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This Super-Rare 1957 DeSoto Costs as Much as a Luxurious House on a Greek Island

If you’re Bill Gates, or at least a friend of the Microsoft founder, here’s a classic car in mint condition that you can totally buy without caring about how much it costs.
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This is a 1957 DeSoto Adventurer convertible that comes in tip-top shape, and which is ready to become your daily driver because everything is working just like on a new car.

This Adventurer reportedly belonged to musician Richard Carpenter and comes finished in black and gold with plenty of goodies inside, including an AM radio with dual antennas, a dash clock, power windows, a power front seat, and power brakes.

The 345ci (5.7-liter) HEMI engine develops 345 horsepower and is paired with a 3-speed automatic transmission. The odometer indicates just 1,192 miles (1,918 km).

The DeSoto Adventurer convertible is quite a rare car, as the parent company built only 300 such models for model year 1957.

In fact, the year 1957 was a special one for the Adventurer, as it was the first time the lineup was available not only with a hardtop but also with a convertible model, Launched in February 1957, the Adventurer convertible shipped with a Hemi V8 engine that developed 345 horsepower and was using four barrel carburetors.

While the convertible itself is quite a rare thing these days, finding an early Adventurer isn’t easy either. DeSoto produced only 996 cars in 1956, the first year of the Adventurer on the market, while a year later, only 1,950 units left the factory, including the aforementioned convertibles.

So yes, they’re so rare they cost as much as a luxurious house on a Greek island (as a matter of fact, real estate sites claim these homes are getting more affordable these days seeing how the economy is suffering from the health crisis). In other words, this DeSoto can be yours for no less than $300,000, but the good news is that for this price, you get not only the car, but also a framed picture of Richard Carpenter.
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About the author: Bogdan Popa
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Bogdan keeps an eye on how technology is taking over the car world. His long-term goals are buying an 18-wheeler because he needs more space for his kid’s toys, and convincing Google and Apple that Android Auto and CarPlay deserve at least as much attention as their phones.
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