DeSoto was a brand that lasted 31 years and saw some of its highest popularity in the late 1950s, only to be retired forever shortly thereafter in 1960. With impressive models like the Fireflite ...

Neither of the latter brands is around today; the Plymouth badge was retired in 2000, and DeSoto went to the crusher after the 1961 model year. Before its demise, however, DeSoto earned a place in ...