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MSS73
Posted 2022-02-08 8:06 AM (#619165)
Subject: 1958 Desoto Firesweep 2DHT



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Location: Finland		I buy this car from Sweden in November 2020.
There's a company called Mel's garage, they have some cars in showroom, but they also sell private seller's car's.

Car itself was quite ok condition, i fix little electric problems, windshield washer system but mostly it was cleaning interior (It was very dirty).

Little list what have done so far :
- Speedometer change miles to kilometers
- Some knobs and switches changed
- Radio rebuilt for european fm
- Backlight moldings re-chromed
- New set of backlight lenses (Not in pictures)
- Parking break fixing (Spring was broken, i made new one)
- Interior cleaning
- New wirings to back of car
- Windshield washer system fixing (New water bag is waiting to put on)

Here's couple pictures, if someone want's to see more. There's two links to Mel's garage youtube site and a link to my homepage.

https://mss73-home.webnode.fi/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efDPaigQpVA&t=115s&ab_channel=Mel%27...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQlq-w4qhLA&ab_channel=Mel%27sGarage
(That's not me in the video)






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Shep
Posted 2022-02-08 10:57 AM (#619174 - in reply to #619165)
Subject: Re: 1958 Desoto Firesweep 2DHT



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ToMopar
Posted 2022-02-08 11:08 AM (#619176 - in reply to #619165)
Subject: Re: 1958 Desoto Firesweep 2DHT



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Congratulation to the nice 58 Firesweep you've bought in Sweden.
I think the car came into sweden in autumn 2020

Additional some more pictures from a swedish page.
http://hasselsvensson.se/Desoto%20bilar/58/de58_53.htm

Hope we meet each other in sweden at the coming season.

ToM
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ToMopar
Posted 2022-02-08 11:18 AM (#619177 - in reply to #619165)
Subject: Re: 1958 Desoto Firesweep 2DHT



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58coupe
Posted 2022-02-08 11:23 AM (#619178 - in reply to #619165)
Subject: Re: 1958 Desoto Firesweep 2DHT



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Posted 2022-02-08 12:12 PM (#619179 - in reply to #619165)
Subject: Re: 1958 Desoto Firesweep 2DHT



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MSS73
Posted 2022-02-08 12:27 PM (#619180 - in reply to #619176)
Subject: Re: 1958 Desoto Firesweep 2DHT



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ToMopar - 2022-02-08 6:08 PM

Hej Marko

Congratulation to the nice 58 Firesweep you've bought in Sweden.
I think the car came into sweden in autumn 2020

Additional some more pictures from a swedish page.
http://hasselsvensson.se/Desoto%20bilar/58/de58_53.htm

Hope we meet each other in sweden at the coming season.

ToM


Car has registered to Sweden first time 3/2012.
There was less than 7000 miles driven through the yars.




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MSS73
Posted 2022-02-08 12:29 PM (#619181 - in reply to #619178)
Subject: Re: 1958 Desoto Firesweep 2DHT



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58coupe - 2022-02-08 6:23 PM

Are the FM radio frequencies different in Europe than in the US?


Stations are located in different steps of frequences, i think.
So i can't get anything out of original radio without modifing.
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imp610
Posted 2022-02-09 9:53 AM (#619204 - in reply to #619165)
Subject: Re: 1958 Desoto Firesweep 2DHT



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Posted 2022-02-09 8:10 PM (#619233 - in reply to #619165)
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The car is beautiful, Marko.  You are doing top-quality work.  It is difficult to find parts for these cars in the United States, it must be even more difficult in Finland.  Good work and congratulations.

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Posted 2022-02-11 1:29 PM (#619285 - in reply to #619165)
Subject: Re: 1958 Desoto Firesweep 2DHT



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Posted 2022-02-15 5:07 AM (#619407 - in reply to #619165)
Subject: Re: 1958 Desoto Firesweep 2DHT


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MSS73
Posted 2023-06-14 2:36 PM (#630224 - in reply to #619165)
Subject: Re: 1958 Desoto Firesweep 2DHT



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Location: Finland		A little update here and there.

Power seat system (Taken from 1984 Pontiac).

Updating interior.

Fixing gearbox.

More information if interested : www.mss73-home.fi







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Posted 2023-06-14 2:43 PM (#630226 - in reply to #619165)
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Could you post the data plate image, please?
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MSS73
Posted 2023-06-14 4:56 PM (#630228 - in reply to #630226)
Subject: RE: 1958 Desoto Firesweep 2DHT



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frwl - 2023-06-14 9:43 PM . Could you post the data plate image, please?

 





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Posted 2023-06-14 6:04 PM (#630229 - in reply to #630228)
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Posted 2023-06-15 1:03 PM (#630241 - in reply to #619165)
Subject: RE: 1958 Desoto Firesweep 2DHT


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Thanks for posting! It is a definitely Los Angeles-built car: your VIN should be started at LS1L-xxxx…
Some info for you, if you’re interesting:

SO 1004 = Scheduled on October 4, 1957 – early production car;
NO 4014 = 14th car built that day
MODEL LS1L = 1958 (L), DeSoto (S), Firesweep (1), Los Angeles Assembly Plant (L)
BT (Body Type) 412 = DeSoto (4), Firesweep (1), Sportsman 2-Door Hardtop (2)
PT (Paint) XMX = Pearl White Roof Color (X), Rose Beige Body Color (M), Pearl White Sweep Color (X)
TR (Trim) 623 = Gray Vinyl and Gray Modern Tweed Fabric – standard upholstery coded 62x (Custom upholstery would be coded 66x)

Of course you know WCD-LA is a West Coast Division – Los Angeles…

Now the most interesting things on your tag – so called M-codes:

M4 = 2 = order code 412 = Sweep Molding and Color Insert (single molding has order code 411 and would be coded as M4 = 1 on the tag; no molding – no code)
M5 = 1 = order code 501 = Undercoating and Underhood Pad

You can confirm that by build sheet of your car. Do you have it?




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Posted 2023-06-15 1:09 PM (#630242 - in reply to #619165)
Subject: RE: 1958 Desoto Firesweep 2DHT


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Firesweep (LS1) models came to 19,414 = 17,887 built at Hamtramck – Dodge Main Plaint and 1,527 built in Los Angeles Plant;
No breakdown for body types unfortunately...
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MSS73
Posted 2023-06-15 3:13 PM (#630245 - in reply to #630242)
Subject: RE: 1958 Desoto Firesweep 2DHT



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frwl - 2023-06-15 8:09 PM . Firesweep (LS1) models came to 19,414 = 17,887 built at Hamtramck – Dodge Main Plaint and 1,527 built in Los Angeles Plant; No breakdown for body types unfortunately...

 

Thanks for interesting facts, i alredy knew some of it, but there was also new information.

Unfortunately, I don't have the build sheet.

Does anyone have a picture of that trim combination?

 

 

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Posted 2023-06-15 3:43 PM (#630246 - in reply to #630245)
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Does anyone have a picture of that trim combination?



“Custom” trim picture only (coded 66x). But black and white picture is useless, I think…

http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=78578&...




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MSS73
Posted 2023-06-15 4:41 PM (#630247 - in reply to #630246)
Subject: RE: 1958 Desoto Firesweep 2DHT



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frwl - 2023-06-15 10:43 PM
Does anyone have a picture of that trim combination?
“Custom” trim picture only (coded 66x). But black and white picture is useless, I think… http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=78578&...

I found good video clip, to see those trim colours.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CHM0q0fgyU&ab_channel=LouCostabile

 

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56D500boy
Posted 2023-06-15 5:51 PM (#630250 - in reply to #630247)
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