The Adventurer - 2014-02-11 1:48 AM

Car is now Sold and coming to Australia yay ! I cant believe I have found 2 x 58 Coupes in a few months . I will be a busy boy !
Thanks Greg con for your assistance and looking at the car , the guy seems like a good guy . Apprently the TV Show Fast and Loud wanted to buy it , but I assured him it was coming to a good home with my dad and I .
cheers James in Australia (Melbourne)

57Kelii - 2014-02-11 5:53 PM

Just more Desoto coupes leaving America...hope there are still some left out there.

The Adventurer - 2014-02-11 2:47 PM

Here is the add , even though its a firedome .

57burb - 2014-02-12 5:15 PM



The car in the ad is a Fireflite. The fender ornaments are a dead giveaway. So is the tall back glass, although that was optional on Firedome.

Doctor DeSoto - 2014-02-11 6:43 PM



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Not sure if I am reading that right, but for clarity, fender ornaments could be ordered onto a Firedome.
The tall back glass was not available on Firedomes or Sweeps. That optional larger glass stuff started in
1960.

The Adventurer - 2014-02-11 6:08 PM




Just be happy they are being saved !

imopar380 - 2014-02-12 6:55 PM
Tall back glass was optional on the 59 Firedomes.... not sure about Firesweeps but I have photos of 59 Firedomes with it.

As to 1960-62, all 2 door hardtops had one-sized - tall - back glass. On four door hardtops from 1960-62 there were both low and tall back glass depending on model.

Doctor DeSoto - 2014-02-11 9:27 PM



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Are you sure about that ? I am not that hip on 59 .... it seems many detail things loosened up
for 59 that were model specific before. My dislike of 59's is no secret, and I've spent little effort
trying to learn all the ins-n-outs for them like I have for 57-58. So, learn me here !

In 1960, those back glass options were all over the board. Plymouth and Dodge 2HT's could get
high or low back glass, and as you say, the 4 doors had multiple variations in both sedan and HT.
Never tracked the specifics. Just know they have a lot of variations, compared to the 58-and-earlier
cars.

Doctor DeSoto - 2014-02-11 9:43 PM



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Not sure if I am reading that right, but for clarity, fender ornaments could be ordered onto a Firedome.
The tall back glass was not available on Firedomes or Sweeps. That optional larger glass stuff started in
1960.

Chrycoman - 2013-12-29 11:00 PM

For 1957-59, the large rear window on the 2-door hardtop was standard on the Fireflite, Adventurer, New Yorker and 300 - Mopar 1681 702 for clear and 1681 703 for Solex. Your local auto glass shop (if they can get them) would know it as NAGS B462.

The small window was standard on Firesweep, Firedome, Windsor and Saratoga with the large glass optional for 1958 and 1959.

The Adventurer - 2014-02-12 1:38 AM

57Kelli I will sell my White 58 Firedome Coupe to you if you like ,now that I have bought this one . The white car is still in Los Angeles , so if you or anyone is interested let me know asap , as its going to be shipped in the next few weeks otherwise . My email is nascoman@optusnet.com.au Here is a pic of the car
cheers James

GregCon - 2014-02-13 7:24 AM

Help me understand what I am seeing here - two hole, one looks like it is plugged intentionally? Is that how Desotos in 1958 were shipped?

That's correct - the outside is real, the inside one is fake. Getting the real exhaust pipe to line up so it looks like a match to the fake one is tough because of the twists and turns it has make working its way through the bumper to reach that point.

Doctor DeSoto - 2014-02-13 10:22 AM

In 40 years of actively chasing Forward Look cars, with a HEAVY emphasis on 57-58 DeSotos,
I have yet to see a 58 Dome or sweep with a high backglass or any lit suggesting this was an
option. If it was, ... apparently few-to-none bought it.

57burb - 2014-02-13 9:21 PM
After doing some digging, I am only finding 1959 "low" models with the tall back glass. You may be right about the 1958s being extremely rare.

And a couple of pics of a '59 Windsor and '59 Firedome with the tall window.

spinout - 2014-02-13 12:16 PM
A large 'Vistarama' back glass was also an option on 1958 Chrysler Windsor and Saratoga 2-Dr HTs. Not listed on '58 DeSoto Sweep or Dome in my literature.
In '59, it was available on Firedome 2-dr HT as an option.

The Adventurer - 2014-03-04 8:44 AM

Hi Does anybody have a screen shot or saved picture copy of the original Craigslist add for this car , so I can use it for my import approval . As the add got delisted very quick before I could save a copy of it . It to show our government where I bought it and for how much , otherwise they can think you paid anything for it . cheers in advance