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=== Predecessors ===
[[File:Zimmerman Model Z-35 Touring (1910).jpg|thumb|left|1910 Zimmerman Model Z-35 touring sedan]]
In [[Auburn, Indiana]], in November 1912, L.M. Field, Hayes Fry and Glenn Fry of [[Iowa City, Iowa]], and V.H. Van Sickle and H.J. Clark of [[Des Moines, Iowa]], created the De Soto Motor Car Company. It was a subsidiary of the Zimmerman Manufacturing Company of Auburn, who had previously been at 440 North Indiana Avenue from 1908 until 1915. The Zimmerman Manufacturing Company was founded in 1886 as a manufacturer of horse buggies in Auburn. It entered automobile production in 1908 with a line of [[High wheeler|high wheel automobiles]] and 1912-1916 with light high wheel trucks, but switched to conventional cars and trucks around the time it was bought by the [[Auburn Automobile Company]]. Advertisements listed the 1910 Zimmerman Z-35 at $650 to $1,500 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|650|1910}}}} to ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|1500|1910}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}).▼
 
▲InThe De Soto Motor Car Company was created in [[Auburn, Indiana]], in November 1912, by L.M. Field, Hayes Fry and Glenn Fry of [[Iowa City, Iowa]], and V.H. Van Sickle and H.J. Clark of [[Des Moines, Iowa]], created the De Soto Motor Car Company. It was a subsidiary of the Zimmerman Manufacturing Company of Auburn, whowhich had previously been at 440 North Indiana Avenue from 1908 until 1915. The Zimmerman Manufacturing Company was founded in 1886 as a manufacturer of horse buggies in Auburn. It entered automobile production in 1908 with a line of [[High wheeler|high wheel automobiles]] and 1912-1916 with light high wheel trucks, but switched to conventional cars and trucks around the time it was bought by the [[Auburn Automobile Company]]. Advertisements listed the 1910 Zimmerman Z-35 at $650 to $1,500 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|650|1910}}}} to ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|1500|1910}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}).
The De Soto Company was started with US$20,000 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|20000|1913}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}) and produced two models. The De Soto Six was a rebadged version of the Zimmerman and was listed at US$2,185 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|2185|1913}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}) which was more expensive than the Zimmerman on which it was based. It offered electric lights and a compressed air engine starter, which was optional, and a credit of US$100 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|100|1913}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}) if the customer objected. In 1914, the De Soto Six was joined with a two-cylinder [[cyclecar]] where it only accommodated two passengers that sat in tandem, or the driver in front and the passenger behind, and was listed at US$385 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|385|1914}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}). There were plans to move manufacturing to Fort Wayne in 1915 and rename the company as Motorette, but when there were deaths in the Zimmerman family, the company was bought by Auburn Automobile Company.<ref name="kimes1996">{{cite book|last=Kimes|first=Beverly|title=standard catalog of American Cars 1805–1942|page=430|year=1996|publisher=Krause publications|isbn=0-87341-478-0}}</ref>▼
 
▲The De Soto Company was started with US$20,000 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|20000|1913}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}) and produced two models. The De Soto Six was a rebadged version of the Zimmerman and was listed at US$2,185 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|2185|1913}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}) which was more expensive than the Zimmerman on which it was based. It offered electric lights and a compressed air engine starter, which wasa optional,customer andcould decline for a credit of US$100 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|100|1913}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}) if the customer objected. In 1914, the De Soto Six was joined withby a two-cylinder, two-passenger, inline-seating [[cyclecar]] where it only accommodated two passengers that sat in tandem, or the driver in front and the passenger behind, and waswhich listed at US$385 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|385|1914}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}). There were plans to move manufacturing to Fort Wayne in 1915 and rename the company as Motorette, but when there were deaths in the Zimmerman family, the company was bought by Auburn Automobile Company.<ref name="kimes1996">{{cite book|last=Kimes|first=Beverly|title=standard catalog of American Cars 1805–1942|page=430|year=1996|publisher=Krause publications|isbn=0-87341-478-0}}</ref>
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=== 1929–1942 ===
[[File:Hernando de Soto.jpg|thumb|left|150px|The brand was named after Spanish conquerorconquistador [[Hernando de Soto, the brand's namesake]]]]
[[File:'29 DeSoto (Auto classique).JPG|thumb|The [[DeSoto Six]] Series K, introduced for the 1929 model year]]
The DeSoto marque was founded by [[Walter Chrysler]] on August 4, 1928, to compete with [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]], [[Studebaker]], [[Hudson Motor Car Company|Hudson]] and [[Willys]] in the mid-price class. Introduced for the 1929 model year, DeSoto served as a lower-priced version of Chrysler products, with [[Dodge]] positioned above DeSoto, while [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] was added as the entry-level product of the Chrysler hierarchy in 1928.
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1960 was the last year of DeSoto sales in Canada.
 
====1946–1960 Gallerygallery====
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De Soto Club Coupe de 1948, Helsinki, Finlandia, 2012-08-14, DD 01.JPG|1948 DeSoto Club Coupe
De Soto Custom 4-Door Sedan 1949.jpg|1949 DeSoto Custom 4-door sedan
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* [[DeSoto Fireflite|Fireflite]] (1955–1960)
* [[DeSoto Adventurer|Adventurer]] (1956–1960)
* [[DeSoto Pacesetter|Pacesetter]] (1956-19611956–1961)
* [[DeSoto Firesweep|Firesweep]] (1957–1959)
* [[DeSoto Rebel|Rebel]] (1961-19631961–1963) (South Africa)
* Coupe Utility (car/truck) (Australia)
* [[DeSoto Diplomat|Diplomat]] (Export)
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
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* {{cite journal |last=Foster |first=Kit |date=October 2004 |title=1960–61 DeSoto: The End of Adventure |journal=Collectible Automobile |volume=21 |issue=3 |pages=34–47 }}
 
* {{cite journalbook |editor-last=FosterGunnell |editor-first=KitJohn |year=1987 |title=1960–61The DeSoto:Standard The EndCatalog of AdventureAmerican |journal=CollectibleCars Automobile1946–1975 |datepublisher=OctoberKrause 2004 |volume=21 |issue=3Publications |pagesisbn=34–47978-0-87341-096-0 }}
* {{cite book |last1=Kimes |first1=Beverly R. |last2=Clark |first2=Henry A. |year=1996 |title=The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805–1945 |publisher=Krause Publications |year=1996 |isbn=978-0-87341-428-9 }}
* {{cite book|editor-last=Gunnell |editor-first=John |title=The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975 |publisher=Krause Publications |year=1987 |isbn=978-0-87341-096-0 }}
 
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