Once one of the most popular makes in America, the DeSoto is iconic with it’s long “FlightSweep” tail fins, striking grille, and amazing luxury options for the time. A 4-Season air conditioner, push-button control of the super smooth TorqueFlite transmission, new power options, and a flight-styled gauge cluster, made this the car of dreams for many.

We’ve been working on this one for a while. You will see pictures below detailing our initial frame removal, through to the rust repair we are now completing. As always there will be updates as we restore this into a beauty Hernando de Soto De Soto HistoryHernando de Soto (c.1496/1497–1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States, and the first documented to have crossed the Mississippi River. would be proud of.

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