1953 De Soto Diplomat Custom [SP-24]

1953 De Soto Diplomat [SP-24] in La chasse à l'homme, Movie, 1964

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Author	Message
sixcyl 2007-03-07 19:17
wrenchhead 2007-03-07 19:41	Looks a little like a 1950/1951 DeSoto? -- Last edit: 2007-03-07 19:41:19
Ddey65 2007-03-07 19:46	wrenchhead wrote Looks a little like a 1950/1951 DeSoto? Maybe. It's clearly a DeSoto judging by the lettering across the grille.
wrenchhead 2007-03-07 19:49	I thought so but the grill is different from any that I can find.
yvon52 2007-03-07 21:54	DeSoto export edition based on th Plymouth
wrenchhead 2007-03-07 22:31	That would explain why the body looks like a plymouth and the grill looks like DeSoto
Richard of C 2007-03-07 23:39	Its a 53 DeSoto Diplomat built by Chrysler as an export model. It used the Plymouth body with DeSoto style grill teeth and trim.
car nerd 2007-03-08 00:21	Saying it's an "export edition" is redundant. All DeSoto Diplomats were made for export.
wrenchhead 2007-03-08 00:44	True, but no harm done I think. Good info for folks (like me) who don't know the car. -- Last edit: 2007-03-08 00:45:46
pilou 2007-03-08 14:58	Yes it is a DeSoto Diplomat Custom of 1953 ( series SP-24).They were similar to the Plymouth but curiously still used the former lower compression ( 7,0 :1) Plymouth engine of 97 hp àf 1949-52 instead of Plymouths 7,1:1 100 hp engine of 1953.
car nerd 2007-03-08 17:50	That's a very interesting point, pilou. I recall reading that they used lower compression engines due to the generally poorer quality of fuel in some of the countries the Diplomats were exported to.