1949 Chrysler De Soto S10 Custom De Luxe

The De Soto S10 is one of a rare breed of cars introduced during World War Two, introduced in 1942 and kept in production for over a decade, latterly as an off-shoot of Chrysler.

Named after the Portuguese explorer Hernando De Soto, the model as a more upmarket model, offered in two trim levels – Deluxe and Suburban. 

The Deluxe was the entry-level car, with a 3.9-litre six-cylinder engine and a choice of manual or three-speed ‘Fluid Drive’ automatic transmission. This one is a Fluid Drive, built in Detroit in 1949 and imported to Europe as a restored car in 1991, where it lived for 29 years as part of a private collection in the Netherlands.