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60 Imp
Posted 2020-05-28 7:08 AM (#598882)
Subject: 57 DeSoto Firedome


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https://www.ebay.com/itm/1957-DeSoto-Firedome-Hardtop/124197557261?h...
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Suddenlyits1960!
Posted 2020-05-28 9:35 AM (#598889 - in reply to #598882)
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I like the exterior and interior colors on this one. You don’t seem to see too many four door hardtops either.
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Posted 2020-05-28 10:17 AM (#598894 - in reply to #598882)
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Well if you like those colors check this nice Fireflite at the Ford Museum ( I know, weird right?).

https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collec...




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Suddenlyits1960!
Posted 2020-05-28 11:13 AM (#598896 - in reply to #598894)
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Stunning car. The 57-58 DeSotos were the most beautiful DeSotos ever made. I really like the four door hardtops in this bodystyle,almost as much as the coupe.
It is funny it’s in a Ford Museum.
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Posted 2020-05-28 11:42 AM (#598898 - in reply to #598896)
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Suddenlyits1960! - 2020-05-28 8:13 AM
Stunning car. The 57-58 DeSotos were the most beautiful DeSotos ever made. I really like the four door hardtops in this bodystyle,almost as much as the coupe.
It is funny it’s in a Ford Museum.


"Explore the world's premier auto exhibit showcasing an unparalleled collection of historically significant vehicles."

The Desoto even shows up in the promo video. As does the Turbine car.

https://www.thehenryford.org/visit/henry-ford-museum/exhibits/drivin...



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mikes2nd
Posted 2020-05-28 1:08 PM (#598903 - in reply to #598882)
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its very rough, the bondo over rust I like the original exhaust pipes

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Posted 2020-05-28 3:28 PM (#598905 - in reply to #598882)
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I am a bit surprised that it looks to have an air-cooled Torqueflite. I would love to know the PN of the trans. A lot of the interior chrome will clean up real good with Quick Glo and the like. Rockers have bondo but I don't think the rest is too bad.

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Posted 2020-05-28 6:10 PM (#598911 - in reply to #598882)
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I thought all 57’s were air cooled torqueflites. I was under the impression that water cooled came in 58.
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Posted 2020-05-28 7:24 PM (#598918 - in reply to #598911)
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I believe some 1957 models like the New Yorkers and Imperials got the “liquid cooled” trans with the line running to the radiator.
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Posted 2020-05-28 11:28 PM (#598931 - in reply to #598918)
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Suddenlyits1960! - 2020-05-28 4:24 PM
I believe some 1957 models like the New Yorkers and Imperials got the “liquid cooled” trans with the line running to the radiator.


I think that is true. Furthermore, I believe that the bigger Chryslers and Imperials in 1955 and 1956 with Powerflites also had liquid cooling, i.e. the transmission oil was pumped through a liquid to liquid heat exchanger (external to the radiator). By 1957 the cooling was part of the radiator for those with liquid cooling (probably Torqueflites).

The A-466 Torqueflite that I put into my 56 Dodge early this year came from a 57 Windsor and it was air-cooled. I have seen a very similar A-466 Torqueflite in a 57 Dodge (one of John S.'s 57 D500s) and it was also aircooled.

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Posted 2020-05-29 7:03 PM (#598971 - in reply to #598882)
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This car is a 57 torqueflite and is air cooled also a dual headlight version. (Possibly a later version) I own a 57 Fireflite with an air cooled torqueflite and I bought a donor 57 torqueflite that was air cooled. I can believe the higher end Chrysler torqueflites were cooled by heat exchanging with the radiator but that only seemed to happen for Desoto in 58. My 57 owners manual doesn’t even mention anything but air cooled torqueflites. I’m not claiming to know all just trying to provoke a discussion to further educate me on 57 Desoto. Maybe Ed Petrus can chime in or some other expert.
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Posted 2020-05-29 9:39 PM (#598977 - in reply to #598971)
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I am NOT an expert but I have some experience and data. The air cooled 57 Windsor TF I put in my 56 Dodge was PN 1736544. One of John S's 57 D500s is running a 1736 546 which I think is air-cooled. I am willing to bet that this 57 Desoto also has a 1736 546 air-cooled.

Photos starting with mine, followed by the listing for the 1736 546 (that I think superceded the 1736 544) and then the stamping on the side of John S's TF:



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Posted 2020-05-30 12:44 AM (#598981 - in reply to #598882)
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hemis and fury got oil cooler... All dodges got the air cooled.

Its got other differences also.
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Posted 2020-05-30 10:20 AM (#598989 - in reply to #598882)
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I have owned seven 1957 Desotos, including four Adventurers, since 1979. Every one of them had air cooled transmissions.
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Posted 2020-06-02 6:03 AM (#599092 - in reply to #598882)
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As far as I know, all 1957 DeSotos had air-cooled transmissions. I don't know anything about Other makes.
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Posted 2020-06-02 1:10 PM (#599118 - in reply to #598882)
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sorry 392 hemis and fury got oil cooled and the beefier trans.



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Posted 2020-06-02 6:52 PM (#599132 - in reply to #598882)
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I can confirm that all my '57 New Yorkers came with water cooled, and all my '57 Windsors came with air cooled.
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Posted 2020-06-04 6:18 AM (#599187 - in reply to #598882)
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Reserve not met, got to 4450, 29 bids. Steve.
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Posted 2020-08-28 7:43 AM (#602672 - in reply to #598882)
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This one has been popping up for a while now. Listed on ebay again. I'm pretty sure whoever wrote up the description got paid by the word. Yeah they probably did their research, but pretty windy. The word bloviate definitely comes to mind. The good part is there are lots and lots of decent pictures. The car is rusty. Ok, not rotten to the core, only held together by the paint Swiss cheese rusty. It's rusty everywhere though. Along every seam and under all the moldings. And that's what you can see. Always worse when you start digging. Restorable? Of course, absolutely. It's just the volume of rust repair is significant.

If I'm reading the dataplate correctly they took a brown and white car with a beige and brown interior and made it green and white. Interesting.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/124315017558?ul_noapp=true





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