DeSoto Powermaster

Production period:	1953 to 1954
Class :	Motor car
Body versions :	Saloon , station wagon , coupe
Engines:	Gasoline : 4.05-4.3 liters(85-87.5 kW)
Wheelbase :	3188-3543 mm

The DeSoto Powermaster was a car that Chrysler offered under the car brand DeSoto in the model years 1953 and 1954. The car was introduced to DeSoto's 25th birthday and replaced both the entry-level Deluxe and the better-equipped Custom .The Custom and Deluxe series were now combined in 1953 to form the PowerMaster Six series, which comprised a sedan, club coupe, hard- top, wagon and long sedan.  Both the PowerMaster Six and the Fire-Dome V8 series included the very 
pooular Sportsman hardtops.

The Powermaster was a big car, which existed as a 2- and 4-door sedan and a 5-door station wagon. The vehicles were powered by Chrysler's inline six-cylinder 4038 cc engine. In both production years, an 8-seater sedan with folding seats was also offered.4-wheel hydraulic internal. expanding type, twin cylinder type in front; big 12.inch diameter drums Toe Shift transmission. operated independently of external contracting type drum brake mounted behind manual shift operated independently of service brakes. Positive action hand brake lever mounted alongside.
 The Powermaster was also on a longer chassis with 3543 mm wheelbase, with improved designed to resist twisting; widened and flattened With deeper kickup in front of rear axles more shorter rigid body brackets. In contrast to the normal 6-seater sedan with 3188 mm wheelbase. A long-wheelbase version was also used as the basis for the DeSoto taxi , which can be seen in many Hollywood movies from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s.
ELECTRIC WINDOW equipment, individual controls, independent motor for each door. control beside driver  seat. Window. worm and sector driven. 

The cars also had a curved windshield that replaced the two-piece disc of earlier models. Interior heating, electric clock, brake booster , power steering and whitewall tires were available on request for an extra charge.
SOLEX SAFETY glass—Special equipment. tinted for Window reduces effect of outside keeps interior cooler. 

Because of the Korean War , the Powermasters, which originated at the beginning of the model year 1953, had minimal chrome trim; as the restrictions on material procurement were lifted, there was also better equipment.

The Canadian Chrysler plants built the Powermaster as a 4-door sedan and 2-door hardtop coupe, which was not offered in the US. In Canada also came Chrysler's straight-six with 4263 cc and standing valves used, which first appeared in 1952 in the Chrysler Windsor .

The Powermaster was discontinued at the end of the model year 1954, when DeSoto converted all models to V8 engines.

Production:

1953
Powermaster club coupe 8063 
Sportsman htp coupe  1470
4d sedan 33,644
4d wagon 500, 4d sedan 8P 225

1954
Powermaster club coupe 3499
Sportsman htp coupe 250 
4d sedan 14,967
4d wagon 225
4d sedan 8P 263