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Here is a review of some of the wild and outrageous features about the 1961 Desoto. Since this was the last year for the Desoto brand, the designers must have felt obliged to really let loose in the creation of some of the most outrageous design of the times. But it's not just the styling that's so striking. There were many innovative features developed and applied to this car as well. Join me for a tour and a review of some of the most wild, outlandish and exciting features of the era.
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Beautiful car. I remember going car shopping with my Dad in 1961. I was 13 at the time and I loved the 61 Desoto he was considering - black with, I believe, a red interior. Worried about future parts and maintenance for the Desoto, he opted for a 61 Plymouth Fury.
@canadianclassics
4 жыл бұрын
Peter Molchan just bought 56 Desoto I’m parting out on my channel to a subscriber in Norway I purely bought the car for him
I love the dashboards in cars of this era. Lots of chrome and push buttons!!
@Batman-wv5ng
5 жыл бұрын
JWelchon I love those cars so beautiful .
@rayford21
5 жыл бұрын
The "Flash Gordon" instrument panels on the early "6o's Chryslers were a sight to behold...3-D gauges and beautiful background lighting that outshines any other dash I've ever seen.
I had a 1965 Plymouth Barracuda with a 225 slant 6, drum brakes all round. It was the best car I have ever owned. I'm from Minnesota and she went through -27 deg F temperature during the winter. It sat out side and started every time. Also I never had any problem with the brakes. The best mileage I got was 28 mpg. I also owned a 1990 Dodge Dakota Pick-up. 127000 miles and only had to change the switch for the aircon. I now own a 1937 Plymouth 82 years old and We just took a 260 mile round trip with no problems. The engine has never been cracked nor the trans and rear end. Chrysler built great cars up to the 70's.
I owned a 1959 Imperial & a 1962 Newport both superb cars (one of which saved my life) - Tom Cahill's test of the 57 Imperial vs. 57 Fleetwood is hilarious - If memory serves not only did the Cadillac have an early 1940's suspension system it was still using vacuum wipers - Chrysler had gone to electric in the late forties or early fifties. The other element worth mentioning is the Torque Flite transmission it had 200 fewer moving parts than the GM Hydramatic and was much less prone to problems especially when going into passing gear. Your DeSoto is an absolute jewel - than you for putting this excellent video on youtube.
@caribman10
4 жыл бұрын
"Tom McCahill"...and the Torque-Flite was the world standard for automatics for decades, while Ford flailed with the Ford-O-Matic and Chevy with the Powerglide, both lame two-speed transmissions while the TF was a super strong three-speed. You could treat the TF like a manual, shifting up AND down on the go, while the PG and Fordo couldn't do that for lack of, well, another gear...
@canadianclassics
4 жыл бұрын
I had a 63 imperial what a boat of a car I think was like 23ft long lol I just bought a 56 Desoto Fireflite for my channel but it’s a parts car and I’m sending out most of the parts to a subscriber in Norway it’s been a very cool experience all thanks to KZread
In the 60's growing up, one of the neighbors had a 58' DeSoto, black & yellow 2 tone exterior with all black interior. Man that was one beautiful automobile. The kids mom drove it, she had cat-eye framed glasses & wore skin tight pedal pushers. This was like 1963, I was 6, cool memories....
@LynxStarAuto
5 жыл бұрын
CaptDeano57 So she was a hottie? 😆
@marstondavis
5 жыл бұрын
Moms looked either dowdy or hot. Not much in between. But, hey, it was the early '60's.
@alshotrodsandratrods8780
5 жыл бұрын
Leapord print on those pedal pushers?
@43andstp
4 жыл бұрын
DeSoto Golden Adventurer had the anodized side trim and was the flag ship since 1956
The first car I bought was a 9 year old Chrysler New Yorker. 4 door, sedan with a 413 engine. Very similar to the DeSoto. Great car. My dad had a 59 DeSoto Fireflite Sportsman. Another great car. Would love to have both today.
@autobug2
4 жыл бұрын
Do you remember who was DeSoto's spokesman after Groucho? Rock Hudson!! He drove a new `59 Fireflite convertible in :"Pillow Talk" with Doris Day!
It's delightful It's delovely It's Desoto
@Disques13Swing
5 жыл бұрын
And tell 'em that Groucho sent you!!!
@bandccoresohio
5 жыл бұрын
It protecc It attacc And most importantly its chrysler crap....
@michaelrodrigues5713
5 жыл бұрын
It's also DeUgly.
