1946 De Soto Taxicab [S-11]

1946 De Soto Taxicab [S-11] in The Narrow Margin, Movie, 1952

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
Ray B. ◊ 2007-07-30 21:42	De Soto taxicab. And great movie.
Ray B. ◊ 2007-07-31 18:00	I checked the year: 1941, 99% sure.
pilou ◊ 2007-08-01 12:04	Not a 1941 here :1941 DeSotos had a 2 piece grille with 3 chevrons at the front of the hood.It is a postwar 1946-48 taxicab
Ray B. ◊ 2007-08-01 12:41	Second check: you're right. The chevrons might not be seen with this light (neither does the DeSoto emblem of the 46). But the 41 has a split grille is this one is not. And the heavier molding on the fender are 46 O.K. What had me wrong are the fender guards (I had factory photos of these for 41, none for 46-48), and the fact I didn't see, below the headlights, the parking lights ans the extended grille of the 46-48. But, again, it's in the dark.