a aussie delivered '58 desoto, 1 of 91... the aussie assembled cars were built in very low production numbers... thats about all i can shed light on... the canadian/ export cars really facinating, im reading a book on the canadian FWDlooks at the moment... cheers adriana

ps. there is a '59 plodge wagon over here though which must have been imported at one stage...


Adriana, what's the name of that book and how do you like it so far? Does it seem accurate? Sounds like someting I'd enjoy!
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Posted 2009-02-01 3:04 PM (#161337 - in reply to #161307)
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Kudos to you folks that struggle with your posts in English.

We have plenty of folks here in the States that refuse to speak English ! Your efforts are a nice change of pace and add a little "flavor" to the mix. Most times it is perfectly easy to understand what you are trying to say.

Thanks for the effort. Your posts are greatly enjoyed for NOT being perfect.

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Posted 2009-02-01 5:21 PM (#161351 - in reply to #161071)
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Posted 2009-02-01 6:34 PM (#161357 - in reply to #161071)
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Location: Iowa USA		I took a look and I do not have a scan of the 59 Brochure on my computer and my literature is burried while I do some remodeling in my daughters room.

Most of the Diplomats that I have run across were made in Detroit. Like the 58 Convertible here in Iowa was originally exported to Hawaii.
The trim tag on the cowl will verify the location of manufacture. Both the wagons are rare and vary greatly from American models. We could not get 2 door wagons and the last 6 cylinder Desoto (other than fleet ordered cars for taxi service) was offered in 1954. In 1960 they switched to Dodge bodies until 1964 when the last export Desoto passenger car was offered.

This 1959 is in South Africa and was probably shipped over CKD (Complete Knock Down) and assembled locally?

My Diplomat was made in Australia and is a 56 but carries a 1954 body style.



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Rebels-59
Posted 2009-02-01 6:49 PM (#161358 - in reply to #161351)
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w.weiland - 2009-02-01 10:21 PM

Some one help me to understand what Windsor59 posted, (and bouth is 2dr, rare at plymouth stw). I think I understand, but I am not real sure


Both are 2 door, Rare for Plymouth Station Wagons..
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Posted 2009-02-01 10:05 PM (#161366 - in reply to #161076)
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58dodgeregent - 2009-01-30 9:45 AM

Awesome, a "Ploto!" That is a very cool looking car...was that sold in Belgium or is it an import? I thought Plymouth-Desoto hybrids were only sold in Australia?


Yeah, plymouth rear and dash.... like Plodges too..... cool to see the hybrids they made.
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57burb
Posted 2009-02-02 11:51 AM (#161396 - in reply to #161358)
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w.weiland - 2009-02-01 10:21 PM

Some one help me to understand what Windsor59 posted, (and bouth is 2dr, rare at plymouth stw). I think I understand, but I am not real sure


Both are 2 door, Rare for Plymouth Station Wagons..


Yes, but I much prefer the way Joakim wrote it! I am with Doctor Desoto. I really enjoy the input from non-native English speakers and their word usage. It makes you realize we are a small, but international community. Besides, his '59 Chrysler is probably the best in the world.
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Posted 2009-02-02 12:06 PM (#161399 - in reply to #161396)
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w.weiland - 2009-02-01 10:21 PM

Some one help me to understand what Windsor59 posted, (and bouth is 2dr, rare at plymouth stw). I think I understand, but I am not real sure


Both are 2 door, Rare for Plymouth Station Wagons..


Yes, but I much prefer the way Joakim wrote it! I am with Doctor Desoto. I really enjoy the input from non-native English speakers and their word usage. It makes you realize we are a small, but international community. Besides, his '59 Chrysler is probably the best in the world. :cool:


Totally Agree,, I was ONLY answering Waynes Question....
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Posted 2009-02-02 6:01 PM (#161471 - in reply to #161071)
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Here is my black '59 Plymouth two door wagon, also a three-on-the-three, but built with a 318 rather than a flat head six.

