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1956 DeSoto with original paint An email arrived from Don Stiles of Brantford: “Hi Bill. My car, a 1956 DeSoto Firedome sedan, was apparently delivered to Louisiana and sold new to a banker, who owned it for over three decades. In 1990, a second owner used the car as his daily driver until 1999. Sold again, it was put in storage until 2017, then went through two more owners until I purchased it in the fall of 2020 and had it imported to Ontario. “The body and paint are original, as the cracks in the 65 year paint testify. A real 30 footer! The seats were recovered sometime in non-original DeSoto material. The odometer indicates 53,000 miles. The motor runs smooth
THE OLD CAR DETECTIVE Bill Sherk and does not smoke, which may indicate original mileage. Still a work in progress.” Interest in DeSotos runs in the Stiles family because Don’s son Kevin owns a 1959 DeSoto sedan sold new from a Chrysler dealership in Timmins. Both Don and Kevin are members of the National DeSoto Club and are hoping to bring the National DeSoto Convention to Chatham for 2022. In 1928, Walter P. Chrysler expanded his range
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of automobiles by introducing the DeSoto, a slightly less expensive car than a Chrysler and named after Hernando DeSoto, apparently the first European explorer to cross the Mississippi River. In that same year, Chrysler also bought the Dodge Company and brought out the Plymouth to challenge Chevrolet and Ford in the low price field. The last DeSoto, a ’61, rolled off the line shortly before Christmas of 1960. Sales had been falling and it made no sense to build two makes of cars too close in price to one another. The National DeSoto Club, formed in 1986, is devoted to the “restoration and preservation and enjoyment” of all DeSotos built from 1928 to 1961. For more info, call toll-free 1-800-2522260. I’m always looking for stories. Email billtsherk@ sympatico.ca
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Don Stiles’ 1956 DeSoto Firedome sedan, one of 44,909 built.
Jamieson Junior Golf Tour kicks off its 2021 season REGIONAL — The Jamieson Junior Tour opened the season with an event at Seven Lakes Golf Club. The players enjoyed a beautifully groomed course but had to battle the persistent threat of thunderstorms. A weather delay reduced the event to nine holes. In the Junior boys division (13-18 years old), Johnny Ewing of Essex Golf Club earned his first career win with a 2 under 34. At 15 years of age, Johnny is one of the youngest players to win
a Jamieson event. One stroke back was Konner McDermott from Willow Ridge with a 35, followed by Jax Sisson (Pointe West) with an even par 36. Veteran Karolyn Rombouts of Maple City took the junior girls crown with a 39, beating both Kyla Charlebois (Pointe West) and Kennedy Fremlin (Essex) by a single stroke. In the Collegiate Men division, Aidan Webster, representing Willow Ridge, carded a 3 under
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Barons win opener
LEAMINGTON — On Friday, July 9, the Leamington Junior Barons won their first home game with an 8-1 victory over the Essex Diamondbacks. After an almost twoyear hiatus, the four-time defending Ontario Junior champions looked to be in fine form. Lucas Lamotte pitched six innings of outstanding baseball for the win on the mound. Lamotte struck out 11, looking like he hadn’t missed any time at all. Johnathon Fehr came in to close in the seventh, striking out two Essex batters to finish the game. Kameron Wall led the team at the plate going two-for-four with a base-clearing double to start the scoring. Wall got help from Dawson Iles’ 380-foot line drive triple and Kyle Wall’s towering ground rule double that bounced over the centre field fence. Everyone in Leamington’s lineup had at least one hit. “I was very impressed with these young gentlemen with all the time off,” said head coach Chris Lamotte. “They proved how athletic they are, coming out and playing the way they did. Their skill level is almost back to where we left off.”
