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Location: California/Wisconsin | What can you tell me about this emblem.
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Posts: 1886
| Any casting numbers on the back? Mounting nipples or was it glued? |
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Elite Veteran
Posts: 769
Location: Oley, PA | For 1959, I believe you could order the dual quad 383 Adventurer engine in your Firedome or Fireflite. If so, it would come with these badges.
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Posts: 2003
Location: Branson, MO | That is correct - the Adventurer engine could be ordered on any '59 DeSoto including the Firesweep according to my '59 manual and brochure. However, it appears to be available only with the Torqueflite transmission. |
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Extreme Veteran
Posts: 480
Location: Georgetown Texas | Viper Guy - 2017-10-03 2:45 PM
That is correct - the Adventurer engine could be ordered on any '59 DeSoto including the Firesweep according to my '59 manual and brochure. However, it appears to be available only with the Torqueflite transmission.
Yep, D500 was the same way. |
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Location: Parts Unknown | I have some brand new ones, still in the wrapper.
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Posts: 1886
| You should sell them to me Doc |
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Posts: 384
Location: Hershey PA | We all knew Doc was a closet 59er.... |
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Location: Parts Unknown | Mike,
If you can use them, I'd be happy to sell them to you.
Not sure what they'd be worth ....
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Elite Veteran,, James Passed away March 2021, He will be Missed
Posts: 1028
Location: Melbourne, Australia | Someone did a repro of these many years ago and aren't cast that nice . They come on ebay now and then . I think someone is trying to just call them NOS now . I have also seen genuine NOS ones and they are worth a lot more . |
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Posts: 341
Location: Wisconsin | Does anyone know how to tell originals from repros? I have a set that are unused, but not sure if they are repros or NOS.
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