Thank you. Love the Art deco style too. Both my cars has them.
Notice how the post war models rockers flared out and ballooned fender styling to make the car wider even they share same frame, driveline etc.
I've always considered DeSoto to be Chrysler's "bad boy" with daring design, grill, steering wheel etc compared to Chrysler's conservative design. Nothing beats 1942 DeSoto 3W CPE?
My friend has 49 Desoto and it's a completely different design than 48.
Your car was light blue originally, so what's all the maroon on torpedo?
You can freshen up door handles with new spring available on eBay.