Great day for sandblasting

[Jimthecarguy]

Temperatures hit the mid 50's today in central Wisconsin. Great day to get rolling on a long term project since I'm waiting on approvals and parts on the collision work.

Front end stripped and blasted. California car thats been in the Midwest for a few years now. Can anyone guess the make and model?

 

[1A Rock]

Packard?

 

[Jimthecarguy]

Pacard?

Close. 57 Desoto Firesweep. Low production numbers compared to chevrolet and ford of the same year.

Kind of an oddball and according to the owner tough to find parts for as well. Thankfully it doesn't need much metal replaced.

 

[1A Rock]

Is it a hemi car?

 

[Jimthecarguy]

Is it a hemi car?

Nope. Just a 325 ci v8.

 

[RenewAP]

The hair I see stuck to the tape looks like 2019 St. Bernard (inside joke that Jim gets)

 

[Jimthecarguy]

The dog took off running once I started blasting this afternoon. He stayed on the deck and watched from a distance though

 

[RenewAP]

Dogs smarter then you apparently.

 

[Jimthecarguy]

He's good for 15 minutes or so of exercise..
Maybe you're right??

 

[crashtech]

You're not going to believe this, but I knew what it was right away because I have one. Sedan, though. Was my wife's car in high school.

 

[Jimthecarguy]

You're not going to believe this, but I knew what it was right away because I have one. Sedan, though. Was my wife's car in high school.

That's awesome! This is a 2dr. White and green with a green interior

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Wow, I had to look this one up.
Hemmings has a great article on them and even carries an Ad for a '59 Firesweep that's for sale.

For some reason I can't post the link here?

 

[Jimthecarguy]

Wow, I had to look this one up.
Hemmings has a great article on them and even carries an Ad for a '59 Firesweep that's for sale.

For some reason I can't post the link here?

The production numbers were really low.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

My browser needed updating.

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/part-de-soto-part-dodge-and-all-forward-looking-the-1957-firesweep-was-a-momentary-bright-spot-in-de-sotos-downward-spiral/

 

[Jimthecarguy]

My browser needed updating.

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/part-de-soto-part-dodge-and-all-forward-looking-the-1957-firesweep-was-a-momentary-bright-spot-in-de-sotos-downward-spiral/

It was a good article!

 

[Jimthecarguy]

Mid 70's in central Wisconsin. Another good day to get some more sandblasting done on the firesweep. Slowly making progress on the old girl in between insurance work.

 

[El Toro]

Growing up I remember my mom had a 57 Desoto 2dr ht black and pale yellow and with 4 head lamps.