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The top picture is a 1951 Dodge Coronet
Diplomat I found for sale online. No
relationship to the contemporary Diplomat other than the name. Below
are 1952 and 1953 advertisements for the Dodge Coronet Diplomat. The
Diplomat version of the Coronet referred to the Coupe, while the Coronet
Sierra name was given the Wagon. The last photo in this group is a
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This 1961 Dodge DeSoto Diplomat is a rare
find. This is one of two ever imported into Finland.
Rumor is that this car was originally owned by a former Finnish
President for his hunting trips, before being owned by a Finnish singing
celebrity. When it developed transmission problems around
1973, it was parked in a field and abandoned until 1992. Even then
it only had 27950 Km (17367 miles) on the odometer.
When recovered, it had a badly rusted body, and a dirty but
otherwise intact interior. Although not running, it had also not
been stripped, either. The new owner has painstakingly
restored this car to its original grandeur.
Apparently only around 20 cars of this kind (type M567) were
ever made, and they were sold exclusively in Europe. None ever were
sold in the U.S., even though they were built in Detroit. This was
also among the last DeSotos, since the line was cancelled after the 1961
model year.
The owner of this vehicle is seeking more information about
this car and other DeSotos. If you have information, please
visit his home page and
share your knowledge with him.
From Pätsikkä
Eija & Marko's Home Page |
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The caption accompanying this photo when I
found it read:
"A man washes his 1950s Dodge Diplomat. Havana has become
famous for the number of classic American cars in the city that date back
to the days of free trade between the two countries." Sure do
wish we could see the rest of this car, very liekly a Coronet
variant. The
photo is by Richard Bickel.
From Corbis Picture
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Just when you thought you'd seen it all.
This image was passed along to me by alert and vigilant web surfer John
"JD the DJ" Harmon. In his words, "here is a
Brazilian ad I found on the Web for the 1979 Dodge LeBaron (yes, you read
that right). I learned that the A-body was built there until 1982.
Although interesting, I don't think this car would have made it in the
States." While I can't really justify putting this image in the
Predecessors area, I also couldn't figure out where else it might go
either, though it is certainly worth seeing.
From John Harmon |
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