You are right Mike, the compression is a measly 7.5 on this and you supposedly can put in later pistons to get 8.5, or custom ones that cost $$$$$$$$$$$$. They say blower manifolds for these are few and far between, but a 4-71 or maybe even a 6-71 would be cool, wouldn't it? I thought I read where these had forged cranks.

Yes, the valve covers are very straight and would be ok to chrome. I thought they would say DeSoto, but they don't. They say nothing. Maybe the writing was on the spark plug covers?

The exterior looks pretty good, just normal stuff. Supposedly, the engine was pulled out of the car years ago and the guy we got it from bought it 4-5 years ago for his 32 Plymouth coupe, but he stayed with the sbc in it instead. Don has a lot of time to figure out what car to build to put it in. Dan has offered him the 30 Tudor sitting in the loft, but Don seems to be more interested in the 34 coupe route. If Don doesn't want the sedan I might buy it............God knows I have years and years left to finish the ones I have already.

Don