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netparts |
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Veteran Posts: 146 Location: California | Working to get my latest "find" out of the tangle of trees where the car has sat the past 40 years. Looking forward to getting it out and seeing how good/bad it is! At this point it's still a mystery. (1958 Des 2 Dr HT.jpg) (1958 Des 2 Dr HT2.jpg) (1958 Des 2 Dr HT3.jpg) (1958 Des 2 Dr HT4.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1958 Des 2 Dr HT.jpg (187KB - 243 downloads) 1958 Des 2 Dr HT2.jpg (197KB - 253 downloads) 1958 Des 2 Dr HT3.jpg (136KB - 239 downloads) 1958 Des 2 Dr HT4.jpg (172KB - 278 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7400 Location: northern germany | It is kind of sad and kind of beautiful at the same time. Good luck with the rescue! | ||
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Veteran Posts: 146 Location: California | 1960fury - 2020-03-17 7:30 AM It is kind of sad and kind of beautiful at the same time. Good luck with the rescue! I'll get some pictures out when I finally get the car dug out. The car was completely overgrown and the pics I took were after an hour of trimming tree branches. | ||
Lancer Mike |
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Location: The Mile High City | I hope all that crud on it acts as a preservative! Somehow I doubt it - probably just the opposite. Can't wait to see more!
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60 Imp |
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Location: North Australia | Hopefully you aren't 39 years too late? Steve. | ||
netparts |
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Veteran Posts: 146 Location: California | Still working at getting the Desoto out! Car appears to be white and rose beige. Edited by netparts 2020-04-05 8:31 AM (IMG_3657.jpg) (IMG_3659.jpg) (IMG_3660.jpg) (IMG_3661.jpg) (IMG_3662.jpg) Attachments ---------------- IMG_3657.jpg (88KB - 258 downloads) IMG_3659.jpg (152KB - 763 downloads) IMG_3660.jpg (104KB - 257 downloads) IMG_3661.jpg (94KB - 232 downloads) IMG_3662.jpg (138KB - 248 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 5006 | thats insane... its completely rotted out? | ||
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Veteran Posts: 146 Location: California | mikes2nd - 2020-04-05 10:56 AM thats insane... its completely rotted out? Actually, I haven't seen any rust thru on the outside yet. The last picture is about 4" of mulch sitting on the rear widow and covering the deck lid. The interior and trunk floors probably won't be as lucky. The Desoto does have dual rear antennas, deluxe roof trim and a 4 barrel engine. | ||
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Veteran Posts: 146 Location: California | Finally got the 58 Desoto extricated from the tree and bushes. Here's some pics of the car finally being loaded to bring home. This car was gorgeous when new. It’s white with kind of a peach colored roof and spear. It came with dual mirrors, dual antennas, deluxe roof mouldings and it’s the only Firesweep I can ever remember seeing with a 4 bbl carb. Edited by netparts 2020-05-01 12:02 PM (1958 Des 2 Dr HT4.jpg) (IMG_4143.jpg) (IMG_4144.jpg) (IMG_4145.jpg) (IMG_4146.jpg) (IMG_4155.jpg) (IMG_4157.jpg) (IMG_4162.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1958 Des 2 Dr HT4.jpg (172KB - 255 downloads) IMG_4143.jpg (105KB - 234 downloads) IMG_4144.jpg (121KB - 238 downloads) IMG_4145.jpg (92KB - 226 downloads) IMG_4146.jpg (106KB - 245 downloads) IMG_4155.jpg (119KB - 277 downloads) IMG_4157.jpg (81KB - 226 downloads) IMG_4162.jpg (108KB - 240 downloads) | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 403 Location: California | Amazing that it didn’t rot through where all the mulch sat for years. Did the floors and trunk survive? | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9904 Location: Lower Mainland BC | netparts - 2020-05-01 8:39 AM and it’s the only Firesweep I can ever remember seeing with a 4 bbl carb. Presumably the engine is a 350 which normally came with a 2bbl according to the brochure: http://www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/desoto/58deso/58deso.html However the 55-58 Mopar Parts catalogue does list a Carter WCFB 2642S for the LS1 (58 Firesweep) power package. This might help: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/1954-57-CARBURETOR-KIT-CARTER-WCFB-4-BARREL-... | ||
mikes2nd |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 5006 | hah darn California cars... even inside a bush they are 100 times better than a north east car... | ||
firedome |
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Expert Posts: 3155 Location: NY & VT | Virtually all '58 Sweeps had the 350 2 bbl, as did mine. <------ I won a lot of bets with GM people who said Mopar never made a 350. | ||
netparts |
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Veteran Posts: 146 Location: California | Finally got the 58 Desoto cleaned up. Here is a pic of the car in the trees, how it looked when we dragged it out and how it looks now. The Desoto even has the polarized sun visors. (1958 Des 2 Dr HT4.jpg) (IMG_4145.jpg) (image002.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1958 Des 2 Dr HT4.jpg (172KB - 245 downloads) IMG_4145.jpg (92KB - 218 downloads) image002.jpg (86KB - 218 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7807 Location: Williams California | Nice find, Gary!! Looks like it cleaned up nicely! ---John | ||
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Veteran Posts: 146 Location: California | Thanks John... almost bought this car in 1986! I finally got it almost 35 years later. | ||
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