'48 Desoto project $5K way better than typical

[Leif in Calif]

This could be a great start if you have knowledge of these. On the down side, it's WAY off the beaten track.

You don't see many ads that include the PO Box! 

https://redding.craigslist.org/cto/d/tulelake-1948-desoto-11/7502444072.html

For sale 1948 DeSoto S-11, 4 door, 6 cylinder, fluid drive. Being reassembled from frame up. Motor rebuild, body repainted, seats + side panels reupholstered, headliner, trunk kit, 98% plus parts. $5,000 (negotiable). Ron Hellman, P.O. Box 747, Tulelake, Ca. 96134. Please if phone not answered leave a message. 530-667-5211, 530-708-2086, 541-892-3662.

[plymouthcranbrook]

That’s a lot of work needed.  I suspect drivers are around for not a whole lot more.

[supercub]

Not much of a photo in the ad. Good project for someone with alot of time to spare. Probably needs alot more money sunk into it. Nothing worse than an unfinished project. In the end it will sell for what he paid originally for it.