At 04:44 PM 4/30/98 -0700, Jeff Ceurvorst wrote:
>>From the poor showing of DeSotos in the Top 10 of Forword Look enthusiasts,
>perhaps Chrysler Corp. did the right thing in dropping the marque in 1961.
>Do you think Chrysler should have axed DeSoto? Why? Do you instinctively
>think of DeSotos as restyled Plymouths, Dodges, etc.? Would you have bought
>one new? Would you have paid attention to DeSoto before 1955, and the
>Forword Look influence?
I was born just when DeSoto died...May, 61. So, I've never been in a
position to visit a DeSoto showroom :)
I think the Forward Look DeSotos are neat cars, a little too wild for my
tastes though. I think the division suffered the same fate as Edsel, being
too flamboyant at a time of recession and changing tastes. From the history
I've read on the subject.
In general, DeSotos have always been an object of scorn among the guys I
hang out with..until recently.
Jim
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