desoto_custom | relatedmeanoftransportation | dodge_coronet <tsp> 1955_dodge | relatedmeanoftransportation | desoto_custom <tsp> desoto_custom | manufacturer | desoto_(automobile) <sep> the desoto series s-10 is an automobile produced by desoto from 1942 through to the 1952 model year  while in production, the series s-10, which was sold with the trim package deluxe, was desoto's entry-level car, and was offered primarily as two-door and four-door sedans while the custom offered upscale interiors and appearance including a 7-passenger sedan and the extended-wheelbase suburban sedans   the body was claimed to be 'rust proofed'the deluxe differed from the more upmarket custom line by virtue of the traits found in base models, namely less trim, fewer standard features, and plainer interiors in fewer color combinations a six-tube and an eight-tube radio were optionalthe deluxe shared its engine with the custom, and was powered by chrysler's l-head 237 cu in (388 l) six-cylinder engine, delivering 109 bhp (81 kw) at 3600 rpm the desoto had full instrumentationdeluxes produced during the 1946, 1947, 1948 and first half of the 1949 model years used desoto's prewar bodies, slightly updated following the end of world war ii 
the desoto custom (made by desoto custom)and the dodge coronet vehicles are alike. the former car is related to the 1955 dodge.desoto custom desoto's series s-10 was produced from 1942 through to the 1952 model year