@mikewiebers8814
5 жыл бұрын
Real Dudes Party Nude Do you really think 🤔 the 1951 De Soto was a good looker?
I got a kick out of seeing the Cady door and trunk open up during the ad video.
@hullinger
6 жыл бұрын
Hey Pat, thanks. I enjoyed your intro video on your truck. I can't wait for more video from ya. I also subscribed as well. As for that Cadillac, man, that thing got beat up. Also, the announcer in that promo video said something about teeth in a curry cone. Huh?
@debonairecatalina6570
5 жыл бұрын
Haha me too
@williamowens5542
5 жыл бұрын
@@hullinger Curry comb, used to groom a horse, not cone.
@dlwatib
5 жыл бұрын
The truth is that customers actually preferred the Cadillac ride. On actual roads, not test tracks taken at a constant 40 mph no matter how jarring, the Cadillac was more comfortable. Chrysler engineers chose much firmer spring rates than Cadillac and Buick and as a result they sacrificed ride quality for superior handling. It also wouldn't surprise me at all if we learn that Chrysler rigged the Caddy in that test to make the door and trunk fly open. The latches are pretty positive and would normally stay closed no matter what the suspension was doing. Cadillacs in these years were body on X-frame, very rigid and not prone to falling apart on a few nasty bumps. Wikipedia reports that the 1957 Chrysler corp cars torsion bar suspension system was prone to breakage, and the car bodies rusted pretty badly.
@UberLummox
5 жыл бұрын
@@dlwatib Chrysler torsion bar front and leaf rear did offer better handling for decades, but in that one specific test it's not 100% fair because they spaced the bumps to coordinated w/the ChryCo. cars wheelbase....I THINK. I could be wrong. Either way, I love all cars, but that Caddy should not fly apart that easily. Have seen the rest of that test with "Uncle" Tom McCall(or is it McCahill?), and it's killer!!! McCall's favorite personal car of all time was the '63 era Imperials. Being an owner of a Dodge, 2 Plyms and an Imperial I prefer the better handling but still having an excellent ride. The GM X-frame I believe was strong torsionally, but except for the Buick which had a combined ladder/x-frame, I think they weren't as strong horizontally. I did love my '50s/'60s Bucks and Cadillacs though very much, and a couple Lincolns! BTW, they fixed the metallurgy in '58 for the torsion bars and then became the 1st US company to dip their bodies in a vat of zinc primer and have galvanized rockers. They paid the price for those '57s for sure though!
Great job. It was refreshing to say the least to hear an owner dish the bad with the good. I grew up in the 50's with all these GREAT cars. IMHO, the 50's were far and away the best of auto design. I still absolutely love these cars. We lived 4 blocks away from main street and we used to sit on the front porch when I was about 12 and name the brand and model of the cars flying through the intersection 4 blocks away. I remember an 10 year old kid (younger than my crowd) who would join us on occasion. He was amazing never missed a model or a color. Some 6 years or so later he drove a gorgeous 55 windsor.
@hullinger
5 жыл бұрын
Love your comment and thanks for checking out my Desoto video. If you'd like to see more than be sure to check out part 2 here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZKxto9SIYLqre7g.html&lc=UgxobBRORLZ1ed-nXQZ4AaABAg
@rayford21
5 жыл бұрын
Bet you can't do that nowadays...all the cars seem to take the dumbest styling cues and bond them together for that euro (ugh!) look. Many suggesting a huge horizontal Hoover vacuum cleaner. Don't get many color options anymore, either.
Ah, DeSotos! I’ve always been fond of them, as my Uncle bought two or three new ones when I was a kid. I think his last was a ‘55 or ‘56. And if anybody ever built a more beautiful, classy ride than the ‘55 through ‘58 DeSotos, I haven’t seen it! I still have a factory DeSoto vanity mirror hanging above my garage work bench that a friend gave me decades ago. That’s as close as I ever got to owning one, but it always makes me smile. I have to admit that the styling of the last couple of production years was a bit quirky, but GM was offering some odd styling at the end of the fifties as well. Then, too, compared to many of the Chrysler Corporation cars in the early sixties, your DeSoto’s lines are clean and restrained! Thanks for a great video!
@canadianclassics
4 жыл бұрын
AkronDave just bought a 56 Desoto Fireflite for my channel for one of my subscribers I’m currently shipping parts over to Norway for him it’s been a very cool experience
Thank you for the De Soto video. My older brother-in-law and my sister bought a brand new '61' De Soto, late '60'. It was a white 2door hardtop. Powder blue interior. I can't remember any other things about it. they owned it 9 yrs. Garage kept. It sure was a nice car.
