1955 DeSoto Firedome 8
Sportsman Two-Door HardtopAuburn, 08 December
Lot sold
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Estimate
Price on Request
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Year of manufacture1955
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Car typeOther
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Lot number164
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ConditionUsed
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Location
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Exterior colourOther
Description
- Single ownership since approximately 1990, in the collection of a well-known Swedish collector
- Very well preserved, with impressive attention to detail throughout, including in the engine bay, having benefitted from a concours-quality restoration completed in 1995
- Won multiple Power Meet awards in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland
- On display for the past 15 years in the Engine and Nostalgia Museum in Grängesberg, Sweden, where it was regularly started up
- Finished in factory-correct two-tone Dolphin Blue and Surf White over a blue interior
- First year for the wraparound windshield and lower, longer, wider body
- Powered by a 291 cu.-in. V-8 engine paired with a PowerFlite automatic transmission
- Equipped from the factory with power steering, power brakes, Oriflow shock absorbers, push-button radio, electric clock, and adjustable-speed electric windshield wipers
- Rides on wide whitewall tires mounted to steel wheels with full covers
- Includes full-size spare, period shop manual, marketing brochure, magazine articles, and award trophies
To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/1221.
RM Sotheby's
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Richmond
TW9 1EL
Contact Person
Kontaktperson
Title
Mr
First name
Augustin
Last name
Sabatie-Garat
Phone
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