De Soto Firesweep Memphian Ambulance (USA, 1957) (Diecast Car) - HobbySearch Diecast Car Store

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-DeSoto is manufactured and sold by the DeSoto division of Chrysler Corporation, and Firesweep was introduced based on the sister model Dodge Coronet in 1957 designed by designer Virgil Exner.
-The new model features tail fins, which were very popular in the United States at the time, and the DeSoto line had traditional road cars such as sedans, station wagons, convertibles, and coupe, but special uses such as ambulances Was not included, so the Memphis Coach Company built an ambulance in the summer of 1957 and delivered it to customers based on a standard DeSoto station wagon according to the special specifications of the emergency services.
-The new ambulance has been in operation for 15 years until the end of emergency medical services in May 1972.
-Sold out a few years later and in several hands, the previous owner was not well cared for and an ambulance when the car was owned by Dawson Blackmore in September 1997 Glory was almost gone.
-But today's vehicles are back and shining.