1954 DeSoto Powermaster Wagon ICON Derelict
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2015
- This video features the latest ICON Derelict, a 1954DeSoto Powermaster wagon. Fit with a custom Art Morrison chassis, 4WDB, 6.1 HEMI SRT8 and more, this wagon is a blast! www.icon4x4.com
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"...I'm honored to call this...a job!" That is a true entrepeneur's attitude. The wood deck is glorious.
This is my wife's computer and know nothing about it except for you tube. I watch Jonathan's show till I fall asleep because it's as cool as I will ever get again.kinda my own world here. I'm 65 yrs old and knocking on the door of 70 . Thanks for takeing me back in cool yet forward in style.
Such a beautiful return to American driving machines from today's cup-holders on wheels. Thank you.
i love the one gold tooth in the grille
Priceless bling subtly understated.
tim sutton I saw that too. Ward is brilliant!
That is because the Homies are working in the shop.
I rolled 3 times down side of ravine almost into a camp ground in a 53 Desoto sedan, saved my life and 3 buddies. Love the gold tooth touch, miss that ride still.
Jon I just wanted to take a moment and just say thank you for producing this videos for us all. I could sit here and watch these for hours. The commitment to these cars is absolutely stunning. Please keep them coming!
Most of us do sit and watch these for hours!
It was really hard picking my favorite part about this build, but without looking at it for hours, it's the gold tooth on the grill. Holy cow is that a terrific touch! Really good job..
I am binge-watching these and having an absolute ball.
Same. PATINA.PATINA
lol
I do that myself.
I love how he geeks out !
2022,....this one is a keeper,.....been revisiting your video, since 2015,.....very enjoyable,..good work,...glad to see these monster sized cars being saved & restored.
Gotta love that gold tooth at the front.
I have to watch this every week or so .So I can keep the Dream Alive So Cool
Mr. Ward, you and your team at ICON take restoration and modification to a whole new level! I love the attention to detail and overall quality of these builds!
The way these vehicles are over-built is amazing. The attention to detail, respect for the original design of the vintage car and over all quality is mind-blowing. You did a DeSoto! I wish I would have hit the lottery, that baby would be mine!
Hell yeah for the client that goes w/ a gold tooth!
I'm pleased by the irony of the little dig about how they made cars better in the old days coming at the beginning of a video detailing an exhaustive process of taking an old car and rebuilding it into what is, effectively, a modern one shaped like the old one. The laundry list of modifications made is basically a catalog of the stuff they _didn't_ do as well in the old days--brakes, suspension, a steering column that won't javelin instantly through your heart if you run into anything, AC, reliable electrics, corrosion resistance, and on and on.
I kid because I love, all the ICON products I've watched the videos for so far are awesome, but let's not gild the Olden Days _too_ brightly. Cars in the 1950s were better-looking and better-named, certainly, but better built? If that were truly the case, surely outfits like ICON wouldn't have anything to do. :)
his point was they were not made with better parts but were made to last
There is a difference from build and engineered. Modern cars have more tech and engineering, older cars were built by people, not machines.
ZGryphon You beat me to it. Cars are safer, more reliable, and better engineered and built now than in the Fifties. They are also often boring and uninspired compared to cars from the past.
The cars back then are now horrible from a mech perspective, but man do they look a lot better than the cookiecutter round crap we have today. A Mondeo looks like a Tesla which looks like an Aston Martin. Nearly. All roundness, all passenger-hit crap. I mean if you same em next to each other from a 100 years you had to look twice. I can spot a Tri-Five from half a mile away. I love ICONs and I am going to get one (not from him, too expensive) built from a Studebaker in 2019. I know it will be worse than his, but its going to be mine and never for sale.
Cars in the 50s were far, far more varied in shapes than those in the last 10 years but most of the 50s cars _were_ mass-manufactured too; all were "cookie cutter" for the time. Many just didn't last for one reason or another; tire blowout leading to a tree wrap-around, rust, engine failure leading the owner to sell, etc.