Yours looks so cool, maybe I ought to put a Desoto front clip on mine!

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Posted 2009-02-03 10:01 AM (#161554 - in reply to #161071)
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Location: Hershey PA		This thread started in parts wanted as Clerbois was looking for a rear seat.

Looking at the sales catalog (issued as export) for the 1959 Desoto Diplomat it shows these cars as being "commerical". Could this mean that there was no back seat?

It looks like comparable pictures of the twins would help one another.

The National Desoto Club has for a number of years been plotting the production of the 1959 models. We previously found one similar Diplomat (Desoto front clip/Plymouth rear) a 2 door hardtop in England that came ourt of the Newark plant. Hopefully the twins can find their respective data plates so we can plot the information as to plant of manufacture and date, options etc. Wouldn't it be something if they were made on the same day?
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chevycam77
Posted 2009-02-03 12:25 PM (#161563 - in reply to #161071)
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Location: Belgium		In fact, the back seat is made up only of one seat piable for a person. The photograph is to be come.
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Posted 2009-02-03 1:09 PM (#161570 - in reply to #161554)
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59 explorer - 2009-02-03 4:01 PM

Looking at the sales catalog (issued as export) for the 1959 Desoto Diplomat it shows these cars as being "commerical". Could this mean that there was no back seat?

The 1958 export catalog mentions a 6-passenger commercial utility. Was there ever a 3-passenger Plymouth wagon ?



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60dodgedart
Posted 2009-02-03 1:17 PM (#161572 - in reply to #161071)
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It must REALLY be hard to find sheet metal for this, us "normal" (OUCH) FLookers
have nothing to complain about!
Good luck! Beth Harris 60 Dodge Dart 2 door Ht Pioneer " Louise" 59 Plymouth 4 door Ht " Wanda"
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roadkillontheweb
Posted 2009-02-03 6:39 PM (#161644 - in reply to #161572)
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60dodgedart - 2009-02-03 12:17 PM

:)Wild ...! Makes me blink. The combinations of Mother Mopar are unbelievable. I am not used to seeing 59 Plymouth dashes in Desotos!
It must REALLY be hard to find sheet metal for this, us "normal" (OUCH) FLookers
have nothing to complain about!
Good luck! Beth Harris 60 Dodge Dart 2 door Ht Pioneer " Louise" 59 Plymouth 4 door Ht " Wanda"


It gets much more odd than that some times! The front clip is just Desoto Firesweep and will bolt right on some of the side trim changes.
How about Plymouth dashes with Desoto names on them?



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d500neil
Posted 2009-02-03 7:39 PM (#161663 - in reply to #161071)
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Despite the illustration, I wonder if that car would have had a compound curved windshield?





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Posted 2009-02-03 8:02 PM (#161664 - in reply to #161071)
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Posted 2009-02-04 7:26 AM (#161700 - in reply to #161663)
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d500neil - 2009-02-03 6:39 PM

Consider that 58 PlySoto convertible; it is actually made up of (no less than) THREE car models; Plymouth,
DeSoto grille and bumper and badging, but Dodge front sheet metal, engine/drive line, and dashboard, gauges, etc .

Despite the illustration, I wonder if that car would have had a compound curved windshield?







Actually the front clip is Desoto Firesweep series. But since the Firesweep was built on the Dodge assembly line and was a 122 inch wheelbase car instead of a 126 like the upper models many of the parts are Dodge.

As for the windshield, here it is!




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59caddyhog
Posted 2012-08-14 4:37 PM (#334602 - in reply to #161071)
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I owned a RHD 59 Diplomat Coupe for 11 years from 1989 to 2000.

It came off the Newark Delaware (USA) assembly line and it's tag was as a 59 Belvedere tag would be. (It's RHD 1957-8 Dodge dashboard is pictured above (Red and White))

The white 59 Coupe pictured above looks just like mine when I bought it and I honestly thought mine was the only RHD coupe in the world.

