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I am exceptionally proud to display this car on this site! Where are you going to find one like it? The first time I ever saw this car, it was in the Towe Museum in Deer Lodge, Montana. The next time was when it was being unloaded from a trailer in Helena, Montana after being purchased by a member of the Capital Carriages car club. In doing my research, I ran across www.allpar.com/history/desotohtml. For a complete history of Desoto, just go to this site! Desoto’s were produced from 1928 until November 30, 1960.

I’m sure you younger people are not aware that DeSoto was once a very fine automobile. The nameplate was discontinued in 1960 after 32 years. When first introduced, the intent was to put it in competition with the mid priced class of General Motors, Studebaker, and Willys-Knight. The name came from a spanish explorer, Hernando de soto. During it’s production era, slightly over 2,000,000 units were manufactured. The car pictured is a fine example of the first year car produced by DeSoto Motor Corporation, a division of Chrysler Motor Corporation. It featured a six cylinder engine that produced 55 horsepower. Cost of this model when new was $885.00 which was exactly $200.00 more that a top of the line 1929 Chevrolet four door sedan.