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There are 2 styles of M4 transmissions. Early style is a diaphram shifted M4 trans. Late 41 and 42 is the piston type shift unit used on the same M4. Units interchange. Here are a couple pics of a 42 DeSoto with the diaphram shift M4. Not sure if this is what you have.

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They did come with black carpet! My brother still has the platinum 67 GS my dad bought new. 3692 of them were made.

Thats what I thought too...

I don't mean to hog this post but look at this one for sale that is a real "Cream of the Crop" old ladys car- 20,490 miles. I met the grandson who inherited it and sold it to a guy I do work for , he sold it , it got sold again and ended up at one of our local hoser dealers. The car is near perfect-including a mint mint steering wheel and upholstry and chrome. It's missing the bullseyes though-kinda odd? It's in the east Seattle area!...1952 Chrysler Saratoga

That car would have the "Fluid-Matic" Hi/Lo range M-6 transmission. If it was a New Yorker it could of had the "Fluid Torque Drive" same as the above but a torque converter replaces the fluid coupling for much better take off and acceleration.

Thats a nice original DeSoto!

Looks to have a 1949 or 50 Chrysler "8" engine in it. Nice looking N-Yorker.

Because of the # you show it was made in 1949-1950 meaning its a 251. A 1400... part # would be a 265 which came out in 1952. Spitfire is a Chrysler head.

Ratman, I have had the rust free car since 1976. It had 56,00 miles on it then or close to and now has about 59,000 on it. I repainted it and replaced some chrome with NOS in the last 10 years. Upholstry is original including carpets. I do all my own repairs to keep control of the repair costs and quality!

Ratman I had a 1952 Saratoga with the hemi. A totally different car. That car hauled ass! Anyway I have a very nice 1950 NewYorker hardtop of which 2800 were made.

Yes, The 4 door Saratoga was not a very popular car in 1950, they made only 1300 cars! There were 22,633 NewYorkers for 1950! Poor old Saratoga.

The master cylinder piston might not be returning back all the way preventing fluid from returning to the Master cylinder and thus causing the shoes to not release. Look down into the master Cyl reservoir to see if the piston moves freely and returns completely when the pedal is released. You will see 2 small holes down at the bottom of the reservoir-look at the bigger 1/8"one and you will be able to see the piston move. You also need to make sure the brake pedal has 1/2" of free play before the pushrod pushes on the M/cyl piston. This assures the piston can fully return.

Hi Jay, I have NOS Imperial tail lights and housings. Front sheet metal is 1951-2 Newyorker. I like it's look better than the heavy Imperial grille-way too much chrome for me. The Dodge was/is Pitcairn blue. The car will be painted a correct chrysler Juniper metallic green. As for the 323 FTD- I did follow that short thread. The problem is the 323 rear block bolt pattern is different than the sixes or hemis. The bell housing and adapter plate would not fit up. Suppose if you were really into one could be mated up. I should try to mock one up and really see whats needed as I have another FTD off a 331 Hemi. Nice P-23 cpe! Bob

Its a 1952 Dodge 3 pass Coupe body on a 7-1/2" shortened 1952 Imperial frame.

It's a very unusual Chrysler Business coupe with MoPar (Motor Wheel) wires, a built 331 Hemi with Fluid Torque Drive. Also the car has power brakes and power steering. This is a car Chrysler should have built for 1951-1952! I finally have also found all NOS die cast for it except the rear skirt mouldings:mad: Bob

This is my C49 1950 NewYorker hardtop I bought in 1976..... The Windsor /Windsor DeLuxe 6 cylinder cars are a nice easy driving car- more common too than the eights and get a bit better mileage too-if that matters!