Fascinating!!!


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Posted 2012-08-14 8:36 PM (#334641 - in reply to #161071)
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I need me a '57-'59 Desoto Diplomat, preferably a left-hand-drive hardtop or convertible!
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Posted 2012-08-14 9:33 PM (#334650 - in reply to #161644)
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60dodgedart - 2009-02-03 12:17 PM

:)Wild ...! Makes me blink. The combinations of Mother Mopar are unbelievable. I am not used to seeing 59 Plymouth dashes in Desotos!
It must REALLY be hard to find sheet metal for this, us "normal" (OUCH) FLookers
have nothing to complain about!
Good luck! Beth Harris 60 Dodge Dart 2 door Ht Pioneer " Louise" 59 Plymouth 4 door Ht " Wanda"


It gets much more odd than that some times! The front clip is just Desoto Firesweep and will bolt right on some of the side trim changes.
How about Plymouth dashes with Desoto names on them?

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DomeDan
Posted 2014-03-11 4:35 AM (#430704 - in reply to #161071)
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Location: Sweden		FYI the twin sister "8855 FK 59" is for sale in the netherlands, seams like its only advertised on Swedish sites
http://www.blocket.se/helsingborg/Desoto_1959_52546427.htm
http://www.classiccars.se/classic/b_detalj.asp?txtLopnr=70840
http://www.usabil.nu/databas/Detalj.asp?ID=107367

text from the sites:
Desoto 1959 rare realy hard to find 3 doors utility
actually its a Ploto, Desoto/Plymouth as far as I can see it there are only two of them in Europe,
I think they where specialy made for a funeral company in Belgium
it has a 6 in line engine with matchingnumbers and 3 speed manual gearbox.
runs good, drives good, looks good!!
120.000 Sek including transport to Sweden Malmo/Helsingborg. up north at costs
I am in Sweden every month and I do understand a lotta Swedish, but dont speak Swedish.

phonenumber 0031612777738

Willem Niemeijer

ford_30@msn.com

http://sunday-cruisers.nl/

Groningen Nederländerna

Vill du hellre kommunicera på svenska mailar du Lasse på metsiman@hotmail.com
eller ringer 0706 740 914
Bilen kan även bytas mot en USA-convertible, dyrare eller billigare. Ej nyare än tidigt 60-tal.


Desoto 1959 verkligen sällsynt 3 dörrars “herrgårdsvagn”
Faktiskt en Ploto, Desoto / Plymouth så vitt jag kan se det finns det bara två av dem i Europa,
Jag tror att de var speciellt gjorda för en begravningsfirma i Belgien
Den har en 6 cyl radmotor med matchande siffror och 3 växlad manuell växellåda.
Kör bra, går bra och ser bra ut!
120.000 SEK inklusive transport till Sverige, Malmö / Helsingborg. norrut för kostnad.
Jag är i Sverige varje månad och jag förstår mycket svenska, men talar inte svenska.



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FIN ME
Posted 2014-03-11 12:36 PM (#430754 - in reply to #161071)
Subject: Re: 1959 Desoto Diplomat station wagon 2doors



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Very cool car!


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Posted 2014-03-11 8:23 PM (#430809 - in reply to #161071)
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Caprice89
Posted 2016-08-06 3:46 AM (#518444 - in reply to #430704)
Subject: Re: 1959 Desoto Diplomat station wagon 2doors


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I do own the car (8855 FK 59) that Willem (RIP) had for sale.
I made a trip to Sweden with it, to the BigMeet with my son.
I am currently preparing a V8 engine for it.

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Posted 2016-08-06 4:12 AM (#518448 - in reply to #161071)
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Location: The Netherlands		Are you going to other shows?

My 59 P will be in Antwerp next week
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Caprice89
Posted 2016-08-07 8:00 AM (#518516 - in reply to #518448)
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No, not with this one. It is in storage right now, awaiting its new engine and transmission.

