The first Fireflites were the top trim of the Firedome range, wider and longer than the Firedome and equipped with a Hemi V8 and the PowerFlite automatic operated by a dashboard lever. The 1956 car was best known for its long, tapering tailfins, often set off by two tone paint, and a gold and white convertible paced the Indianapolis 500 that year. A longer stroke raised displacement and power. Its model years run from 1955 to 1956.
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Source Wikipedia: DeSoto (automobile)Lead paragraph, producertier 2Quote, Lead paragraph, producer
manufactured and marketed by the DeSoto division of Chrysler Corporation
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The Fireflite was introduced in 1955 as DeSoto's top trim package of the DeSoto Firedome.
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The Fireflite was introduced in 1955 as DeSoto's top trim package of the DeSoto Firedome.
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was best known for its long, tapering
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manufactured and marketed by the DeSoto division of Chrysler Corporation
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