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Location: San Antonio TX | Looks great! If I wasn't holding out for a DeSoto I'd probably have made an offer.
https://lacrosse.craigslist.org/cto/d/57-chrysler/6322029699.html 
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Location: North Australia | Wow the car looks good! If only they had brought these to Australia (in RHD)........................
The problem is of course we would need to pay $28,000 today for this car! 
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Location: San Antonio TX | Well so much for holding out for a Desoto. I made an offer and he accepted! I really couldn't pass it up for the price and how clean it is. |
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Location: So. Cal | Congratulations! What are your plans for it? If you would like a set of bumper guards, they are not hard to get. The '57 Windsor 2-tone trim is a little harder to get, but you can get that too if you would like to put it on. |
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Location: Hay Lakes, Alberta, Canada | Congrats!
You could put Saratoga two-tone trim on it, and make it into a Canadian Windsor  |
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Location: San Antonio TX | Powerflite - 2017-10-01 5:38 PM
Congratulations! What are your plans for it? If you would like a set of bumper guards, they are not hard to get. The '57 Windsor 2-tone trim is a little harder to get, but you can get that too if you would like to put it on.
Honestly I was thinking about putting Desoto bumpers and trim on it. Not sure about that yet, but if it involves any significant modifications to the sheet metal, I'm ruling it out. I don't want to make any major or irreversible changes in case I ever decide to sell it. If I stick with Chrysler trim, the bumper guards are definitely a must! Either way, my plans are to keep it a cruiser. I use my 61 Windsor as a cruiser right now, but once I get the 57, I might make my 61 into a muscle car-esque restomod since it's already got too many unorigial parts on it already. Plus, I think the look of both cars suits the direction I want to go with them. The 57 is practical and conservative looking (relatively), and I think the stock configuration fits that well. The 61 is more sporty and aggressive looking and has only two doors, so I think a performance based restoration would go great with those angry looking canted headlamps and and jet fighter-like fins. miquelonbrad - 2017-10-01 6:18 PM
Congrats!
You could put Saratoga two-tone trim on it, and make it into a Canadian Windsor ;) The Saratoga trim looks great! I'll have a really hard time deciding whether or not I want the Saratoga or Windsor trim since both look so good in two tone. If I get Desoto bumpers and trim, I'll still have a really tough time choosing between the 57 and 58 Desoto two tone schemes. The 57/58 Desoto two tone schemes are just so beautiful! Quite possibly the best multi color paint schemes ever in an era where two and three tone cars were common. |
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Location: DFW, TX | If you're interested in a set of front and rear bumpers with guards, I have two sets I'd be willing to sell or trade for your smooth ones. I'm in Fort Worth, and travel to Austin regularly.
I also have all the trim for a '57 New Yorker 4dr. Might be a nice option if Desoto trim turns out to be difficult to locate. I have a ton of parts, just let me know if you're looking for anything.
Great score! Enjoy it. |
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Location: So. Cal | You can swap to DeSoto, but be aware that you need DeSoto fenders too. They are different. You also need all the inner bracketry & grllle etc. But if you really want a DeSoto, just buy one when it pops up, and then you can sell this one off. |
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Location: San Antonio TX | 57burb - 2017-10-01 9:49 PM
If you're interested in a set of front and rear bumpers with guards, I have two sets I'd be willing to sell or trade for your smooth ones. I'm in Fort Worth, and travel to Austin regularly.
I also have all the trim for a '57 New Yorker 4dr. Might be a nice option if Desoto trim turns out to be difficult to locate. I have a ton of parts, just let me know if you're looking for anything.
Great score! Enjoy it.
Thanks! I will enjoy it! I talked him down to $6500, so I also think it was a pretty good score.
I'll be contacting you once I get the car. I'm also looking for a stock air cleaner to replace that chrome one in the ad.
Powerflite - 2017-10-01 11:25 PM You can swap to DeSoto, but be aware that you need DeSoto fenders too. They are different. You also need all the inner bracketry & grllle etc. But if you really want a DeSoto, just buy one when it pops up, and then you can sell this one off. I had no idea that it would requrie so much to swap them. They look almost identical except the bumpers and trim! Also, that's exactly what I am planning to do. I'm going to hang onto this, and if a nice Desoto pops up, I'll either trade for the Windsor or just sell the Windsor. |
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Location: The Mile High City | Miles, that is a great looking car! De Soto, Shme Soto! That's a Saratoga, isn't it? |
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Location: So. Cal | It has a Windsor emblem on the rear quarter and the seller says it is a Windsor. But it does have Saratoga side trim. So it could be a Canadian Windsor, or someone may have added the Saratoga trim on it. |
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Location: San Antonio TX | Lancer Mike - 2017-10-02 7:03 PM
Miles, that is a great looking car! De Soto, Shme Soto! That's a Saratoga, isn't it?
I'll post the VIN and data plate when I get it so we can figure out what it is exactly. |
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Clean 57 Windsor 4D HT $8k OBO
