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Replying to: andre1969 (Jan 29, 2009 12:49 pm) But then, I am not an expert on Desotos.  Our car did have the "Fireflite" script on the rear fender as in the ad you posted.  I noticed that the Ebay car says "Firedome" on the rear fender. |
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jan 29, 2009 2:34 pm) |
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Replying to: oregonboy (Jan 29, 2009 3:02 pm) My old car encyclopedia mentions that for 1958, the 4-bbl was an option on the Firedome, but I take what that book says with a grain of salt. But I remember the quote as something like "The Firedome, with the optional 305 hp TurboFlash V-8, could do 0-60 in 7.7 seconds and hit 115 mph with little strain". In 1958, the 305 hp was the 361-4bbl, while the Firedome's standard engine was a 295 hp 361-2bbl. For 1959, my auto encyclopedia doesn't say anything about a 4-bbl setup in the Firedome, but has the Adventurer's hot 383 dual-quad shown as being offered across the board. I don't know if that's true or not. But if it was, I imagine the Dodge-based Firesweep must've been a hot little number with 350 hp under the hood! The eBay car is definitely a Firedome. I think when they say "With Fireflite option", they just mean they found a 4-bbl, intake manifold, and air cleaner off of a Fireflite and bolted it on the Firedome. I hope they did some internal mods with the engine too though, because wouldn't the 2-bbl and 4-bbl use a different cam? |
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jan 29, 2009 3:17 pm) 
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Replying to: texases (Jan 29, 2009 3:32 pm) |
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jan 29, 2009 12:49 pm) in another picture, you can see a partially disassembled dodge challenger near the garage. |
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jan 29, 2009 3:17 pm) So no, it's not a factory Fireflite, but hey, it's got a hemi. 
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jan 29, 2009 2:34 pm) Just wondering, I may have seen this same car! It was a 4-door sedan, green and white, and IIRC, it had Maryland plates that read "JET AGE." This was in the late 80s at the Sully (Plantation) Car Show in Chantilly, VA. I don't have any photos of it unfortunately. I never could keep the DeSoto model names straight, but those '57 and '58s were great looking cars, as were the Chryslers. My aunt had a '57 Plymouth Savoy 6, nice looking also, but it gave her so much trouble that she traded it for a '59 Chevy.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jan 29, 2009 12:49 pm)
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