1942 De Soto Custom 5-Passenger Sedan [S-8]

1942 De Soto Custom [S-8] in The Thin Man Goes Home, Movie, 1945

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Jale ◊ 2010-02-26 02:18
typhlosion ◊ 2010-02-26 04:05	desoto
electra225 ◊ 2010-02-26 08:04	I'm sure it is a 1942 DeSoto for the hidden headlights (in the picture exposed since in function!).
pilou ◊ 2010-02-26 08:42	1943 DeSoto Custom 5 passenger sedan ( S-8)
typhlosion ◊ 2010-02-26 08:46	43??? i don't think they made any during the war?
antp ◊ 2010-02-26 15:36	Didn't the war start in '39 anyway?
Commander 57 ◊ 2010-02-26 17:48	There were no American built cars for domestic sale from about Feb or March of 1942 until the summer of 1945. As such, there is no such thing as a "1943", "1944" or "1945" model year civilian car. Interesting '42 Desoto pix. Don't think I have ever seen one with its headlamp doors open before.