The 1959 DeSoto Fireflite arrived dressed to impress just as its parent brand was running out of road. With towering fins, ...

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The 1950s were a revolutionary time for the American automotive industry. Immediately after the close of World War II, several brands resumed production of pre-war models as a stopgap until they could ...

Established in 1928 to compete with Pontiac, Studebaker, Hudson, and Willys, DeSoto initially slotted between Plymouth and Dodge in Chrysler's product line. In 1933, DeSoto was moved above Dodge, ...

Founded in 1928 by Walter P. Chrysler, the DeSoto marque slotted between Plymouth and Dodge in the Chrysler lineup. It was initially created to compete with Pontiac, Hudson, and Studebaker in the ...

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Some folks remember high school auto shop as their introduction to customizing automobiles but, for those who have been around seven decades, they can look back to a time of building a crude, wooden ...

Yes, this car came from the factory with a painfully cool early Hemi V8, a 331-cubic-inch mill rated at 255 horsepower. Don't get too excited, though, because the engine was gone by the time I showed ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Firedome V-8 TriviaTM Question of the Week: 1. What was the last model year for DeSoto automobile production? 2. “The day the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Check out this happy foursome. Dressed to the nines, these folks looked like they may have been headed to dinner at Lombardo’s or ...

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...