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DeSoto Firedome Sportsman Hardtop 1957 - badge on rear wing. DeSoto introduced the 'Firedome' name in 1952 when the 4.5-litre Chrysler Hemi V8 was given to the DeSoto. For 1955 the Firedome became the entry level DeSoto with the Fireflite above it, and in 1957 the Firesweep introduced bumped the Firedome up to mid-range.
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DeSoto Firedome Sportsman hardtop 1957 - badge behind front wheel arch. The 'Sportsman' name was given to the first pillarless DeSoto hardtop, and eventually there were both 2-door and 4-door Sportsman versions on all the DeSoto models.
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DeSoto Firedome Sportsman hardtop 1957 - badge on bootlid
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DeSoto Firedome Sportsman hardtop 1957. A 5920cc 'Firedome' Chrysler Hemi V8 was optional on the 1957 and 1958 Firedome cars. However build quality was poor in 1957, and with a general automobile recession in 1958 the DeSoto sales were down 60 per cent in 1958.
DeSoto Firedome Sportsman hardtop 1957 front
DeSoto Firedome Sportsman hardtop 1957. The Firedome was the middle of the DeSoto model range and had a 5.9-litre V8. Early 1957 Firedomes had single headlamps.
DeSoto Firedome Sportsman hardtop 1957 rear
DeSoto Firedome Sportsman hardtop 1957. Desotos also gained the new Chrysler body designed by Virgil Exner for 1957. The Firedome was the middle of the DeSoto model range, which also included the Fireflite, Firesweep and top of the range Adventurer.
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DeSoto Firedome Sportsman hardtop 1957 - rear lamps
Chrysler Windsor 1957 Hardtop front
Chrysler Windsor 1957 Hardtop. Chrysler Forward Look. The design recipe brought in by Virgil Exner to replace the boring designs by Keller.
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