1949 Desoto Custom

[@bassbone2010]

A tan 1946 DeSoto was my first car, a hand me down from my father, who bought it after coming back from WW2. It was a real tank.

[@michaelbenardo5695]

You don't need to use the clutch, except to put it in gear from Neutral, or to change to Reverse or Lo. It was not marketed as a manual, as people were tired of manual transmissions by then. You are supposed to drive it as a 2 speed automatic.

[@billkarmetsky4003]

I dunno. DeSoto, Hudson, Packard, Nash around this time period, I look back now as see them as extraordinary works of rolling art. They were the epitome of engineering, design, utility, etc., Planned obsolescence was the most hideous, wasteful toxic madness ever unleashed on mankind. There should have been laws. So much of earth thrown into the rubbish. We have the same sickness in every car made today. Most of the earth's wealth winding up in junk yards.

[@4funrc11]

Owned one, 1947/48, light green many, many years ago. My grandparents bought it new. No jump seat, though, and underneath each radio button is a screw to manually fine tune the saved station.

[@sunnyormsby8402]

Been a few years, since I have seen one. Thanks

[@RViscara]

It’s missing the rear seat arm rest sling handles. I grew up in this car that had a mere 800 miles on it. It was also missing the rear rope handle that went along the back sears. Also missing the emergency brake saw handle lever.

[@manuelreyes4600]

Beautiful car 1949 desoto I really like it

[@56BIGM]

i believe this is 1946-1948 this seems to be a limousine--chryslers and even some dodge limos were made- thousands --mainly de sotos--were used as taxis

[@danielulz1640]

This is probably a first series 1949 DeSoto sold from January 49 until spring 49 win the second series of Chrysler products came out, the ones we recognized as 1949 models.

[@jcirvine38]

That car is awsome!

[@larrypitts481]

Beautiful eriginal !!

[@fordtruxdad5155]

This is a DeSoto Suburban. Some of them actually were fitted to be used as ambulances, though most saw service as airport limousines and taxis. I did get a kick out of the V6 comment, though!

[@michaelbenardo5695]

More and more people are making that mistake.

[@danielulz1640]

Not a Suburban but a 9 passenger sedan. Seats on the Suburban were configured differently.

[@scottschenk5456]

This is not a 1949. Body changed in 1949. This a 1948!!

[@elvisway1]

You are correct! My dad had a '49 and it didn't look like that one at all. His looked more like the '50 model.

[@andriesjohannas3579]

I think it is a straight 6 as opposed to the V6 that was stated in the vehicle... I do question some of the description this guy is saying. He should have researched the vehicle a bit more.

[@burnedoutfred9066]

So true. Not only didn't he know how it works, he didn't know how to drive it. Would you buy a car from this man?!

[@andriesjohannas3579]

@@burnedoutfred9066 LOL.... I must say it was comical.... I'm not sure that is what they were aiming for.

[@juddwest8127]

Cute grill car!

[@brianandglendaharkin9457]

👍🏻🇦🇺💯

[@mikedrown2721]

Did he say v6?

[@choptmerc]

That was painful to listen to. An ambulance? Gurney in the trunk? B pillar comes out? Lol. V6 flathead? Lol. Stick to cars you're familiar with.

[@donaldfleming254]

Sorry that is not a 1949!

[@mikedrown2721]

@@donaldfleming254 early 1949s were called series 1 that used the 1946 to early 49 styling. The all new style was the series 2

[@fredkelley4394]

@@donaldfleming254 Early 1949 Chryslers,Plymouths,Dodges and Desotos,used the same body style as the 1946-48 cars. That should be fairly common knowledge to anyone who is familiar with Chrysler Corp.cars of that era !

[@SgfGustafsson]

Hahahaha, he couldn’t find low either and ended up driving it off in high

[@danielulz1640]

@@SgfGustafsson with fluid drive, the car is perfectly capable of doing that very thing.

[@michaelmanicone8808]

This isn’t a 1949 deSoto; it is a 1948.

[@davidfluck1470]

It could possibly be a 1949 DeSoto because the "real" 1949 DeSotos, called the second series, didn't appear to the public until March of that year. Until then, the post-war 1946-1948 DeSotos were continued and titled as early but legal 1949 automobiles until the second series appeared. The serial numbers for the first series 1949 DeSotos run from 5948453 to 5962601, 15253 units for the Custom series.

[@michaelbenardo5695]

@@davidfluck1470 That's what I was going to tell him.

[@johnmaki3046]

VERY CORRECT!

[@martinjordan3994]

spot lights were common on 40s and 50s cars since outside city limits it was quite dark with no street lights. they were popular options. the cars lights,even with brights , were not very bright. I don't think this car was ever ambulance..

[@danielulz1640]

The custom split front seat and movable right b-pillar indicate that the vehicle could have been used either as an ambulance or as a wide entry car for someone in a wheelchair.

[@davidrawlins1622]

Flat head 6 cylinder. Not a v6

[@johnmaki3046]

Would MUCH PREFER this DeSoto to ANY Bently/Rolls Royce!