Doc Hubler

Here's a picture of my 1946 Chevy Suburban which will be undergoing restoration after sitting outside for 3-4 decades. I'm looking for the 2 rear seats; have the front ones, and also had the wooden cover under the passenger side that covers the "toolbox" or storage area under that seat

Thinking of selling this car, just have too many projects. It has the 428. It is the sedan, and not the hardtop. Original white vinyl top is coming apart, and car is Black Cherry in color.

Send me a private message an let me know what you have in mind; always open to a good offer.

Here's some more photos of the Desoto with the front end fitted on. Have figured out the wiring in basic. Can someone tell me how the automatic choke works on these cars? I notice it has electrical power feed via starter, so assume it is a solenoid.

OK, just looking around on the forums and found this thread. Here's a picture of my 46 Dodge BC awaiting restoration. Currently I'm into working on two others, including a 67 Olds Toronado and the latest is a 42 DeSoto Club Coupe. She's got the west-side (Seattle Portland) rust issues. Classy is the do it yourself grille guard, and this car has the TOW PACKAGE. It's amazing any of these survive.

Is the grille chrome plated also? So only 4 convertibles are known. Of the rest of the 22,000+ some cars produced, how many are estimated to have survived? I saw the posting on the Custom 3-pass business coupe that is now in Europe that said it was the only one out of 120 that were produced still surviving. I did see a club coupe just like the one I have come up for sale on ebay about 2-3 years ago; located around Eugene, OR I think and it didn't sell.

Still, I'd like to know how many 42 DeSotos are still thought to exist out there. Surely there are some quietly stuffed away in garages like the one I found, but probably most of what is out there is known about. Will post more pictures of this car soon. have a bit of cleanup to do. The stainless on the fenders is not very good, and I bet it's pretty hard to find any replacements, so will probably have to repair what is there.

Just found and purchased this 1942 DeSoto Custom Club Coupe in eastern WA; the car was purchased and has always resided in this area. The previous owner had parked the car 36 years ago in their garage and started dismantling the front end to repaint it (thankfully I found all parts and they didn't get too far with this). This car had the Simplimatic (piston type) transmission with Fluid Drive. The interior is original and has a light colored wool upholstery with vinyl type bolsters that match the woodgrained dash. On a similar forum on the center rear brakelight, decklid handle, the brakelight housing is painted the car color, in this case, Regal Maroon. That housing also has the stripes painted red, which had faded off the few other examples I have seen. The car also has the original rubber floor mats front and back. The previous owner did repaint the engine block and the exhaust manifold. Not sure what the correct color for the engine is but was probably a Chrysler green which is more of a forest green I think. Appreciate any info on that if available. He had also painted the carburetor silver. I will go through the mechanicals and I think I can get it to fire up. One question, what fluid should be used in the fluid drive coupling? F-type auto trans fluid? Looking forward to more info from 42 or other desoto enthusiasts. I have several Hudsons which I am restoring as well, and like all makes of old cars in general. My other big rest project right now is a 67 Olds Toronado which I purchased from the original owner. A sweet ride to be sure, and like the 42 DeSoto, it has hidden headlamps.