This is as close as I've ever come to seeing the first car I ever drove. My dad bought a '53 DeSoto PowerMaster brand new and we did a lot of traveling with it. It was the same exterior color as this one. The PowerMaster model was a straight-six flathead engine with a single barrel carb that was listed as 116 HP. The Firedome models had a hemi-V-8. This was the first car Dad owned that had power steering. It had Tip-Toe-matic transmission. It was a fluid drive and had a clutch, but you didn't always have to use it to change gears. You picked high or low range and accelerated. When it was time to shift, you'd back off the accelerator momentarily and it would upshift. Our prior car was a '50 Dodge Coronet and they called the same basic thing Gyromatic. I once floored the accelerator while on ice in the alley behind our house and it didn't spin the tires, it just moved forward gradually. Dad also bought a small '53 Airstream travel trailer and this combination was severely underpowered for mountainous travel. Dad replaced the '53 with a '57 DeSoto wagon with a V-8 with a Power-Pack. It still struggled at high altitude but didn't make you wonder if you'd ever get to the top. The '57 was a lot prettier and more powerful, but wasn't built as well as the '53. Ours had 11 and 13-ply birch plywood throughout the cargo area. With the chrome rub rails, like this one has also, it was a beautiful execution. Thanks so much for doing this project and making this video.
I especially love the dashboard and the interior. Those colors! Very vibey and strangely warm :)
Watching these over and over, drives the fact that I love the details, absolutely love them. Geeking out is why I watch them repeatedly. I’ll come and intern for you, sweep the floors, get coffee...whatever it takes. Thank you
Four year's worth of Derelict builds in the pipeline? Awesomeness! I can not wait to see your next projects. If only I had the money for one of these.....
am a purist, love the car, dont like what is done to it, own an all original 62 imperial and would ask many questions and not sell her ( if i were even anywhere near remotely interested in selling her) to anyone that was going to take this route with her, beautiful job, you have my total respect keeping her all or mostly all mopar, ( i do love rod and custom) thank you for showing her to us
Absolutely wonderful. Love all your creations, especially the Derelicts. I live in Denmark and it´s a bummer never to get to see one of them in the flesh.
The DeSoto Powermaster Wagon. Sir...you are building the most beautiful cars ever made. And you're making them. Indescribable....I now see why all you can so is list out the build and tech specs...foundational design beauty is what you are lucky to start with but what you've done underneath is astounding. Not sure what to say, I'm seriously amazed at how good your builds are.
In a word - "Superb"
" Deril-ique" Retro Auto fashion!
Great segment thanks
Inspiring. I owned 2 De Soto's 1954 and the grill and the dash board Auto with no park. 260 cubic inch V8. So this effort is quite stunning. I drive a 2008 300C SRT8 with the 6.1 Hemi. And this powers the Icon-brilliant engine.
Again its truly amazing just to listen to the depth you go through with a project like this. Getting into the engineering field myself you are a true inspiration.
As an owner of a new 56 DeSoto a long long time ago I’m loving this 😍
THANK YOU SO MUCH. A TOTALLY AWSOME BUILD!!!! THE PERFECT DAILY DRIVER!!! GREAT VIDEO AND THANKS FOR SHARING!!!
I can see myself on a road trip across the country towing a 50’s stainless teardrop camper with that one. Beautiful work.,
I love all of the details in describing this build.
Love these early American wagons,would love one of your creations!! Regards from NZ.
My brother and I dreamed of doing this when we were little to our aunt Addie's 1948 Desoto.
Our mom and dad courted in that car and we go under the barn and sit in this run down care and reminiscent about what it must have been like to drive this car and then we would dream of putting a Hemi and upgrading the power train and make it a super sleepa!
Unfortunately/fortunately the car was sold and fully restored but it would of been real beat to build a super sleepa!
Get making the videos and keep dreams alive!
Amazing! I will visit your factory when i come to the US. Keep em rolling! Watching here from the Philippines.
awesome! so glad you chose DeSoto for your wagon. love the obscure chrysler defunct brand! i have a Lasalle that i would love to take in the direction you take these cars. modern, but retain the original romantic art deco style. so glad you are building these! they now have a chance to live on many years in their second century
I love this stuff,MIT would be great to see a 50's Chevy panel truck, a 1951 Ford and Chevy sedan, a 1957 Chevy in that incredible turquoise blue, all set on a high tech chassis. And who wouldn't want to see a derelict 59 Caddy with those big ass wings and the biggest two-door body ever.
The attention to detail continues to amaze me.
