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earleebob
Posted 2012-01-19 2:46 AM (#304350)
Subject: 57 Desoto inner fender colours



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Location: Brisbane, Australia		Doc DeS has pointed out that the inner fenders were never originally body colour. As you can see I have found many different colours but would like to know if any of these is close to the original colours on the 57 Fireflite 2DRs?
Bob
In ignorant bliss I have painted mine the body colour!!



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Have Car Will Cruise
Posted 2012-01-19 11:24 AM (#304377 - in reply to #304350)
Subject: Re: 57 Desoto inner fender colours



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Location: Western New York		My understanding of the correct inner fender color is there are two answers.

1. Cars built in Detroit have the grey inner fenders. This would cover the vast majority of '57 Desoto that were built.

2. Cars built in LA would have black inner fenders.
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Have Car Will Cruise
Posted 2012-01-19 11:29 AM (#304378 - in reply to #304350)
Subject: Re: 57 Desoto inner fender colours



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Location: Western New York		Forgot something..........This will help determine where the car was built.

http://www.duricy.com/~desoto/desoto_serial_numbers.shtml
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Doctor DeSoto
Posted 2012-01-19 12:10 PM (#304381 - in reply to #304378)
Subject: Re: 57 Desoto inner fender colours



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Location: Parts Unknown		As pointed out elsewhere,

Detroit cars got a medium-light grey color that seems fairly glossy, although nothing like buffed
body paint.

L.A. built cars got Parts & Accessories Black, a low-gloss black like you see used on generators,
air cleaners, and other parts.

Hope that helps.
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earleebob
Posted 2012-01-19 3:28 PM (#304401 - in reply to #304381)
Subject: Re: 57 Desoto inner fender colours



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Location: Brisbane, Australia		Thanks Doc that's what I was after. (I thought it easier to post a new thread than tangent the other one).
Bob
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Lancer Mike
Posted 2012-01-19 5:42 PM (#304410 - in reply to #304401)
Subject: Re: 57 Desoto inner fender colours



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Location: The Mile High City		Go get 'em Bob! If you are choosing inner fender colors, things must be going along well!
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Doctor DeSoto
Posted 2012-01-20 9:45 AM (#304483 - in reply to #304410)
Subject: Re: 57 Desoto inner fender colours



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Location: Parts Unknown		Since this discussion came up a couple years ago between a bunch of us DeSotophiles,
it occurred to me that all my parts pile, including the presumably original nose off my
Fireflite, are P&A Black. One nose clip is off my 57 NY'er, but that car was LA-built.

Being from the NW, it is not unusual for many of those cars found in my area to be LA-
built cars. Yet I cannot recall a single 58 DeSoto with the grey inner fenders, leading me
to question what years got the grey.

A lot changed across the corporate board in terms of generic parts painting for 1958, with
the introduction of Argent as a "base" color for different background pieces like wheels,
valances, bezels, etc. I know for a fact that radiator supports and inner fenders were not
painted Argent, but I am left wanting to confirm that for 1958, they were indeed P&A Black
across the board (or not).
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Have Car Will Cruise
Posted 2012-01-20 11:41 AM (#304492 - in reply to #304483)
Subject: Re: 57 Desoto inner fender colours



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Location: Western New York		My '58 Fireflite was built in Detroit and has the grey inner fenders. The car has a build date of 6/25/58. This might be the last year for the grey inner fenders.

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Doctor DeSoto
Posted 2012-01-21 3:15 AM (#304576 - in reply to #304492)
Subject: Re: 57 Desoto inner fender colours



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Location: Parts Unknown		I think 58 was the last year they routed the heater hose like that too !
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mogge65
Posted 2012-01-24 4:59 PM (#305054 - in reply to #304350)
Subject: Re: 57 Desoto inner fender colours



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Location: Nasco , SWEDEN		This car was sold in Iowa! grey fenders.



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ToMopar
Posted 2012-11-18 5:03 PM (#347681 - in reply to #304350)
Subject: Re: 57 Desoto inner fender colours



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Location: D-70199 Heslach		I would like to expand the question.
What color was the firewall? Same as car, and where is the color border to floor?
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d500neil
Posted 2012-11-18 5:39 PM (#347691 - in reply to #347681)
Subject: Re: 57 Desoto inner fender colours



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Location: bishop, ca		The firewall was painted in the main body color; a lot of times the firewall's residual OEM color will be a give-away on a re-painted car
body.



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springsweptwing
Posted 2012-11-18 7:09 PM (#347703 - in reply to #347691)
Subject: Re: 57 Desoto inner fender colours



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Location: Blackpool, United Kingdom.		On those last inner fender pictures they dont appear to have the extra plates on which are painted semi gloss black? was it just the extra wheelbase cars that got those?

Paul.



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