DeSoto was Chrysler's mid priced brand, set up by Walter Chrysler in August 1928 to fit between Plymouth and Chrysler and named for the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto. Over its life more than two million cars and trucks carried the name, among them the radical Airflow of 1934, the Firedome, Fireflite and Adventurer of the 1950s and the Diplomat built for export. Sales fell sharply from 1958, Chrysler cut the line for 1960 and stopped building DeSotos after the 1961 model year had barely begun.
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Founded Year SignificanceA Chrysler mid priced brand that sold more than two million vehicles before it was dropped in 1961. 1 Ownership HistoryChrysler Corporation, from 1928 to 1961 1 Dissolved Year Connections
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manufactured and marketed by the DeSoto division of Chrysler Corporation
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was an American automobile brand
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More than two million passenger cars and trucks bore the DeSoto brand in North American markets during its existence.
1929 to 1942
The DeSoto marque was founded by Walter Chrysler on August 4, 1928
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from 1928 to the 1961 model year
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More than two million passenger cars and trucks bore the DeSoto brand in North American markets during its existence.
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manufactured and marketed by the DeSoto division of Chrysler Corporation
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The DeSoto Diplomat is an automobile produced by DeSoto from 1946 to 1962
DeSoto Firesweep (Wikipedia)
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The DeSoto Firesweep is an automobile that was produced by DeSoto from 1957 through 1959
DeSoto Powermaster (Wikipedia)
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The DeSoto Powermaster was an automobile built by DeSoto during model years 1953 to 1954
DeSoto Series S-10 (Wikipedia)
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The DeSoto Series S-10 is an automobile produced by DeSoto from 1942 through to the 1952 model year
DeSoto Six (Wikipedia)
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The DeSoto Six was first introduced in 1929 and was badge engineered from the 1929 Chrysler Six Series 62
DeSoto Suburban (Wikipedia)
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The DeSoto Suburban is an automobile produced by DeSoto from 1946 through the 1954 model year
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