countrytravler Posted June 12, 2017 Report Posted June 12, 2017 1 minute ago, DonaldSmith said: Quite a bit of sunburn on that DeSoto coupe. Never been painted. CA sunshine is brutal on rubber and paint. Quote
hansen Posted June 12, 2017 Report Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) A better picture of my 1941 De Soto Edited June 12, 2017 by hansen 3 Quote
knuckleharley Posted June 12, 2017 Report Posted June 12, 2017 3 minutes ago, hansen said: A better picture of my 1941 De Soto I do love the DeSotos. Seems like every year they were produced they were the prettiest Mopars. 1 Quote
RobertKB Posted June 12, 2017 Report Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) I'm kind of partial to this one..............................probably because I own it! 1948 Dodge D25 Club Coupe. Edited June 12, 2017 by RobertKB Quote
countrytravler Posted June 12, 2017 Report Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, hansen said: A better picture of my 1941 De Soto What a Beautiful car!!!! What a difference between the 41 and 46. Edited June 12, 2017 by countrytravler 1 Quote
Young Ed Posted June 12, 2017 Report Posted June 12, 2017 58 minutes ago, countrytravler said: WBeatiful car!!!! What a difference between the 41 and 46. Other than some fancier tail lights they are quite similar 1 Quote
DonaldSmith Posted June 12, 2017 Report Posted June 12, 2017 46: front fenders flaired into the front doors. Otherwese just trim and badging. Quote
countrytravler Posted June 12, 2017 Report Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, DonaldSmith said: 46: front fenders flaired into the front doors. Otherwese just trim and badging. Trunk, fenders, running boards, and bumpers are different. The body is also totally different. 46 has a back seat and the 41 has no back seat. Edited June 12, 2017 by countrytravler 1 Quote
Robert Horne Posted June 12, 2017 Report Posted June 12, 2017 This 50 model belonged to my long time friend Charles in Ohio... Quote
bones44 Posted June 13, 2017 Report Posted June 13, 2017 I bought my first car in 1962 from my neighbor’s grandmother a 1937 D5 Dodge coupe. I still have it and put it back on the road in 2016 with several new technology features after setting for 43 years. 6 Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 13, 2017 Report Posted June 13, 2017 touch of old...touch of new...nicely blended..... 1 Quote
Ranger Posted June 13, 2017 Report Posted June 13, 2017 Great looking ride bones44. Would like more pics of the engine if possible. Whats the oil filter you're using. Where's Blue Grass Iowa? My Plymouth is from Iowa as well. 1 Quote
mlozier76 Posted June 13, 2017 Report Posted June 13, 2017 Generally I think a coupe has to have a different roof line than a sedan. I consider my 48 Dodge to be a coupe, but my 55 Studebaker is a Sedan, though it is a two door. I believe the rear window on the side of the car helps in defining, if the roof line is not separating the slope of the vehicle. At least in my mind a fastback is not the same as a coupe, but rather more a sedan. Muddy waters they are. 1 Quote
bones44 Posted June 14, 2017 Report Posted June 14, 2017 Ranger, Thanks for the compliment. The oil filter is a Fram PB50 bypass filter on a Wix 24755 filter head. The big city of Blue Grass is 15 miles south of Davenport, Ia 1 Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 14, 2017 Report Posted June 14, 2017 20 hours ago, mlozier76 said: Generally I think a coupe has to have a different roof line than a sedan. I consider my 48 Dodge to be a coupe, but my 55 Studebaker is a Sedan, though it is a two door. I believe the rear window on the side of the car helps in defining, if the roof line is not separating the slope of the vehicle. At least in my mind a fastback is not the same as a coupe, but rather more a sedan. Muddy waters they are. your Stude is a 2 door sedan. The model year had coupes and coupe hardtops (-b-post) available and yes you are right the very rear sloping roofline set these models miles apart from the sedan roofline. 1 Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 15, 2017 Report Posted June 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, Dodgeb4ya said: Factory design D24 looks way cooler I agree...but....somebody had to love it and give birth to it... Quote
B-Watson Posted June 16, 2017 Report Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) On 2017-06-12 at 11:12 AM, countrytravler said: Trunk, fenders, running boards, and bumpers are different. The body is also totally different. 46 has a back seat and the 41 has no back seat. The 1941 DeSoto is a business coupe (no back seat) while the 1946 is a club coupe (with back seat). Both body styles were built by DeSoto from 1941 through the 1st series 1949 models. Also, a 2 door sedan generally shared the same roof line as the 4 door sedan. The club coupe was a six passenger car with a rear seat but had a shorter greenhouse (the upper portion of the body above the belt line) making the rear seat closer to the front seat . Edited June 16, 2017 by B-Watson spelling errors Quote
B-Watson Posted June 16, 2017 Report Posted June 16, 2017 Getting back to the Packard coupe at the beginning of this thread, that body style was introduced as a 4 door sedan in mid-1941 and the fastback 2 door club sedan (as Packard called it) came out for 1942. For 1948 Packard "updated" the styling by making the doors thicker to have the side sheetmetal run from the front fender to the rear of the car. Personally, I like the pre-1948 club sedan - 4 Quote
casper50 Posted June 16, 2017 Report Posted June 16, 2017 Front and rear views are pretty nice. Side view not so much to my eye. My very first car was a 49 4 door packard. Bought for $20 in 73. Quote
Mopar Mick Posted June 17, 2017 Report Posted June 17, 2017 Bones 44, love the twin carb/Edgy head. Very cool. Mick. Quote
pflaming Posted June 18, 2017 Author Report Posted June 18, 2017 Saw this today. A two door but possibly not a coupe. However possibly on the rare side. 1 Quote
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