Awesome beauty from back when new car introductions were really exciting... tons of WOW factor!
I love the suspension comparison of the Imperial against the '58 Cadillac. especially when the Cadillac's trunk lid and rear door come open. Wow!
I absolutely like even love your video! I was born in 1958 so I got to grow up with lots of those cool ole outlandish cars. When I was a little tot we had a beautiful black 58 Impala SS convertible with all the cool extras the Impala had then. When I turned 16 (,1974) our neighbor sold me her old 57 Dodge Coronet. I had no idea back then it had all that torsion suspension or even what a hemi was. But I sure loved that car.
That was a great video! Beautiful car too!!!
That translucent speedometer is amazing! It reminds me of the one we had on the first gen Citröen C4
Packard introduced torsion level suspension front and rear in 1955, and push button drive in 56, plus reversible seating, and A/C which Packard introduced in the 30's.
@Disques13Swing
5 жыл бұрын
Packard was THE luxury up until 1956, almost the end. The problem was Packard was only Packard that was all the company had to sell. The 57-58 Packards were rebadged Studebakers and were seen as unworthy of the Packard name.
@neildickson5394
5 жыл бұрын
@@Disques13Swing Yes, everyone knows the sad saga of 57-58. If Packard had been bought by Ford when they had the chance, we'd still be driving Packard's. Unfortunately, they'd likely be SUV's.
I hope you keep enjoying your lovely and quite constructed DeSoto. I've always had enjoy DeSoto. specially 1957/1958. This one is't outstanding too!
Fantastic Always reminded me of the car in Courageous Cat & Minnie Mouse Mobile. When we were kids back in 70's... Was a Cool Look.
61 is not the last year of the forward look lost the fins in 62 but everything else remained. Sweet car rare to see a 61 Desoto! Thank you.
@hullinger
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for checking out my video on the '61 Desoto and thanks for your comment too. I hope you enjoyed watching! -Chris
@CoastalAutoReactionCAR
6 жыл бұрын
East Coast Classics My pleasure enjoying the videos! 61 was the last year of Desoto that you are correct on. Cheers
@mikedrown2721
4 жыл бұрын
@@bondedstars you were born after 1964
cool video thanks for posting.
This is really cool ! That front end is truly wild looking. Thanks for sharing this .
Really liked my '51 DeSoto, for $ 100 was the deal of the century ( in 1959 )
@canadianclassics
4 жыл бұрын
Lol you can buy what’s left of my 56 Desoto for $100
Love the car and even though this represents Desoto's last gasp, it was quite a way to go out. I also appreciate learning about Chrysler's advanced Torsion Bar suspension. Laughed at watching that video. Unbelievable... but, what a great way to demonstrate it in action! Thanks for the post!
Hey, awesome stuff... thanks for posting!!!
Front drum brakes were still standard on most cars at the time, that those were not servo or self adjusting was a little weird though. Chrysler was an early adopter of front disc brakes though, as they were with alternators and electronic ignition. They were leaders in design and technology back then, and they were known for it. The torsion bar front spring setup was a way to reduce unsprung weight on the suspension.
I encourage others to watch "Testing of 1958 Cars (Parts 1 & 2)' on youtoobs. Tom McCahill was the notoriously beloved car tester for Popular Mechanic Magazine. ChyCos. strength and handling got even better in 1960 when all but Imperial went to uni-body construction. Thanks again for this vid of this precious piece of history!
I could see a man stopping at a body shop in one of these to use the phone booth. When he comes out of the booth, the body man is standing there looking at the front of it, and says, "Gonna cost ya 'bout 900 bucks, mister!"
@slicksnewonenow
5 жыл бұрын
THAT'S hilarious!!!
I really appreciate your passion for this Desoto. It was an interesting time for automotive design and this car certainly is unique.
Over here in the UK the GM subsidiary, Vauxhall were using torsion bar front suspension from the early thirties to 1951. It's quite a complex arrangement but gives a comfortable ride. The only downside is that when braking the front of the car tends to rise which does take a bit of getting used to! That's a superb Desoto. Great video.
@emjayay
5 жыл бұрын
Effects like that have to do with the suspension design and geometry, not the torsion bars.
I own a 61 Chrysler NewYorker two door....Great cars!
