It’s powered by a 330-cubic-inch, V-8 engine and has an automatic transmission that’s engaged via a panel with push buttons in the dashboard. “It doesn’t have ‘park.’ It just has an ...

Speaking of DeSoto, this particular 1956 Chrysler New Yorker had a DeSoto twin as well in 1956, the Fireflite convertible. Quite a bit of the design was similar, but the DeSoto sported a different ...

The car still has its original 330-cube Firedome V8 backed by an automatic push-button two ... That must have made an impression on hot-headed racers because a 1956 DeSoto Fireflite was chosen ...

The push button system of gear selection was used on all Chrysler lines beginning with the 1956 model year, including Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler, including their compact models.