Some of the nine passenger models came from the factory with four
"Captive-Air" run-flat tires and no spare.
The '58 DeSoto serial numbers in the FSM don't differentiate between 6 and 9 passenger models. I'm sure the body number plate would, but have no codes for that. Though there were only Firedome station wagons in '55-'56, there were no Firedome station wagons in '57-'58, only Firesweep and Fireflite. A '58 DeSoto station wagon is a pretty scarce model.--Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '56 Plymouth, '66 Plymouth, '41 Dodge ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Waters" <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 11:18 AM Subject: [FWDLK] Desoto 9 Passenger Wagon Question Happy Holidays, Everyone !Currently on ebay there is a 58 Desoto Firesweep Explorer 9p wagon. Yet it doesn't have the rear quarter cutout for the spare tire. Was this cutout arrangement an option or were all 9 passenger wagons supposed to have one ?There are other questionable aspects of this car (non-original hemi engine, etc.) so I wonder if this car was changed at some point from a 6p wagon.Ron ************************************************************* To unsubscribe or set your subscription options, please go to http://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=l-forwardlook&A=1
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