Even while they were itching to build artillery guns and other war machinery, DeSoto was pumping out some cool cars in the Forties.

Dave Duricy writes a nice article about the the Forties DeSotos in the February 2008 issue of Collectible Automobile.

My faves: the 1940 DeSoto "talking car" (great marketing gimmick!) and the Fifth Avenue appearance package. The hidden headlights remind me so much of Chrysler's concept car from that era: the Thunderbolt.