Chrome for 1951 and 2 Chryslers is near impossible to find in good condition. The original chrome was of poor quality when new-nick named "Korean chrome". It was coated with a clear protective coating. Rechroming-if possible will cost a fortune. I have a 1950 NewYorker hardtop. It handles like a big classic car so to speak and then I drive a Windsor and it's kinda like a little sporty car-much easier to drive. The straight eight NY'er is the car to drive on long high speed trips-very comfortable. The 6 cyl Chryslers max out at 60MPH. I also have a 1952 NewYorker Hemi coupe I am restoring and have found all real nice NOS die cast grille and fender mouldings. It cost me 10 years of searching and lotsa money and I mean lotsa lotsa $$$$. The 1951 and 1952 Chryslers are not a good antique car investment as they are not all that popular. The convertible is another story though. Hardtops are the 2nd choice to own IMO. Eight cylinder cars will comand more money and probably better resale too if in good condition. I bought my cars because I liked them not for resale or investment value.

Your C52 model New Yorker car has a 20 gallon tank. 1949-52 Chrysler 8 cylinder tanks are all the same. Any Chrysler flathead 8 from 1949-50 or V-8 1951-2 Hemi cars use the same tank of 20 gallon capacity. Saratoga/ New Yorker and Imperial Models use this deeper 20 gallon tank. It is a very hard to find gas tank. 8 cylinder Chrysler cars are not nearly as common as the 6 cylinder MoPar cars which use the more common 1949-1952 17 gallon tank. The 17 gallon tank is 1-1/2" shallower than the 8 cyl. tank. Depth of tank is the only difference between the 8 and 6 cylinder tanks. If you cannot find a 8 cylinder tank, you can install a 17 gallon tank in your car if you use the 17 gallon tank and straps plus the matching fuel sender. All 1949-52 Plymouth, Dodge , DeSoto and Chrysler 6 cylinder sedans /coupe and convertible use the same 17 gallon tank. Station wagon cars use a completely different shaped tank and will not fit your car. Bob

Any 1946-8 Chrysler convertible is a rare car. They drive nice-not the fastest easiest car to drive but once on the road driving is a dream. Chrome is pricey and hard to find as it's all mostly diecast except the rear fender spears.. These cars have lots of chrome too. Plastic parts on the dash are real hard to find too-especiallythe steering wheel and glove box door in certain colors. 2 to 3 grand for a top. Upper number for a high quality top job. How much can you afford to spend and want to is the question!

A pic of the 1942 Seattle S10 business coupe and of the 1942 S10 convertible at the National DeSoto meet several years ago. Owner on left of both cars. He sold the coupe- went to Norway as I recall and sold again?

The C46 engine # is a 1949 Chrysler 8 cylinder#. C39 is correct for 1946-8 Chrysler 8 cylinder cars including the T&C converts. Your car is a 1948 T&C as stated above. The body plate info.. Model 3933 =C39N Town and Country Convertible Paint 5 =Polo Green Trim 44 = Green Leather and Taupe bedford cord TO 1 = Black top Body# 8254 is kinda in the middle of 1948 T&C production build

I have replaced many of these Detroit chrysler 6 and 8 cylinder U-Joints up through 1952. I use a Snap on U-Joint press tool/ a press and the old large rercieving socket and a proper sized drift and 2lb hammer to drive out the U-Joint/ caps. They are tight but will come out fine if you know how and have a good mechanics feel to doing these joints. 2 round caps and 2 winged caps. Nothing special about them. Small weak vises and or C clamps won't work. Use a impact wrench to break loose the pinion nut. The seal can be carefully worked out of the case with a scew driver/small chisel from the outside diameter to force it out-kinda tough job. Don't damage the case bore. I use miller/Snap On tools to do these pinion seal jobs . Prick punch the pinion nut to the pinion shaft before removal so you can tighten the nut right back to where it was plus a very slight turn more. I use a special tool to lock the pinion flange so I can tighten the nut. I do realize you don't have these tools-but the work can be done carefully and properly with out them- being careful. Bob

I prefer carter ball and ball Chrysler and DeSoto's over the Hemi V8 cars. Glad the FI DeSoto sold at one of the "Big Boy" auctions. Must have gone to a good home.

Close enough for me. Quite rare too!