[FWDLK] Do you own this 58 Firedome? (Firesweep?)

[Bryan Scott <scott1990@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's possible this car is actually a Firesweep, and the letter incorrectly 
identified it as a Firedome.  I say this because, in the margins, there are 
more handwritten notes.  They say "LS1-17160  8/21/58  964 bulletin = 16-70 
= 16-45; metering rd shop manual page 6 fuel system".  An LS1 is a Firesweep 
model, but the hand notes may be from a different car than that owned by Mr. 
Huyck...  Or is it the other way around????

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Scott" <scott1990@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Forwardlook" <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 1:37 PM
Subject: Do you own this 58 Firedome?


> Hi All,
>
> A couple of years back I bought an original service manual for my 58 
> Fireflight.  Inside, I was pleased to find a typed letter, dated January 
> 28, 1958, from the DeSoto headquarters (12000 E Jefferson St in Detroit) 
> to Dan's Sales and Service in Carson City, Michigan.  It is in reference 
> to a 58 Firedome owned by Clifford Huyck.  The car's serial number is 
> "unknown", but written at the top of the letterhead, in ballpoint ink, is 
> "51-549 Pink in color.  Springs, ignition also".  (It's unclear if the 
> written notes were about the same car.)  The customer had contacted the 
> company directly about a problem with the car.  The nature of the letter 
> is to tell the dealer that they need to contact the customer to correct 
> it.  It is signed by E.L. Knowles "Service Department".
>
> The purpose of this posting isn't to offer to give (or sell) the letter to 
> anyone.  I just thought it would be fun to learn if this car is still 
> around, and, if so, I thought the owner might like a photocopy of the 
> letter.  If anyone has any info about the car, let me know! 

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