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1939 Desoto full restoration street rod a/c V-8

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Location: Belleville, Illinois, United States
Condition: Used
Make: DeSoto
Type: Sedan
Year: 1939
Mileage: 1,939
VIN: 5622720
Color: Silver
Engine size: Chevrolet V-8
Number of cylinders: 8
Fuel: Gasoline
Transmission: Automatic
Drive type: RWD
Vehicle Title: Clear

1939 DeSoto Description

The Desoto up for auction is a very unique 1939 DeSoto Two Door Sedan. DeSoto was an American automobile manufacturer which was in business from 1928-1961. The marque was founded by Walter Chrysler and was to complete with the mid range manufacturers. The brand saw immediate success selling over 81,000 cars in 1929. This was a 1 year brand record until the introduction of the Ford Falcon in 1960. Into the 30s and 40s, merican automobiles got their style from streamlining. Long sweeping curves and aerodynamic shapes were popular and this 1939 model has the look. The rounded front face cuts through the air and the softly sloping rear deck makes for a very attractive 2 door sedan. This particular all steel DeSoto has been street rodded to give some more performance as well as quite a few more features. Under the hood you'll find a 350 CID Chevy V8 which has been bored .030 and stroked 1/4". It has a Corvette L-82 hydrauliccam. Backing the 350is a 700R4 automatic transmission and a 10 bolt Posi rear end with 2.73 final drive ratio. It sits on a 1976 Firebird front sub frame with 3 turn steering box and tubular control arms. The interior is gray cloth with bucket seats up front and bench in the back. It has all the goodies such as AC, odern CD stereo, ower steering, ower brakes, ower locks, ilt column, nd seat belts. The DeSoto is finished in a two tone combo with Pewter on the top and Aqua Blue on the bottom. It sits on rally wheels with radial tires. A few additional goodies are the power actuated trunk lid and the Wolf whistle. This car is for sale locally as well as on this EBay ad. If you wish to fly into Lambert St. Louis Airport or Mid America Airport in Belleville IL we can help you with ground transportation to see this car. Feel confident this car is ready and willing to make a long road trip to drive anywhere in the country with joy. If you have any questions about the car you can call me (I built the entire car myself so I know all the intimate details and will be very forthcoming with any questions you may have). Please limit your calls tobetween 7:00 AM and 10:00 pm Central time. Thank you for your time and interest. My name is Rich and my phone number is(618) 830-8920.

On Mar-20-16 at 16:06:30 PDT, eller added the following information:

The car has 31,500 miles on it since the restoration. The 1939 entered into the mileage section was supposed to be the year of the car.

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