OT: I believe there is no such thing as a PlySoto or Plodge or whatever you want to call it.
Chrysler had, just like GM, several brands for different buyers. Dodge, Plymouth and DeSoto and they all shared engines, platforms, chassis, dash boards, body styles, etc.

On this advertisement you see all body styles for 59 DeSoto Diplomat:

 

The same models are used for the Plymouth (Savoy, Belvedere and Plaza)

 

As you can tell by the fins, the car of the topic starter as well as mine is a genuine DeSoto.

I believe mine was also build in the Chrysler assembly in Antwerp Belgium and then sold in France.

I still have my doubts if this was ever used as a hears, since the distance between the back of the front bench and the closed tailgate is too small to have proper room for a full size coffin.



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Matthew Keij
Posted 2016-08-07 10:23 AM (#518527 - in reply to #161071)
Subject: Re: 1959 Desoto Diplomat station wagon 2doors


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Location: The Netherlands		Post the VIN and we can see where it was build!

I have the original Dutch brochure of the 59 Desoto Diplomat
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Caprice89
Posted 2016-08-07 10:55 AM (#518528 - in reply to #518527)
Subject: Re: 1959 Desoto Diplomat station wagon 2doors


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Wauw, I'd love to see that brochure. Please share

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Matthew Keij
Posted 2016-08-07 11:30 AM (#518530 - in reply to #161071)
Subject: Re: 1959 Desoto Diplomat station wagon 2doors


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M: 1959
1: Plymouth 6 cilinder (same body)
7: wagon
6: Detroit

It was probably shipped to Antwerp and then assembled there.

I can email pics of that brochure if you want. Can't post them as my phone makes pics that are too big to post
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Posted 2016-08-08 1:15 PM (#518599 - in reply to #518530)
Subject: Re: 1959 Desoto Diplomat station wagon 2doors



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This DeSoto was the 649th Plymouth / Kingsway / Diplomat 6 cylinder Wagon (Utility) built at the Lynch Road plant in Detroit. "6" would used for the Newark plant starting with the 1960 models and Lynch Road would become "1".

The assembly plants for the 1959 model year (and only 1959) -
1 - East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan
2 - Hamtramck, Michigan
3 - Evansville, Indiana (Last year - replaced by Valley Park / St.Louis for 1960)
4 - Los Angeles, California
5 - Newark, Delaware
6 - Lynch Road, Detroit, Michigan
7 - West Warren Avenue, Dearborn, Michigan (Former DeSoto body / engine plant)
8 - Valley Park, Missouri (Not opened until 1960 model year)
9 - Windsor, Ontario

Although DeSoto Diplomat and US-built Dodge Kingsway models used Plymouth serial number prefixes, the model numbers were unique - MF1-L
M - Model Year - 1959
F - Car Line - DeSoto Diplomat
1 - Standard Engine - 230-cid, six cylinder engine
L - Series / Price class - Low

Standard V8 engine was 318 engine (USA) / 313 (CDN) and used number "2" for the enginein the model number

Price class / Series names -
L - Diplomat
M - Diplomat Deluxe
H - Diplomat Custom
P - Diplomat Adventurer

The U.S. plant built Diplomat and Kingsway models as offered by Plymouth, thus the Diplomat Adventurer and Kingsway Lancer for the Sport Fury.

The Canadian plant built only 4 door sedans for export - Plymouth Belvedere, Dodge Kingsway Deluxe, and DeSoto Diplomat Deluxe.

The Dodge Kingsway was Car Line E.

The last DeSoto Diplomat models were built in 1961. The DeSoto Diplomat name was used in South Africa for 1962, but the cars were imported as Dodge Darts and given DeSoto nameplates. Same with the DeSoto Rebel models which were imported as Dodge Lancers and given DeSoto Rebel nameplates.

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Caprice89
Posted 2016-08-10 1:45 AM (#518746 - in reply to #518530)
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Please mail it to marktplaats_van_mij[at]hotmail.com
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