@hullinger
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment and I just saw your other comment regarding the Forwardlooks at Carlisle. Thanks for checking out my videos. -Chris
@vintageappliguy
5 жыл бұрын
All the 1960 and 1961 DeSotos were nothing but badge engineered Chrysler's. According to Collectible Automobile had the plans for a 1962 DeSoto gone forward it would have been nothing but a rebadged 1962 Chrysler Newport.
@autobug2
4 жыл бұрын
@@vintageappliguy Actually Pat, a complete redesign of the 1962 Chryslers was planned. What would've been the `62 DeSoto looked quite a bit different from the Chrysler. This was early `59. Then Chrysler MIS-heard the rumor at a cocktail party about GM downsizing their big cars, and we NOW know what happened to the `62 models.
One of my favorite ChryCos. I have yet to own...NICE!!!
Great vid! I have one of those 2123 built 4d ht in my garage!
Definitely one of kind and always a show stopper!
Thanks for sharing this!
there was one of these at a local car repair shop parked on the lot for years when i used to walk to school back in the 70's . it was cool then and cool now
Good job Chris...love the fins as you can tell.
Awesome car! Thanks for sharing
I would love to own a car like that be fun to drive!
Packard introduced torsion bars on it's 1956 line of cars, as well as push button drive.
In 1957, it was the main sponsor for Groucho Marx's "You Bet Your Life." The commercials were very glam to highlight the bling. One of my favorite 50's cars.
I'm number 990 on the I love this video.(thumbs up) well done and to the point without wasting time very informative loved it
@hullinger
5 жыл бұрын
Hey man, thanks so much for the comment and kind works. I really do appreciate that. I've got a few other Desoto videos in playlist on my channel so If you're interested and have a moment be sure to check them out! -Chris
Tell 'em Groucho sent you :)
Great video 👍
Excellent video. I'm subbed
I'd proudly own AND drive this Car over ANY Car built today!💕
great presentation.
Nice review.
Very entertaining (to motorheads) and informative. Many innovations were be created here by MoPar
Hmm. I have a wheel cover like that, had it for like 20 years and never really knew what it was from. Cool car!
I love DeSoto's. In '63 I learned to drive on a 1956 DeSoto Firedome my dad bought new and drove it for the road test to get my license. Dad also bought a '59 DeSoto Firedome. Unfortunately the car was a lemon. Spent more time at the dealer than in our garage. Dad got rid of it in 1960 for a Pontiac Bonneville. He didn't buy another Chrysler product until he bought a 1964 Dodge Dart. The Dodge was a very reliable car. Dad gave up on Chrysler after he bought a 1976 Plymouth Volare. It was another lemon and so was my new 1973 Plymouth Fury III. That was the last Chrysler product I ever owned.
Unique Looking Car's thanks For the Video best Wishes from the UK
@hullinger
5 жыл бұрын
Hey man, thanks so much for checking out my Desoto video. If you'd like to see more of this car than be sure to check out part 2 here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZKxto9SIYLqre7g.html&lc=UgxobBRORLZ1ed-nXQZ4AaABAg
I’ve always liked cars that make a statement and your 1960 DeSoto definitely makes one. I bet when driving down the road everybody stops and looks and says, “did you that car that is one wild looking car.” Virgil Exner definitely lived up to his nickname Virgil Excess.
@rayford21
5 жыл бұрын
That was Virgil's downfall...Chrysler execs decided his engineering became too baroque in styling at the time. Exner worked at Studebaker at the time Chrysler hired him. He was part of the Studebaker moonlighting styling team that helped Ford with their new 1949 car lineups.
Chrysler made amazing cars then.
@hullinger
6 жыл бұрын
So true. They weren't afraid of sticking their necks out and doing something different. Sometimes it works and, well, sometimes not. Thanks for your comment and for checking out my video! -Chris
@4406bbldb
5 жыл бұрын
Outstanding dash boards too.
@jm7983
5 жыл бұрын
Yes "THE CHRYSLER 3OO" WAS a great car too.
@canadianclassics
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed I just bought a 56 Desoto parts car for my channel and the quality is top notch and I’m definitely not a Chrysler fanboy
@CrossOfBayonne
4 жыл бұрын
My family used to have a 2007 Chrysler 300 back when I was a kid and though the car looked beautiful it was a gas consuming monster resulting in soon enough being sold off.
I also have a 61 desoto. My dad had a desoto dealership and purchased the car for his father (my grandfather). We have kept the girl running over the years and still have it in my garage.
