6T-FinSeeker Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 (edited) For sale on Facebook: 1955 DeSoto Fireflite Convertible in Imperial, PA - $68,000 - Must be a member of Facebook to access Seller's contact information Link: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/7323255284462329/-1955-DeSoto-Fireflite-Convertible Seller's Description: 1955 DeSoto Fireflite Convertible Condition: Used - Good 1955 DeSoto Fireflite Convertible Barn find - very rare survivor - one of 775 produced. Original interior & carpet. Very rare 3 speed with manual steering. One off steering wheel I have never seen on any other 1955. 291 cubic inch Hemi V8 - 2nd owner - great driver. Gorgeous color combination, 22,000 original miles. Edited March 7 by 6T-FinSeeker (see edit history) 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 (edited) I don't know whether the price is realistic, but that is a beautiful car. DeSotos of 1955 and 1956 have excellent styling, and the color combination of this car is very good. I wish it were more affordably priced. If someone was looking for a car in such a price range, this truly rare car would definitely be one to consider. I wonder whether the factory manual transmission would appeal to buyers. Thanks again, Fin Seeker, for your excellent finds! Edited March 7 by John_S_in_Penna (see edit history) 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Wow, it's a stick! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6T-FinSeeker Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 (edited) 18 minutes ago, John_S_in_Penna said: I don't know whether the price is realistic, but that is a beautiful car. DeSotos of 1955 and 1956 have excellent styling, and the color combination of this car is very good. I wish it were more affordably priced. If someone was looking for a car in such a price range, this truly rare car would definitely be one to consider. I wonder whether the factory manual transmission would appeal to buyers. Thanks again, Fin Seeker, for your excellent finds! Not sure about this car, but Hagerty values a #3 Good condition car at $50,200: Edited March 7 by 6T-FinSeeker (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 55er Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Very nice car but for $68K it should have a near-perfect pristine engine compartment. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconvertibleguy Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Wish the price had been put in the title, because I wouldn't have clicked. Nice find, but for ~80k CAD, I can get a cherry Corvette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f.f.jones Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 And just how does someone keep a car in this condition for almost 70 years if not in his climate controlled living room with a fence around it and with weekly maid service? Certainly not in a barn. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 It truly is a beautiful car. I love the colors. Are you guys surprised that it does not have a leather interior? More importantly, isn't that a bit of wear on both the brake and clutch pedals for 21,000 miles? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-mman Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 20 hours ago, 6T-FinSeeker said: One off steering wheel I have never seen on any other 1955 This is because 55-56 DeSotos all used an automatic transmission control on the dash. (Lever in 55, buttons in 56) so Chrysler had to reach back to 1954 to get a steering column (and wheel) that would support a column shift. 28 minutes ago, Hudsy Wudsy said: Are you guys surprised that it does not have a leather interior? No. Not in the lower Mopars. In fact Mopar convertibles in this era and price class used a “cloth” and vinyl combination instead of the all vinyl used by the competition. Not a cotton fabric but synthetic weaving that made the seats cooler in summer and warmer in the winter. A gutsy thing to do when quality is on the line. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Thanks for your thoughts on the subject, Jim. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7th Son Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Notice, too, what appear to be rubber or vinyl floor coverings, not unusual for a mid range car in the '50's. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Nice car. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOutThere Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Correct M-MMAN. Even still in '57 and '58 300 Letter Cars with stick shifts (very few built), Chrysler had to use their '54 steering wheels because the automatic trans steering columns were different. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 7 hours ago, Hudsy Wudsy said: More importantly, isn't that a bit of wear on both the brake and clutch pedals for 21,000 miles? Unless the guy was wearing his spiked logging boots it sure is. Especially the brake pedal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Maybe the owner was a tap dancer?🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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