1956 DeSoto Firedome

$21,175

Sold

Seller details

  • Auction

    Branson

  • Location

    Branson, MO; US

  • Event date

    Apr 21 - Apr 22, 2017

  • Lot

    530

Vehicle specs

  • Body style

    Station Wagon

  • Generation

    1952-1959 DeSoto Firedome

Vehicle details

Notes and observations recorded by Hagerty staff.

Equipment

330/230hp, 2-barrel, pushbutton automatic, power steering, power brakes, 3-row seating, pushbutton radio, wheel covers, whitewalls.

Condition

Mediocre old repaint with overspray in the engine compartment and chips around the hood. Scuffed and scratched chrome, sound upholstery and interior trim. Dirty original underbody. Engine compartment has been cleaned up and given a quick rattle can touchup. Driver's door exterior handle is falling off. Wiring is old with stiff insulation and more than a few exposed conductors. Very Fifties but also very needy.

Market commentary

Offered here in 2008 with a reported high bid of $29,000, this is a nifty Fifty's family wagon and it brought a price that is no more nor less than its rather aged originality and compromised condition warranted. The wiring under the hood is scary, but the little 2-barrel Hemi is charming.