DeSoto S11
DeSoto redesigned its 1940 cars and designated it the S7, which was sold as either Deluxe or Custom, and they were built on a 122.5-inch wheelbase. 1941 cars got longer, wider and lower 'Rocket' bodies for the S8, which was built on a shorter 121.5-inch wheelbase. For 1942 DeSoto restyled their S10 cars with retractable headlamp covers. When DeSoto returned in 1946 it was with the S10 restyled with conventional headlamps and designated S11. The S11 was offered in Custom as 2-door and 4-door sedans, convertible, club coupe, and an 8-passenger sedan or limousine or 8-passenger suburban on 139.5-inch extended wheelbase. The S11 continued with few changes until the 1949 Keller restyle.
aa DeSoto Custom 1946 badge
aa DeSoto Custom 1946 badge
DeSoto Custom 1946. A 3.9-litre 6-cylinder engine powered the DeSoto mated to Fluid drive transmission developed for Chrysler Group cars. A driver could change gear using the clutch or simply leave in one gear and let the transmission cope with changes of gear.
ab DeSoto Custom 1946 grille
ab DeSoto Custom 1946 grille
DeSoto Custom 1946. DeSoto returned to car production after WW2 and reissued its 1942 models as 1946 (S11) models, but without the hidden-headlight. Behind the grille a 3.9-litre 6-cylinder engine
ab DeSoto Custom 1946 ornament
ab DeSoto Custom 1946 ornament
DeSoto Custom 1946 - bonnet ornament
DeSoto Custom 1946 frontl
DeSoto Custom 1946 frontl
DeSoto Custom 1946. The DeSoto Deluxes produced 1946 to 1948 used DeSoto's 1942 bodies, and were similar to Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth bodies..
i DeSoto Custom 1946 inside
i DeSoto Custom 1946 inside
DeSoto Custom 1946 - inside
s DeSoto Custom 1946 side
s DeSoto Custom 1946 side
DeSoto Custom 1946. For 1942, DeSoto started to move away from the Airstream designs, and the model was put on hold until the end of World War Two when it was revived littled changed in 1946. Longer versions of this 6-window saloon were sold as Taxis and limousines
Plymouth P15C Coupe 1947 front
Plymouth P15C Coupe 1947 front
Click here to go to an album on: Plymouth P15C Special Deluxe Club Coupe 1947. . The P15 was Chryslers first new post-war car, and was offered as P15S Deluxe and P15C Special deluxe. A 3.6litre six-cylinder l_head engine powered the cars, and was shared with other Chrysler, DeSoto and Dodge vehicles.
s Jowett Javelin 1952 side
s Jowett Javelin 1952 side
Jowett Javelin 1952. Beetle-shaped Cars << Click for an album