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The DeSoto Series S-10 is an automobile produced by DeSoto from 1942 through to the 1952 model year. [4] While in production, the Series S-10, which was sold with the trim package DeLuxe, was DeSoto's entry-level car, and was offered primarily as two-door and four-door sedans while the Custom offered upscale interiors and appearance including a 7-passenger sedan [2] and the extended-wheelbase ...
DeSoto Airstream (1935–1936) DeSoto Series S (1937–1942) (S-1 through S-10, except the Airstream and Airflow) DeSoto Custom (1946–1952) DeSoto Deluxe (1946–1952) DeSoto Diplomat (1946-1961) DeSoto Firedome (1952–1959) DeSoto Powermaster (1953–1954) DeSoto Fireflite (1955–1960) DeSoto Adventurer (1956–1960) DeSoto Firesweep (1957 ...
DeSoto Fire Dome V8 engine at the 1952 Los Angeles International Automobile Show. DeSoto sponsored the popular television game show You Bet Your Life from 1950 through 1958, in which host Groucho Marx promoted the product by urging viewers to visit a DeSoto dealer with the phrases "Tell 'em Groucho sent you" and "Drive a DeSoto before you ...
Texas Motor Speedway (formerly known as Texas International Raceway from September to December 1996) is a 1.500 mi (2.414 km) quad-oval intermediate speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. It has hosted various major races since its inaugural season of racing in 1997, including NASCAR and IndyCar races.
The first Championship/Indy car races in the Dallas/Fort Worth area took place at Arlington Downs Raceway in nearby Arlington, Texas. AAA sanctioned five races from 1947 to 1950. USAC sanctioned ten Championship car events at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas. The race was discontinued when the track closed in 1981. In 1997, the ...
1950 DeSoto Suburban ad. The DeSoto Suburban is an automobile produced by DeSoto from 1946 through the 1954 model year. The Suburban was a continuation of DeSoto's long-wheelbase models, first introduced in 1946. While in production, the Suburban was available under the DeSoto Deluxe, Custom and Powermaster model designations.
Fort Worth Assembly: Fort Worth, TX: United States: Chevrolet Series 490 Chevrolet Series F: 1917: 1924 closed due to flood damage [19] G: Framingham Assembly: Framingham, Massachusetts: United States: A-body mid-size cars: 1948: 1989: Located at 63 Western Ave. General Motors France S.A. Gennevilliers: France: Chevrolet Buick: 1939: 1940
From 1938 to 1956, the export DeSoto used Plymouth bodies with a grille that looked similar to the regular DeSoto but fit the Plymouth grille opening. From 1957 to 1959, the DeSoto Diplomat used the DeSoto Firesweep front clip with Plymouth body. The 1960 and 1961 DeSoto Diplomats were based on the full-size Dodge Dart. Although 1960 was the ...