Canadian Engines - Allpar Forums
2020年11月16日 · In 1951 Chrysler of Canada began importing V-8 engines for the Canadian-built Chrysler Saratoga. The DeSoto FireDome V8 engine was imported starting in 1952 and the Dodge V8 in 1953. When Plymouth came out with its V8 for 1955, that engine was imported for the Plymouth Belvedere and Dodge Mayfair. The lower-priced Plaza, Savoy, Crusader and ...
A Full History of DeSoto - Allpar Forums
2020年11月16日 · DeSoto was overly modest about the FireDome. One 1952 DeSoto television advertisement chose not to mention the V8. Instead, the commercial pictured a stark, black, six cylinder DeSoto sedan that the announcer described as having chair high seats, plenty of interior room, and a smooth ride thanks to Oriflow shock absorbers.
Illustrated Plymouth & DeSoto Buyer's Guide – DeSoto: 1950s-1961
2020年11月16日 · DeSoto's first eight cylinder since 1930, the Firedome (S17) was basically a Custom with changes to note the new powerplant. A newly designed hood with functional scoop (which was added to the Deluxe and Custom lines) and Firedome 8 fender script, along with a V8 insignia on the deck lid, gave notice of the potent new engine.
“Semi-Hemi” Polyspherical Head V8 Engines: 241, 259...
2020年11月16日 · The 361 V8 B-engine was optional across the board in the U.S. The 350 B-engine was also used in the 1958 DeSoto Firesweep while other models used the 371 and the Canadian-build Firedome used Chrysler's 354 Poly."]
Chrysler’s Long Lost Wyoming Avenue and McGraw Glass Plants
2020年11月16日 · In 1947, Chrysler purchased Graham-Paige's plant on West Warren Avenue. In 1950, DeSoto body production began; a year later, assembly of the new DeSoto Firedome V8 started. When DeSoto production moved to East Jefferson in the summer of 1958, the West Warren plant was renovated for assembly of Imperials for the 1959 model year.
DeSoto cars, 1928-1961, with specifications - Allpar Forums
1952 DESOTO FIREDOME EIGHT, S-17: On November 23, 1951, DeSoto unveiled a V- 8 engine plant with new transfermatic engine -building machinery capable of turning out 60 V-8s an hour. Its first task was the 160 hp FireDome V-8 with hemispherical combustion chambers.
Chrysler Corporation 1949-1952 (Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto): …
2020年11月16日 · The volume Chrysler was known as the Royal and Windsor for 1949 - 1950, the Windsor, Windsor Deluxe and Saratoga for 1951 - 1952. It shared the 125.5 inch (3188mm) wheelbase body shell with the Desoto Deluxe/Custom/Firedome, and for 1951 - 1952, Desoto Deluxe/Custom models also shared the 250.6 cid (4.1 liter) L - head 6 engine.
1958 Chrysler Corporation, Dodge, and Plymouth: 1957’s Revenge
2020年11月16日 · That engine was also optional on lower models; a DeSoto Firedome with the optional 305hp, 361 cubic inch V8 flew from zero to sixty in 7.7 seconds, with a top speed of 115 miles per hour. Chrysler and Imperial cars Chrysler made its …
The B Engines: 350, 361, 383, and 400 | Allpar Forums
2020年11月16日 · The smallest, least potent B engine, the 1958 350 two-barrel - a one-year wonder used only by DeSoto - was rated at 280 horsepower and 380 pound-feet of torque, roughly matching the 1957 Plymouth Fury's 318 V8 (290 hp, 325 pound-feet), equipped with two four-barrel carburetors. That was a good sign.
The DeSoto, Plymouth, and Dodge Coronado - Allpar Forums
The DeSoto Coronado was a trim option on the 1954 Firedome and 1955 Fireflite. 1955 Coronados were only 4 door Fireflite sedans in three colors, black, turquoise and white. Leslie Howard wrote: The 1955 DeSoto Fireflite Coronado was only available in the tri-tone color scheme (with a bright green, white top, and black side-spear) or turquiose ...