Desoto 1933 roadster

[Steen1]

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Hi , need help to identify this car , the owner claim it to be a 1933 De Soto Convertible , and I can only say : never saw a 33 with this body style , any experts out there with an answer.

It look like a car there is not tampered with , all parts seem to fit okay and also fit okay in the lines , but who made this body ??

[keiser31]

Mmmm....interesting with the front hinges. Most had rear mounted hinges on the front doors in '32 and '33.

[Steen1]

Yes that´s also my opinion , and also doors looked different in 32-33 , but also lot of other things there is "not" normal body work from De Soto plant in 32-33.

[West Peterson]

Perhaps because of export duties, the car is a "custom," although other than the hinges, it looks stock. It may have been delivered to Denmark "knocked down," and the shop that finished its production preferred rear-opening doors... or the customer did.

[keiser31]

I now see that the car is from Denmark. That does change things. I believe that some 1931 bodies were used overseas and continued later on.

[Steen1]

Could very well be a custom built , but also if you look around rear fender you have an extra edge if we can call it that , and door also seem wider than you see them on a 31 De Soto , and the cowl is much much wider than normal for 32 , all in all a very special body

[keiser31]

Could very well be a custom built , but also if you look around rear fender you have an extra edge if we can call it that , and door also seem wider than you see them on a 31 De Soto , and the cowl is much much wider than normal for 32 , all in all a very special body

I don't know what "extra edge" you are meaning, but this '31 convertible coupe sure looks the same as the car in question.....

[Steen1]

Try to compare the body around rear fender and you´ll see that it´s different shaped on the body , my previous 31 De Soto had a sharp edge

[keiser31]

Try to compare the body around rear fender and you´ll see that it´s different shaped on the body , my previous 31 De Soto had a sharp edge

I see now what you mean. It is probably a Dodge body then. It is a convertible coupe, not a roadster. Chrysler did a lot of body/model combinations and used Dodge front ends with Plymouth bodies and vice versa overseas throughout the years.

Edited December 16, 2012 by keiser31 (see edit history)

[alsancle]

Very cool car.

[keiser31]

Late 1931 Dodges had front hinged doors with three hinges as the car in question does.

[Steen1]

Yes it look more like it , John if you have a "BIG" picture of a 31 Dodge Convertible or a 32 depending on which one there is the most "correct" body then please send it to my email steha@tunet.dk , appreciate your help.

Thanks

Steen

[keiser31]

Here are some teasers....the rest were sent to you. 1932 DB convertible coupe.....slightly altered.

Edited December 16, 2012 by keiser31 (see edit history)

[Steen1]

Yes you are right it is a Dodge , could they have changed the Dodge 33 model to this as we see on these pictures , I think : bumbers is diff. , radiator shell look like De Soto 32-33 , and the question is : did Dodge "inherit" these items to their 1933 model.

Would love to see a picture of an original Dodge Convertible Coupe 1933 , if anybody out there have a picture or two then please email to the email address as mentioned above.

John : Perfect , and I say many many thanks for all infos/pics about this issue.

Thanks

Steen