Many (most) of you pups would not recall them, but De Soto was one of Chrysler's brands.
The company axed the brand at the end of 1961, but -
They've not been discovered until now - Hemmings broke the news!
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2016 ... warehouse/
This is exciting!
Tom M.
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Re: AMAZING - ENTIRE RUN OF 1962 DE SOTOS FOUND!
april fool's, tom.
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Re: AMAZING - ENTIRE RUN OF 1962 DE SOTOS FOUND!
Nooooooooooooooooooooo !
Tom
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Re: AMAZING - ENTIRE RUN OF 1962 DE SOTOS FOUND!
As a French speaker, I can confirm that Poisson d'Avril means April fool.
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Re: AMAZING - ENTIRE RUN OF 1962 DE SOTOS FOUND!
Hey, I thought it meant "someone from the Department of Avril." I'm just an ignorant Yank, though...Jonymoto wrote:As a French speaker, I can confirm that Poisson d'Avril means April fool.
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Re: AMAZING - ENTIRE RUN OF 1962 DE SOTOS FOUND!
so I wonder what the name of the "junior office clerk, Failor Olp" means.
Also, the name of the ship looks like something suspicions as well.
Also, the name of the ship looks like something suspicions as well.
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Re: AMAZING - ENTIRE RUN OF 1962 DE SOTOS FOUND!
Just a mix of letters to sound like something. If you take the letters and rearrange them, you can spell April Fool.Petros wrote:so I wonder what the name of the "junior office clerk, Failor Olp" means.
Also, the name of the ship looks like something suspicions as well.
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