Thanks for sharing these great builds! I love ICON’s attention to detail and your “geeking out” about these projects. I know I, and I’m sure plenty of other people, really appreciate the originality and uniqueness of these restorations. Keep up the awesomeness! I look forward to seeing the next four years of projects!
Thanks Jonathan,I love your work,your style and thinking. Bonus is that you are preserving these gems for future generations.As you correctly stated what an honor to be able to do this work. Keep it up,God Bless you.
I have a 57 Ford Country Sedan I have been driving for 45 years.Love the 50s wagons and get what your doing,keep on keepin on.
Love the videos and love how they are produced. Tells a lot about the car. Seeing the car in motion and hearing it tells so much more. And hearing the beginnings of each of these projects are quite interesting. Even some of your very simple builds. As always thanks for the share and I look forward to the next upload.
I LOVE YOUR HEART AND YOUR ART MAN, MAY YOU BE BLESSED.
love the gold tooth touch
Your videos are getting better and better. Great work, Jon!
The picture of it "as found" was beautiful. I love the original wheel covers and wide white walls. Perhaps on a similar future project you could design a wheel cover that fits on these engineered larger wheels that mimic the white walls and original style covers. while still having the greater clearance for brakes and suspension. Just an idea.
Johnathan, I was just thinking to myself how much I like these driving videos, when you became self effacing about about them. Really, they are perfect! The sound of the engine, the squeaks and chirps of the body, the view of the world going by, beyond the glass, they all bring the viewer along, into your world, in a way that a walk around could never do. It makes me hungry for a derelict Willy's Wagon, and a coastal road tour of America.
WOOO WEEE ANOTHER AWESOMLY DETAILED & YET COOL TELLING'S OF THE RIDES THERE SUPER JOB'S THERE TO YOUR CREW WHO BUILDS 'EM.......................................
Another wonderful piece of moving art. Thank you Jonathan and ICON.
We haven't seen any new Derelict videos in a long long time. Still my personal favorites of all of your awesome.products. I hope my comment gets attention from y'all. I and I'm sure many many others would love to see more Derelict videos. Keep producing your amazing products and these videos. Much success in the future Mr. Ward.
It's nice to see a De Soto in the mix. You don't see many of them around and this one looks great. Keep up the good work.
John, just amazing and your insight is capturing the essence of those who went before is spot on. Im inspired to build one myself and know just the derilict to do thats about a hundred yards from my cabin.
… amazing build & quality!
I would love to take a tour
of your wonderful garage/shop
Amazing amazing build buddy.....really bring back the era when those car room on earth......
I'm really really loving that gold tooth
The commentary is overwhelming initially, like a crazy monotone data-dump but . . . the more I watch, the more familiar I am with the process and the choices of stuff, vendors, sub-contractors, communications with the client, all very fascinating and instructive. Jonathan is the boss, so he'd better know what's happening. A fine artist and mind, too, one that Jay admires.
You make great video's, the vehicles that you make are exceptional. I agree having a new car that you don't worry about getting dirty or scuffed up is a super idea.
This is my favorite ICON so far. I absolutely LOVE it !
This IS one of my favorite videos to watch. Thank you, Jonathan.
You do a car exactly how I would love to have it. Excellent work Jonathan Ward
So awesome. I will never be able to afford one, but your aesthetic is such a pleasure to witness.
Love the work you all do to make these Derelicts!!
Absolutely gorgeous again. Love these cars, thanks for sharing.
Love the Derelicts! Wonderful job on the car and the video. Thanks for posting
I LOVE the broken antenna!
Amazing! much respect from Australia!
I do so love a wagon!!!
Very odd how a nice paint job can ruin all the fun, great stuff, thanks
I'd love to be able to afford having my 59' Studebaker Lark Regal Hardtop turned into a dream car by this talented crew. I like that they take care not to upset the originality of the dash or body panels so that the charm and character of the car remains in tact while the driveaility is brought up today's standards and safety.
Always love these videos and the vehicles they build. Top notch!
I love this concept!
A rich high school friend got to choose his own car when he turned 16. He chose a 1965 Chevrolet station wagon in that bland, sort of grayish-red finish. He also chose a 327 engine with fuel injection, police suspension and tires and a B & M Hydramatic transmission. Air conditioning, power windows and an AM/FM radio. The hottest station wagon in Arcadia, CA.
