1942 De Soto Custom 5-Passenger Sedan [S-10]

1942 De Soto Custom [S-10] in The Postman Always Rings Twice, Kinofilm, 1946

Typ: Pkw, Limousine — Herkunftsland:

Von einem Darsteller oder bei einer Verfolgungsjagd benutztes Fahrzeug

Autor	Mitteilung
vilero ◊ 2009-07-15 12:05	tv boy wrote
pilou ◊ 2009-07-15 12:58	1942 DeSoto Custom 5-passenger sedan ( S-10)
tv boy ◊ 2009-07-15 14:47	This car is owned by the local district attorney who keeps showing up all through the movie. Of course that means this beautiful car gets a lot of screen time.
Raul1983 ◊ 2009-07-15 22:26	Only 7974 were produced. Very nice find.
Commander 57 ◊ 2010-03-05 17:37	And an excellent quality photo as well.
Max_Power ◊ 2013-06-22 08:21	I just love the pop up headlights! Anybody know if this was the first make/model equipped with them?
Commander 57 ◊ 2013-06-22 14:38	The 1936/37 Cord had them. Don't know of any others prior, certainly not in the US. Nice rare shot of the headlamp doors opened in the thumbnail. As I recall, they had to be hand-cranked open. Likely one reason why they didn't catch on. I personally never particularly cared for most hidden headlamp designs, as they gave the cars that used them a blank look. -- Last edit: 2022-08-25 03:06:32
electra225 ◊ 2022-08-24 22:05	I watched an edition in colors of this movie and this DeSoto was light blue.