@hullinger
4 жыл бұрын
I'm absolutely in love with the Desoto brand but specifically, the '61. Soo much styling goodness oozing out of every curve, crevice, trim and piece of chrome. Thanks for watching and truly, best of luck with your car.
My parents bought a 1961 Chrysler sedan, I was 12 years old at that time and just sort of becoming a car geek. They had it long enough that I learned to drive on it, with the pushbutton auto transmission on the dash. By the time I was in high school, they'd bought a new Oldsmobile Delta 88, the first car they ever owned with air conditioner. I don't honestly remember much about the Chrysler, although I do remember my mom never liked the color, which was a pale green. Not sure if that's why they traded it for the Olds or not.
Beautiful car. I love it
Virgil’s cars were superb!
Beautiful car!! By 61 it was getting a little weird. Still very cool though. 57 and 58 across the Mopar board was the pinnacle years for the 50s. My 55 Custom Royal with elements of the forward look but retaining the 50’s styling also a head turner.
When I was a kid my dad always bought Mopar cars. We had a 53, 55, and 57 Plymouth and then a 57, 60 and 61 DeSoto. The 60 DeSoto was a total lemon so it got traded in on the new 61. About a week later Chrysler announced they were going to stop building DeSotos and my dad had had it with Chrysler. He traded the new DeSoto in on a 61 Caddy and never bought another Chrysler car again. I later bought a 73 Plymouth Satellite which was also a massive lemon.
10 years before I was born... my dad use to love Desoto's
That quick shot of the mid 1980's Chrysler (New Yorker? Fifth Avenue?) was a design I really liked even when I was a kid. It had an ordered yet natty appearance. I'd like to have one today.
A couple of things. The entire line of 1961Desotos was produced during 1960. First off, the last of the 1961 Desotos went out the factory door late in November of 1960 so the entire 1961 model lineup was built in 1960. I'm not saying the last ones were sold in 1960 but that's when they were built. Exner's 1957 models turned out to be a curse on Chrysler. They sold like hotcakes but they were slapped together to keep up with demand. The cars had a wide range of quality issues and many were returned to their dealers (most new cars had only a 90 day warranty back then) more than once. This cost Chrysler a huge amount of money in the form of lost future business. My favorite Desoto was the 1956 model. It would have had been the top trim level and would have gotten a 392 hemi or maybe later a 413 with the two 4 bbl carb setup if it would fit.
I owned a 1978 Renault 5 and it had torsion bar suspension on all four wheels. It was awesome, gobs of wheel travel and very comfortable -- in spite of it being a small car.
@hullinger
5 жыл бұрын
I didn't know Renault used torsion bars in their cars! That's cool to know and I hear ya on how great torsion bars are. Seems they do everything well!
Wow! Thats the exact same 57 my dad had when I was a little kid! It had push button transmission.
The 61 Desoto would be one of my favorites, the weird 2 tier grill with the cantered headlights. The long sweeping fins also cantered in the back and one with the long Rams the pinnacle of motors.
Beautiful Car! ❤
Ha, I drove a 55 deSoto to deliver pizza in Detroit about 63/4 pre VN.
Like the diagonal headlights!
Great car you have there. A true American treasure. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Great video of an awesome car. I suddenly find myself wondering why Chrysler discontinued the torsion bar suspension. Now I'll be up till 2 am researching that. I believe the DeSoto was discontinued because it fell right between Dodge and Chrysler. The corp wanted to slim down the inventory to reduce costs. Eventually the same fate happened to the Plymouth.
Boy I had forgotten. Thank God that I have my modern Toyota Corolla. That 61 Desoto is one bad boat.
@rkempson1177
5 жыл бұрын
"Rice Cooker"
Great car!!
That awesome 1961 Lincoln is a 1963. Exactly the same body and interior, different and more normal grille.
@SuperForties
2 жыл бұрын
While we're in the department of corrections, contrary to the narration, the DeSoto was not introduced in response to the Mercury, a car that was launched a decade after the DeSoto.
Sweet looking DeSoto. I've never actually seen one in person. I hope yours goes a good owner, someone who will enjoy it and drive it. :)
@hullinger
6 жыл бұрын
Jason, thanks for watching and for your comment. I appreciate you. As for the Desoto, I just started with a Craigslist ad and listed the car on a Facebook page too. We'll see who is interested in the coming week or two. Take care. -Chris
@jasoncarpp7742
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks. You too. Good luck. :)
Cool,,love that car,,,,I’ve got a 68 cutlass,,,Geoff,.U.K
Makes me more eager to get my '61 New Yorker on the road!
