The trunk holds a sweet surprise in the form of these rusty and dented – but proud – hub caps. Dig the stylized DeSoto script. Somebody, somewhere probably needs these things. But alas, they’re gone now.
1938 Dodge Coupe
Even though they’re crumbling away on this crunchy 2-door business coupe, 1938 Dodge passenger cars were the last to feature stand-alone headlamp pods perched atop the front fenders. All new Luxury Liner styling - really, that’s what they called it – appeared in 1939 with the lamps built into the fenders. Looks like this one got popped in the nose.
Dig the tiny cab and massive trunk compartment. Though missing when we snapped these photos, the original engine was a 218-cube flat head six that was shared with certain Plymouth models. Though similar in appearance to the 228-cube six cylinder engine used in the DeSoto and Chrysler lines, the Dodge / Plymouth six was physically smaller. The length of the block was 23.4-inches, versus 25.7-inches for the larger DeSoto Chrysler sibling.
