We keep saying that original cars are one of the hottest trends in the hobby right now, and that’s because we keep coming across cars that illustrate that point. Take, for instance, this 1949 De Soto Custom convertible for sale on Hemmings.com, one of 3,385 built that year, which recently emerged from a Rip Van […]
Barrett-Jackson briefly scaled back from their 1,000-plus-car extravaganzas of yore, but they’re back to strength now and my do they get the cars. B-J’s size and market penetration allow them to pull in consignments and consignors that others can’t, which leaves room among the Pro Touring Camaros, celebrity-edition Lamborghinis and Car-Nosaurii for truly interesting cars. […]
Now here’s something you just don’t see every day: a very stylish 1956 De Soto Firedome six-passenger station wagon. We ran across this largely unrestored example on an overcast day at the 2009 All-Chrysler Nationals at Carlisle – a vehicle that, at the time, was under the watchful eye of a Pennsylvania resident and member […]