United States · founded 1928

DeSoto Model History

Chrysler's mid-price division (1928–1961) — from the record-setting DeSoto Six and streamlined Airflow to the finned, Hemi-powered Fireflite and Adventurer of the Forward Look era.

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Six
DeSoto's debut model — the 1929 Six set a US first-year production record of 81,065 cars that stood for 31 years.
Full-size car · 1929–1936
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Airflow
DeSoto's radical aerodynamic sedan (1934–1936) — a commercial failure that nearly sank the brand but pioneered streamlined design.
Full-size car · 1934–1936
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Airstream
The conventional companion to the Airflow (1935–1936), rushed out to win back buyers turned off by the streamliner.
Full-size car · 1935–1936
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Custom
DeSoto's upper postwar series (1946–1952) — six-cylinder cars that included the long-bodied Suburban people-mover.
Full-size car · 1946–1952
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Deluxe
DeSoto's entry-level postwar series (1946–1952), sharing the L-head six with the costlier Custom.
Full-size car · 1946–1952
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Suburban
A long-wheelbase eight-passenger DeSoto (1946–1954) — a roomy sedan-wagon hybrid for taxi, livery and large-family use.
Full-size car · 1946–1954
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Firedome
The car that brought the Hemi V8 to DeSoto — its 276-cubic-inch FireDome V8 (1952) gave the brand eight cylinders again for the first time since 1931.
Full-size car · 1952–1959
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Powermaster
DeSoto's six-cylinder series of the early 1950s, sold alongside the new Hemi V8 Firedome.
Full-size car · 1953–1954
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Fireflite
DeSoto's flashy flagship of the Forward Look (1955–1960) — Hemi V8 power under Virgil Exner's finned, jet-age bodywork.
Full-size car · 1955–1960
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Firesweep
DeSoto's lower-priced V8 (1957–1959), built on shorter Dodge underpinnings to reach down-market.
Full-size car · 1957–1959
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Adventurer
DeSoto's limited high-performance halo (1956–1960) — a Hemi-powered hardtop that was the brand's answer to the Chrysler 300.
Full-size car · 1956–1960
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DeSoto models

Six

Airflow

Airstream

Custom

Deluxe

Suburban

Firedome

Powermaster

Fireflite

Firesweep

Adventurer