1956
DeSoto
Fireflite
Indy 500 Pace Car
Lot # ST0096.2
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Reserve
Run Day:
Saturday
Color:
White
Interior:
Gold
Doors
2
Body Style
Convertible
Vehicle Highlights
- 330 CID / 255 HP
- Restored by Whitehall Auto Restoration
- 8.5:1 Compression Ratio
- 4v Carburetor
- 2 Speed Automatic Power Flite Transmission
- 3.54:1 Hypoid Hotchkiss Drive
- Jiffy Jet Windshield Washer
- Restored Pace Car
- True Pace Car
- 1 of 100 Indy Pace Cars Produced By DeSoto in 1956
- 100 Point Car
- Power Steering, Brakes, Windows, Seat
- Clock in Steering Wheel
- Hi-Way Hi-Fi Record Player
- Factory Deluxe Floor Mats
- Won Several AACA Awards
- Best of Show and People's Choice at Chrysler Nationals in Farmington, Pennsylvania
- Best in Class at Keels and Wheels in Seabrook, Texas
- Best of Show at the DeSoto National With a Perfect Score
- Best of Class at Boca Raton Concours
Award Winner / 330 CID Hemi / 255 HP
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1956 DeSoto
Fireflite Indy 500 Pace Car
VIN:
50381587
Auction:
2017 November
Run Day:
Saturday
- Year
- 1956
- Make
- DeSoto
- Model
- Fireflite
- Doors
- 2
- Body Color
- White
- Interior Color
- Gold
- Body Style
- Convertible
Award Winner / 330 CID Hemi / 255 HP
Vehicle Highlights
- 330 CID / 255 HP
- Restored by Whitehall Auto Restoration
- 8.5:1 Compression Ratio
- 4v Carburetor
- 2 Speed Automatic Power Flite Transmission
- 3.54:1 Hypoid Hotchkiss Drive
- Jiffy Jet Windshield Washer
- Restored Pace Car
- True Pace Car
- 1 of 100 Indy Pace Cars Produced By DeSoto in 1956
- 100 Point Car
- Power Steering, Brakes, Windows, Seat
- Clock in Steering Wheel
- Hi-Way Hi-Fi Record Player
- Factory Deluxe Floor Mats
- Won Several AACA Awards
- Best of Show and People's Choice at Chrysler Nationals in Farmington, Pennsylvania
- Best in Class at Keels and Wheels in Seabrook, Texas
- Best of Show at the DeSoto National With a Perfect Score
- Best of Class at Boca Raton Concours