I love what you do with those cars I have been binge watching and loving it I first saw you on Jay Leno and started to follow you on you tube
Awesome ride Jonathan, Thumbs Up!
A well done "commando" style vid. And nicely done telling of what's involved in the process of turning an old car into a Derelict. I'm not a big fan of modifying
old classics, but in the cases where the car wasn't a beautiful model like the wagon, then you can modify it. Nice work. I bet she's fun to drive.! 👍🏻😉
Another beautiful one. Thank you.
Really enjoyed the details!
By far, my favorite so far. Drive train, frame, and running gear always perfect, attention to detail perfect, interior perfect, model and body style perfect. I like this exterior because it isn't too derelict. I prefer the "barn find" look rather than the abandoned derelict look. Given the exterior, I wish you would reconsider hubcaps. I know you do the rim in place of caps, but... I can only dream of my '47 Chrysler Windsor Limo being like yours.
I had no idea that HotRod wagon was yours!! I love that wagon and this isn’t bad either. You do awesome work. Wish I could afford you. Great choice of attire for this video...
Amazing execution. Flawless.
Love your work. I'm calling you once I'm rich lol. Would love to own one of your derelicts into wagons
We had a 53 Desoto. Like all cars of that era they were shot by 100,000 miles if you were really lucky to get that far.
Awesome work !
If I ever hit it big with the lottery I will be giving you a call. Really dig these derelict vehicles. Mine would be a mid sixties Oldsmobile Jetstar. So many fond memories of the one my dad had. Cruising the country side of eastern Pennsylvania. Really dig what you do. Especially the Derelicts. Like most others I will binge watch your videos. Great job. Both on the vehicles and the videos. Really enjoy hearing all the details about the builds. Continued success for you and your company. Happy new year!
Love these cars and what you do! Would have liked to seen the original hubcaps on them big rims
Hello Jonathan man you have nailed it again with this Desoto.
Very, very cool. :Love em. Great vid Jonathan.
OMG ! Wow so Bitchin ! I like that you describe all the little details and share pictures along the way. You are so blessed with such a cool job.I watch every one of the you tube videos on all your projects. thanks again for sharing . tim scott, la luz new mexico usa
love that name DE SOTO POWERMASTER WAGON
Sounds great!
Hearing how much attention you give to your projects helped me make up my mind to go with Icon after I decide exactly what I want to build. How long does a build take?
This is my favorite icon ! One day, one day , I can dream anyways
I really want one...
I'm in Australia however.
I think I might look for an XK falcon with a nice patina.
Throw in a modern straight six and 6speed auto and some awesome suspension bits... do the interior in original style leather
yeah
I think that would be nice.
This is the ultimate dream car. Damn.
I absolutely LOVE what you are doing with these 'derelicts'. I think it is a much more 'respectful' and artistic way to handle these beautiful older vehicles. Maintaining the original lines, and also the heavily, naturally patinaed bodies is GORGEOUS. That patina took the entire life of the vehicle to create, and each exterior is unique due to the unique history of the car. Your work is impeccable and your knowledge of these vehicles is immense. Thank you for doing this and sharing the experience.
Since I know NOTHING about cars, except that I LOVE the lines of these older vehicles, my question is this: I've seen several of the videos you have made (including Jay Leno's) and I'm wondering if all of these cars' suspensions and body heights are original, or are they all considered 'low riders' to some degree? Is it possible to rebuild one of these cars with the original body height? or is there some other engineering issue I don't understand? I think (from my east coast perspective) that the original height is part of the original artistic body design and makes the massive body and all the lines 'breathe' better. Just my humble opinion. Sorry if this annoys anyone. Again, I know NOTHING about cars. Thanks.
This is insanely cool, your knowledge and speech is very impressive,....luv-it
Saw one of these put on a S10 Blazer 4x4 chassis.
Didn’t sit very high and had off (soft) road ability. Owner said it was mainly for snow and icy roads.
I love the derelict series.
I love the Derelicts !
Bee-U-ta-FULL! thanks for the effort and the sharing. thumbs up.
That interior!!!
A very nice job on building this car, very good ingenuity. I have always liked that body style. However, I would have finished up the body with a good paint job. To each his own.
I Saw you on the joe rogan show had to check out the videos mentioned, great build .
My dad had one with org.hemi.needed A lot of work but was cool