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'59 DeSoto Fireflite

Release Date: February 2007

Cast Number: 031

DeSoto had always been associated with style and advanced engineering. Launched by Walter P. Chrysler in an effort to compete with the GM mid-priced lines. In 1959 DeSoto offered only 2 rides the Fireflite and the Adventurer, and the 2 millionth DeSoto was sold. The 1959 Fireflite was DeSoto at its finest, a Hemi engine mounted to a piece of futuristic sculpture. Engineering and art, the 1959 DeSoto Fireflite.