I think running a DeSoto is way cool. I would if I could. The really big
decision is how deep are your pockets.
John Beckett, LSR #79
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: "Skip Higginbotham" <saltrat@pro-blend.com>; "george mitchell"
<americanpartnerinrussia@erols.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: Intro
>
>
> --- Skip Higginbotham <saltrat@pro-blend.com>
> wrote:
> I just
> > think that parts for the De
> > Soto are going to be hard to find and then find
> > again later.
> > I may well be wrong on this. What does
> > everybody else think?
>
>
> I race hemis and flatheads because I luv 'em.
> But, I'd be the first to tell you that you could
> buy a whole truckload of good stuff for a Chev SB
> quicker and cheaper than you could find one
> needed piece for those good ol' hemis. Put it
> this way, what Desoto part can you find listed in
> the Summit catalog???? Oh, those old hemi parts
> are out there, and there are even places that
> specialize in them, but they're about ten
> thousand to one out-numbered by Chevy sources.
> Hey, if the starter on your Chev SB goes out, you
> can get a replacement on Sunday morning at Trac
> Auto on the way from the motel to the track at
> Maxton - try that with a Desoto! (I sure hope
> you build the Desoto though.)
>
> =====
> .............................
> ..........Dick J.............
> ......(In East Texas)........
> ....FX/GMR SC/P250-2........
> .....Shelby 427 Cobra.......
> .Hemis and Flatheads Forever.
> .............................
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