DeSaga: A Brief History of DeSoto
by Dave Duricy
DeSources (Bibliography)
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Magazines

Fortune, November 1946.

Fortune, October 1946.

Fortune, September 1949.

"Motors and Motoring." The New Yorker, November, 1941.

"The Last DeSoto: The '62's We Didn't See." Collectibe Automobile, September, 1985.

Time, January 8, 1934.

Time, October 20, 1941.

Time, June 10, 1946.

Time, August 6, 1946.

Time, April 4, 1949.

Time, November 5, 1956.

Brown, Arch. "1929-1942 DeSoto: Excess Baggage." Collectibe Automobile, August, 1990.

Brown, Arch. "1932 DeSoto SC Custom Convertible." Cars & Parts, December 1989.

Brown, Arch. "1946-1961 DeSoto: Dynamic, Delightful, and Destined for Disaster." Collectible Automobile, August 2, 1988.

Brown, Arch. 1959 Adventurer, DeSoto's Sensational Parting Shot." Special Interest Autos, August, 1989.

Brown, Arch. DeSoto Part Three: Prosperous Times, 1937-1942." Cars & Parts, September, 1990.

Campbell, Jack. "DeSoto, A Desirable Family Car." Motor Trend, September 1953.

Duricy, David. "The 1952 Desoto: Powerful Potential." DeSoto Adventures, July-August, 1996.

Duricy, David. "The Airflow Adventures and the Sin of Intelligence." DeSoto Adventures, November-December, 1993.

Duricy, David. "An Airflow in Toyota's Future and in Peugot's, Too." Special Interist Autos, October, 1989.

Duricy, David. "The Conquistador Shrugs." DeSoto Adventures, July-August, 1994.

Duricy, David. "The DeSirable 1953 DeSoto." DeSoto Adventures, May-June, 1993.

Duricy, David. "A Future Downsized." DeSoto Adventures, July-August, 1997.

Duricy, David. "Hollywood Style: The 1939 DeSoto." DeSoto Adventures, July-August, 1995.

Duricy, David. "Mopar's Fifties." Nostalgic Cars, January, 1988.

Langworth, Richard M. "1954-'65 Facel Vega: An American from Paris." Collectible Automobile, November, 1985.

Meredith, Alex. "1949 DeSoto, The Woody Nobody Remembers." Special Interest Autos, April, 1991.

Mueller, Mike. "Appealing to the Lady." Car Exchange, June, 1987.

Siuru, Bill. "Mopars That Paced Indy." Car Exchange, May, 1987.

Zahm, Karl S. "1934-1937 Chrysler/DeSoto Airflow: Future Shock." Collectible Automobile, January, 1986.

 

Newspapers

"1960: Dodge's Year of Empire," Dave Duricy, Old Cars Weekly (Iola, WI), 22 March, 1990/

"Dodge 880: DeSoto That Never Was," Dave Duricy, Old Cars Weekly (Iola, WI), 31, December, 1987.

"Silver and Gold Decoratioins," Dave Duricy, Old Cars Weekly (Iola, WI), 28, December, 1989.

"The Day DeSoto Died," Dave Duricy, Old Cars News & Marketplace (Iola, WI), 6 September, 1990.

 

Books

Curcio, Vincent. Chrysler: the Life and Times of an Automotive Genius. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.

Fifty Years of American Automobile: 1939-1989. New York: Beekman House, 1989.

Gunnell, John, ed. The Standard Catalog of American Cars: 1946-1975. 2nd ed. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 1987.

Kimes, Beverly Rae, Clark, Jr., Henry Austin. The Standard Catalog of American Cars: 1805-1942. 2nd ed. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 1989.

Langworth, Richard M., Poole, Chris. Great American Automobile of the 50s. Lincolnwood, Illinios: Publications International, 1989.

Langworth, Richard M., Norbye, Jan P. The Complete History of Chrysler Corporation 1924-1985. New York: Beekman House, 1985.

Lee, John, ed. The Standard Catalog of Chrysler: 1929-1990. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 1990.

Narus, Donald J. Chrysler's Wonderful Woodie, The Town & Country. 2nd ed. Parma, Ohio: Ventura Publishing, 1988.

Prototype Cars: Cars That Never Were. Skokie, Illinois: Publications International, 1981.

Young, Anthony, Hemi: History of the Chrysler Hemi V8 Engine and Hemi Powered Cars. Osceola, Wisconsin: Motorbooks International, 1991.

 

Letters

Depew, Jerry. Personal letter. 6 September 1990.

Depew, Jerry. Personal letter. 14 June 1992.

Norberg, Gordon A. Personal letter. 2 November 1987.

 

Reports

Chrysler Corporation Engineering Office. "Story of the Airflow Cars (1934 - 1937)" Engineering report, October, 1963. Reprinted October, 1965.

 

Misc.

Oliveri, Sandy, ed. "Dream Cars of the 50's and 60's." Film Shows, Inc. Goodtimes Home Video Corporation: New York, 1989.

1950 DeSoto brochure. Chrysler Corporation, 1949.

1955 DeSoto Press Kit (dealer edition), 1954.

1961 DeSoto brochure. Chrysler Corporation, 1960.

 

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John Gnorski, Leslie Howard, Steve McManus, John Nosol, Ed Petrus, Greg Walters and ephemeranow.com

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