1951 DeSoto

Custon Sedan

6 Cylinder

Fluid Drive Semi-Automatic

50179531

Clear

1951 Desoto Custom 4 Door Sedan No rust - body is in excellent condition, floors, rockers, inner rockers solid as a rock, light surface rust underneath car only, no rot. could not have been a Midwest car all it's life Newer two-tone vinyl interior (soft like ultra-leather) - very nice condition, nice cloth headliner, nice carpet Paint is nice driver quality with a few nicks here and there, Chrome is average condition, it has lost some of it's luster from prior polishing but is not heavily pitted "Fluid Drive" semi-automatic transmission - does not shift automatically, could be electric issue or mechanical, clutch and torque convertor work properly Brakes in good condition , new hoses, master cylinder rebuild and new wheel cylinders several years ago, new front linings 6 cylinder flat-head engine 250.6 cubic inch displacement - needs a valve job, good oil pressure, starts easily Car runs, drives, and stops, but is limited in speed and range by the engine and transmission issues stated above. Goes down the road easily at 35mph or so but needs the missing shift to go much faster or a long distance True mileage unknown but assume it is probably just turned over 100,000 Tires have good tread but front pair and back pair different brand/tread, mileage and age unknown This would make a nice minor project for a tinkerer, collector or father/son team. Expensive, hard stuff(paint and interior) is done.