DeSoto made the first Adventurer deliberately hard to get: a limited-run two-door hardtop sold in exactly one color combo, white, black and gold.
Lead trim: Adventurer 341 cu in Hemi V8 (1956) · up to 345 hp
DeSoto Adventurer1956–1957
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FactDeSoto made the first Adventurer deliberately hard to get: a limited-run two-door hardtop sold in exactly one color combo, white, black and gold.
The DeSoto Adventurer was a full-size car built from 1956 through 1960, introduced as a four-seat high-performance sports coupe concept and produced as DeSoto's special, limited-production, high-performance model, like the "letter series" Chrysler 300 and Saratoga; it replaced the Custom as the top trim. Introduced in 1956 as a sub-series of the Fireflite, a limited-production two-door hardtop in a white/black/gold colour scheme only with a hi-output 341 cubic inch Hemi V8, dual exhausts, dual mirrors, gold wheel covers and heavy-duty suspension (996 sold). For 1957 it received Chrysler's "forward look" design (a convertible added in February 1957; 1,950 built, 300 convertibles) and the engine, up four cubic inches, made 345 bhp with dual four-barrel carburetors, one horsepower per cubic inch; Tom McCahill called it the best styled of Chrysler's makes for 1957. 1956 specifications: wheelbase 126 in, length 220.9 in, width 78.9 in, height 60.3 in, PowerFlite automatic.
Collectors Spotted in the DeSoto Adventurer Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the DeSoto Adventurer yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventurer 341 cu in Hemi V8 (1956) | 1956–1956 | V8 | 320 hp | 365 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| Adventurer Hemi V8 dual four-barrel (345 bhp, 1957) | 1957–1957 | V8 | 345 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
DeSoto tried bolting Bendix fuel injection onto the 1958 Adventurer — it was so unreliable and pricey that almost nobody kept the option.
DeSoto made the first Adventurer deliberately hard to get: a limited-run two-door hardtop sold in exactly one color combo, white, black and gold.
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