Nice ride
I read many years ago that the very last De Soto rolled off the line on Christmas eve 1960. The '61's only had about 3 months of production.
@Disques13Swing
5 жыл бұрын
There are too many other places on line which agree with the idea that the last ever Desoto was built in November of 1960.
So much work making al those bends in the sheetmetal and pressing all those chrome pieces!
I took my driver's test when I was 16 and 3 months old in a 1956 Pontiac star chief. Mr. Those cars
Fantastic car!!
I had a 61 Windsor, great smooth car.
@43andstp
4 жыл бұрын
'58 Saratoga salmon and white 2 dr.ht. unfortunately a backfire through the 4bb and did a lot of fire and smoke damage to the under hood " plastic " .
@mikedrown2721
4 жыл бұрын
In the states it was called Newport and in Canada it was Windsor. A '61 DeSoto and a '61 Chrysler Newport both sold for $2964 with no options
A very nice vehicle.
5:52 Point well made -- that made me jump!
Very cool, love your DeSoto and Vigil Exner designs. If you're not a purist and want to make it a daily driver, not to mention, have the cash, think Wilwood Brakes. I'm sure they even have a mod to relocate the booster. Jay Leno speaks highly of them.
I had a '64 Polara with push button gear selector. In the wintertime I was always late for work and the buttons did not work. I believe it was because the fluid, or whatever it was, had to get warmed up before it got into gear.
I had a 1957 Desoto back in 1964-1965. I remember that the brakes were crap! They sometimes locked up and would loudly chirp like a big bird.
I WOULD DRIVE IT IN A HEARTBEAT :-)
Was a little boy back when Desoto was made back in the late 1950s; they are good-looking cars. When Chrysler gets back to profitability again they should revive the Desoto brand.
Nice car Man!
I think it's high time & long overdue that tailfins make a comeback why not ? I'd like to see the outrageous style of the '59 & '60 Chevrolets return with a vengence.
Oh to be a Detroit auto body designer back then! The creativity was wild and beautiful. Now? No imagination at all, like designing a table spoon.
@hullinger
5 жыл бұрын
Love your comment and yeah, I gotta agree with ya. To be a car designer in the 1950's, you had to have some wild and outlandish ideas. The best part is that crazy thinking actually made it into production. Car Designer: Let's do wild fins! Hey, how about canted headlights! I got an idea - double grills!
@minoanlight4545
5 жыл бұрын
Todays designers are constrained by the safety regulations. That’s why cars look the way they look today. When you tell to the carmakers that their car is ugly, they won’t bat an eye. But when you tell them that their car got 4 stars on a car crash test, it’s code red for them.
I had been looking for a1961 Chrysler for YEARS , could never get a decent one in my crosshairs, I then ran across a 60 Chevrolet ... I grabbed it and not sorry I did but that 61 Chrysler is still gnawing at the back of my mind ...and I will acquire on some day ! 😎
@mariozermeno2649
5 жыл бұрын
I have a 1963 new Yorker with the 413 , las Vegas nv.
@filthbomb
5 жыл бұрын
@@mariozermeno2649 ... cool car! 4 door or 2 door ?
@michaelmagyar5734
5 жыл бұрын
@@mariozermeno2649 For sale?
Cool car!
Nice car man.
Back in the early '60s whenever I saw that headlight pattern in the rear view mirror at night I knew it was either a DeSoto or a 59 lincoln.
This car is awesome
My friend John Pimintel was a Chrysler road test engineer and made those 57 road handling films. A lotta testing was done in northern Nevada cause of the wide open spaces and no speed laws in Nevada. He told me a stock 57 Saratoga non hemi would go 128 mph. Most cars were done at about 110 even though the speedos might be showing a lot more. Corvette owners were upset as the new imperial would out run them. By the way if you forgot starting in 60 all mopars but imperial were unibody.
the drum brakes did self adjust, and if you watch the chrysler master tech videos, (antique filmstrips) available here on youtube, you could find out how to set these brakes properly to where they operated correctly rain or shine, i love these cars, i am the proud owner of a '62 imperial crown southhampton 2 door, she is a survivor car but not as pretty as this DeSoto, ( new mexico sun) i greatly enjoyed this video, but you forgot to show us the operation of the driveshaft mounted parking brake, very nice segment on the road tests, thank you so very much, those who never saw these cars and will never get to drive one,,,, sadly will never get to know what they missed out on