1941 De Soto Unknown Taxi [S-8]

1941 De Soto Unknown [S-8] in Homicide for Three, Movie, 1948

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

00:47:27 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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DidierF ◊ 2015-08-22 03:28	Audrey Long, Warren Douglas, Benny Baker. The seemingly same interior seen earlier, 00:01:15 with the same actors but the cabby, Sid Tomack this first time. And that is all for "the cars" in this poor movie.
electra225 ◊ 2015-08-22 11:30	...1946-48 DeSoto ?
DynaMike ◊ 2015-08-22 11:44	For sure it's a Chrysler product from the 40s. But the only steering wheel with rectangular centre-piece I could find so far is this 1940 DeSoto (but I guess we'd need some specialist to be sure). http://www.allpar.com/photos/meets/NCPC/desoto/gauges.jpg
DidierF ◊ 2015-08-22 19:49	Well, a 1940 De Soto used as a cab, there's nothing to upset us, here. (I can't reach your link's destnation, DynaMike.)
DynaMike ◊ 2015-08-23 23:02	It should work when I upload the picture...
fortengo ◊ 2015-08-27 23:00	Note that the steering wheel in the picture above – three spokes, full circle horn ring, hub with rounded corners – is actually different from the one of the movie car, which, I think, is a 1941 model. Here is an interior shot of a beautiful S8 Deluxe Sedan.