Author: jayzee

New to Mopars here. I impulse bought a very rare 1959 Desoto needing a frame off restoration. I am looking at how to get a solid simple 450hp out of this B block 383. I have a few ideas to keep it from looking to out of place in a 59 Desoto

late 60s D…

I consider the 1950s as the most important. This was before Chrysler started dropping Marques (started in 1961 with Desoto). It was also when the legendary performance motto became popular with the…

I am curious about what you all know about the 1959 Torqueflight 3 speed. I know they make a variant of it today. Is it like the Mopar equivalent of the TH400? I’ve heard they are good Trang’s. How…

I very recently impulse bought a very rare 59 Desoto 4dr sedan project. As the 3rd owner I am getting as much info on the history of the car as I can. How important is knowing the entire history of a…

New mopar guy here. It took me 6 hours to figure out which 383 my desoto has. Its a B block 383. I was told a rebuild kit from any Dodge 383 will work. Since my car has been sitting since 1976 it…

Hi all. I am a vintage Buick guy and owned MANY 50s-60s Buicks, but recently got a steal on a very, very, rare Mopar I couldn’t pass up. Its a 1959 Desoto Firedome 4dr sedan I purchased from the 2nd…