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Expert 5K+ Posts: 6500    Location: Newark, Texas (Fort Worth) | odd car. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i.ebayimg.com/15/!BcR...(KGrHqUOKisEq5,w0W5SBKzzo!S(bg~~_1.JPG%3Fset_id%3D8800005007&imgrefurl=http://cars2.ebay.com.au/1960-Dodge-Phoenix-2-Door-Hardtop_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ320452850157&usg=__ZaHFsEPaeCf6tDazqf_6sxYxAoM=&h=300&w=400&sz=20&hl=en&start=12&tbnid=vO6uZ9gCcdy6VM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpoly%2Bengine%2Bv8%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG (113.jpg) Attachments ----------------  113.jpg (115KB - 112 downloads) | ||
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| Lancer Mike |
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | yuck! yuck! yuck! seller also states misleading information... this is an aussie delivered '58 desoto firesweep, my father has one which is restored to standard/ original ... one of around 100, so why someone would do this to one seriously disappoints me... george laurie is a past owner of this car... adriana  (P1060868.jpg) (P1060824.jpg) Attachments ---------------- P1060868.jpg (83KB - 100 downloads) P1060824.jpg (117KB - 112 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | |||
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| Lancer Mike |
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Location: The Mile High City |  Wow! that's a lot of milk and honey. | ||
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| zachs58 |
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Veteran Posts: 234 Location: Dallas,Ga. | |||
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| zachs58 |
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Veteran Posts: 234 Location: Dallas,Ga. | |||
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| suburban61 |
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | production numbers have been found... there are now believed to have been 84 aussie delivered '58 desoto firesweeps produced... lowest production of all the aussie delivered forwardlooks... adriana | ||
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| Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | |||
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| suburban61 |
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | the ID on which one? the purple/orange one is a custom, have no idea what the original colour was... adriana | ||
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| Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | |||
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| Chopper John |
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Expert Posts: 1488 Location: Florida | I would guess the code for the lavender-orange paint combination would be "P-U". Edited by Chopper John 2010-02-16 9:48 AM | ||
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| Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | Chopper John - 2010-02-17 6:47 AM I would guess the code for the lavender-orange paint combination would be "P-U". :stressed: *************************** That "orange" looks to be a very deep yellow-gold on my monitor. Either way, it is not an OEM color. The metallic lavender, of which this "restoration" might not be an accurate match, WAS a Spring Special offering that is not shown in any factory paperwork I have seen. A member of this site has a 59 NY'er in this shade and the above mentioned car I found was painted this color. Unfortunately, when I went back to get the tags off that 58 Firesweep, the yard had been cleaned out and everything was gone.  So, the search goes on in trying to get an actual paint code for this color as it appeared on 58 DeSotos. | ||
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| suburban61 |
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | |||
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| 57burb |
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Expert Posts: 3967 Location: DFW, TX | Doctor DeSoto - 2010-02-16 3:00 PM The metallic lavender, of which this "restoration" might not be an accurate match, WAS a Spring Special offering that is not shown in any factory paperwork I have seen. A member of this site has a 59 NY'er in this shade and the above mentioned car I found was painted this color. Unfortunately, when I went back to get the tags off that 58 Firesweep, the yard had been cleaned out and everything was gone. So, the search goes on in trying to get an actual paint code for this color as it appeared on 58 DeSotos. Doc, I wonder if the paint was Spring Special for '58, and widely available for '59. I think that is the case with some other S.S. colors. There is some '59 discusson here, with a couple of cars (slightly different shades??) in the color I believe you are looking for. They are scattered throughout the 3 pages. http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=28006&... And, here is a dealer brochure for 1959, perhaps the color you're after is code S? (20100210075320331_0001.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 20100210075320331_0001.jpg (199KB - 104 downloads) | ||
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| Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | Danny ~ You are right on the money. The color was widely available in 59, even if not very popular. GM even used it. Back at Mopar, the problem is the codes got changed every year. I'd just like to know what the code was in 58. Some of the Spring Special colors show up on late-issue chip charts, but I have yet to see one with this color shown. If the color was not very popular in 1959, it is simply rare as hell on 58 cars. As mentioned above, I have only seen one in my entire life, and I have paid reasonably close attention to these since the mid-60's and foaming -at-the-mouth attention since 1978. I have my original chunk of decklid color sample right here on my desk and I am moved to suspect the 58 color was actually a deeper and redder tone than the similar 59 offering. This car above being sold looks deeper and darker in tone than the 59 color, but my "chunk" looks even more red in tone. This piece being from the underside of a decklid was never exposed to the sun and may indicate the survivor cars or repaints paled when weathered ? The mystery continues ...... | ||
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| mstrug |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 6500 Location: Newark, Texas (Fort Worth) | |||
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| Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | |||
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