1955 DeSoto Firedome Sportsman Hardtop 4 door Original.Original interior, minimal rustNeeds a paint job, but is very clean in its current conditionOriginal logos and labelsCompletely originalRuns like its 1955 Features:DeSoto features a toothy grille, with seven teeth nestled between protruding buck teeth bumper over riders. Oblong parking lamps at the extreme ends of the grille cavity completed the front end. Separate letters spelled out DeSoto beneath what appeared to be a hood-scoop-type ornament which also carried the DeSoto medallion. Headlamps are deeply set into chromed rims. DeSoto has V8 power. Built on a 126-inch-wheelbase chassis (shared with Chrysler) the DeSoto Hemi boasts a 291 cubic inches from a bore and stroke of 3.72 x 3.344. This Firedome's version put out 185 horsepower.
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