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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9893      Location: Lower Mainland BC | Cartoon6pk - 2019-10-06 4:27 PM Wish I could figure out how to add pictures. Welcome to the forum.  Regarding posting photos, two things: 1. No jpegs from Apple iPhones. Has to be .jpg (no "e") 2. Must be sized to be < 250 kB. 1024 x 768 works. For more details, read this: http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=64340&... You will want to start your own new thread in the Members Rides sub-forum: http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/forum-view.asp?fid=28 | ||
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Expert Posts: 1476  Location: Pacific Northwest | My guess. (s-l400.jpg) Attachments ----------------  s-l400.jpg (47KB - 161 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 2308 Location: The Bat Cave, Fairborn, OH | If you go to the National DeSoto Club forum/group on Facebook, there are some more shots of this fine ambulance/herse combination. I attach a few here for the faithful as well. I don't know where it's been hidng for the last 60 years, but it seems to have been well cared for. (1958 DeSoto Hearse -1.jpg) (1958 DeSoto Hearse -2.jpg) (1958 DeSoto Hearse -5.jpg) (1958 DeSoto Hearse -8.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 1958 DeSoto Hearse -1.jpg (424KB - 211 downloads) 1958 DeSoto Hearse -2.jpg (215KB - 221 downloads) 1958 DeSoto Hearse -5.jpg (190KB - 179 downloads) 1958 DeSoto Hearse -8.JPG (46KB - 206 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9893 Location: Lower Mainland BC | Powerflite - 2019-10-07 4:25 PM Yeah, these are usually made from Firesweeps. Apparently you are correct.  Is that because all the 57-59 Wagons were based on the same 122" Dodge chassis regardless of Plymouth, Dodge, Desoto or Chrysler and since the Firesweeps were based on the Dodge chassis, it was a no brainer to work from a 58 Desoto Firesweep wagon to make this ambulance/hearse ?? Barnett Coach Works: http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/b/barnette/barnette.htm   Edited by 56D500boy 2019-10-08 11:19 PM | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9893 Location: Lower Mainland BC | NicksGarage - 2019-10-09 8:37 AM Note that this was built from a sedan and not a wagon. You can see that the fins are the sedan fins that continue into the doors. Hmm...Good catch. I was looking at the "C" pillar and noticed that it wasn't a wagon "C" pillar. *BUT* now that you've pointed out the fin extension, it seems like the hearse's goes almost the front door, like a Fireflite's, longer than the extension of the Firesweep. If we knew the wheelbase, we would know what they started with.  Edited by 56D500boy 2019-10-09 11:59 AM | ||
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