Note, we will also be listing a 1936 Desoto S2 sedan, in similar very restore-able condition in a separate auction. The Airflow Club of America is an excellent club for supporting your restoration and has re manufactured many of the rare items needed for restoration.įree delivery within the SoCal area, or we can help to arrange transportation for you. We may have additional parts stored separately that are not shown in pictures, please ask if you see something missing before bidding, otherwise what you see is what you get! Also has original under dash heater still intact as well. This airflow coupe has the rare optional window washing system and the original jar is in tact. ![]() It is the way you like to see them, still in original condition.and most importantly, it has it's legendary waterfall original grill and mascot in tact with just minor pitting and no 'broken bones'.so we believe it will restore to show quality. We had also to restore her but we have just too many projects already started and so we decided to let her go in order to help finish several other projects. ![]() He had intended to restore this ultra rare coupe but Father Time caught up with him first. The seller was a well known Mopar collector and operated the largest Mopar salvage lot on the West Coast of America and was active in the Airflow Club of America. Our seller told us it was driven on and off the trailer when he picked it up in Arizona many years ago. This Airflow 1935 SG Coupe has some minor rust in the usual places rear truck area, edges of lower fenders, but overall it is a 95% complete and solid car with no structural rust issues and retains it's original drive train in tact (engine turns, but we never tried to start). were pioneered by the Desoto Airflow in 1934. All these above features, common to automobiles ever since and all cars made today. Credited with the introduction of many major technical advancements in automotive design, including 1) the first car designed in a wind tunnel to improve drag and increase land speed without adding horsepower, 2) the fiorst car that moved the engine forward over the front axle so in turn moving passenger seats forward so riders would ride 'between the wheels' for a smoother ride without the 'buckboard' affect for the rear seat passengers, 3) the first car that incorporated the headlamps into the body of the car (instead of cans attached to the fenders), and perhaps the most significant, 4) this was the world's first 'uni-body' design car, the passengers rode 'inside the frame' which greatly improved survival in case of a crash. ![]() The Desoto (6 cyl) Airflow cars (1934-1936 only) were truly revolutionary groundbreaking cars. Nicely restored examples have recently been bringing very high five digits when they do come up for sale. If you've been looking for an Airflow coupe you know how rare these are. Up for auction is this ultra rare car, 1 of 307 produced in 1935! Our 1935 Desoto Airflow SG coupe is 95+% original and complete, and as such, an excellent restoration project.
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