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60 Imp |
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Location: North Australia | Lots of chatter regarding 4 door cars and value recently. This one up to $13K, 88 bids in a short time!! Steve. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1961-DeSoto-Adventurer-Base-Hardtop-4-Door-... | ||
Lancer Mike |
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Location: The Mile High City | oooooo! that's a dandy! (61 De Soto reduced.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 61 De Soto reduced.jpg (245KB - 317 downloads) | ||
StillOutThere |
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Location: Under the X in Texas | White over turquoise hardtop sitting at a Florida '60s home under palm trees wearing a thorough restoration on a rare desirable car. What's not to excite any car collector? | ||
Powerflite |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9654 Location: So. Cal | The front grill. (61DesotoGrills.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 61DesotoGrills.jpg (182KB - 112 downloads) | ||
Viper Guy |
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Expert Posts: 2002 Location: Branson, MO | As hard as I try to like the '61 DeSotos, and I am a DeSoto guy, I just think back to the '60 model and how much more pleasing to the eye the look is. What a difference a year makes. I will admit that this one is about as nice of a '61 as can probably be found these days that are for sale. | ||
slimwhitman |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 988 Location: Kansas City, Kansas | If I had a '61, I would have a hard time not painting the tail light surround body color like what was planned and shown on the brochure. (1961 DeSoto-081.jpg) (61DeSoto 4drHT-turquoise & White-finssm.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1961 DeSoto-081.jpg (165KB - 115 downloads) 61DeSoto 4drHT-turquoise & White-finssm.jpg (131KB - 92 downloads) | ||
mikes2nd |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 5006 | you can't beat the 60 Desoto for the best batwing car... Although I think that 61 has grown on me I wish they had sloped that top of the hood instead of jutted it out. I thought the 59 dodge was kind of funky also until I saw one in person, then I was like darn that car is mean. | ||
Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | 61's are an acquired taste ... DeSoto, Dodge, Plymouth ... I found a white 4HT years ago with the tail light bezels painted in like the brochure shows. It was in the mid-70's and the car was a stripped out parts car. Not sure if a driver/owner did it, or one squeaked out of the factory that way (?). Only one I ever saw done like that. The side profile with the body color paint on the fin tip is very compli- -mentary to the slippery, overswept look of the fin. Blacking out behind that grille would be a help for making the grille look better. Not sure why restorers miss this so often. The factory did it, and it really sets off the sparkle of the grille. | ||
59 explorer |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 384 Location: Hershey PA | The VIN does not make sense, should be 6116 1xxxxx There is a postcard "Welcome to Zephyrhills" circa 1971 with a similar Desoto parked on the right side.... | ||
59 explorer |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 384 Location: Hershey PA | The postcard (61 Desoto PC.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 61 Desoto PC.jpg (247KB - 101 downloads) | ||
Greg P. |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 769 Location: Oley, PA | Sweet car! I believe the same seller sold a couple of other Desotos this past year. If I recall, they had a 57 and a 60. Both in similar shape. Does anyone here know this seller? | ||
60 Imp |
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Location: North Australia | 3 and 1/2 days left, up to $16 1/2 K, reserve met, 109 bids. Steve. | ||
57burb |
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Expert Posts: 3967 Location: DFW, TX | Call me crazy. The '61s have a beautiful and distinctive snout. What a great car! | ||
Peter Panov |
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Veteran Posts: 188 | Indeed this seller sold a 57 and a 60 Desoto few months ago. Both reached serious prices at the end of the auction. It is interesting that I can't find positive feedback for the seller from these two sales. Edited by Peter Panov 2017-08-04 1:24 AM | ||
Greg P. |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 769 Location: Oley, PA | Looks like it sold for $18,000.00 (119 Bids) http://www.ebay.com/itm/1961-DeSoto-Adventurer-Base-Hardtop-4-Door/... | ||
56D500boy |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9900 Location: Lower Mainland BC | Greg P. - 2017-08-07 4:19 PM Looks like it sold for $18,000.00 (119 Bids) http://www.ebay.com/itm/1961-DeSoto-Adventurer-Base-Hardtop-4-Door/... Out of nowhere, with the single bid, e***5 snags it will about an hour to go. (Hmm...seems like there should have been a counterbid with that much time left). Nice car if you like that sort of thing. (1960 looked better in my opinion) Edited by 56D500boy 2017-08-07 6:59 PM | ||
1960fury |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7395 Location: northern germany | CRAZY price for a a 4 door with a rusted away trunk edge and very poorly repaired, not original, trunk floor. makes me wonder how they fixed the rear quarters.... i've seen 61 4 doors with better bodys not selling for 500 bucks. what glossy paint can do! | ||
1960fury |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7395 Location: northern germany | when they installed the new trunk floor they didn't even bother to weld in the reinforcements that also locate the tank. explains the position of the tank. also note bent/cracked rear panel. if you look at the detail, that "restoration" ain't gonna last and that car is not safe. Edited by 1960fury 2017-08-07 8:32 PM (tank.jpg) Attachments ---------------- tank.jpg (213KB - 90 downloads) | ||
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