Enter the 17-character VIN of your DeSoto Adventurer to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Enter a 17-character VIN and the free decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture, with no registration. Our data for the DeSoto Adventurer covers model years 1955 to 1961, in Sedan, Convertible and Coupe body styles, with power from 265 to 355 hp across 12 versions. Cars built before 1981 predate the 17-character VIN, so an original Adventurer number may not be readable by the decoder.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or owners, and that information comes from a paid vehicle history report. On a car you are looking at, compare the model year and body style with the version you expect, for example an Adventurer I Convertible against an Adventurer II Club Coupe.
1955 - 1961
Production years
265 - 355 hp
Power
3
Body styles
12
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeSoto Adventurer I Coupe | 1955 - 1956 | Coupe | 320 hp |
| DeSoto Adventurer I Convertible | 1956 - 1957 | Convertible | 345 hp |
| DeSoto Adventurer II Club Coupe | 1956 - 1957 | Coupe | 345 hp |
| DeSoto Adventurer I Convertible (facelift 1958) | 1957 - 1958 | Convertible | 345 - 355 hp |
| DeSoto Adventurer II Coupe (facelift 1958) | 1957 - 1958 | Coupe | 345 - 355 hp |
| DeSoto Adventurer I Convertible (facelift 1959) | 1958 - 1959 | Convertible | 350 hp |
| DeSoto Adventurer II Coupe (facelift 1959) | 1958 - 1959 | Coupe | 350 hp |
| DeSoto Adventurer I 2-Door Hardtop | 1959 - 1960 | - | 305 - 330 hp |
| DeSoto Adventurer I 4-Door HardTop | 1959 - 1960 | Sedan | 305 - 330 hp |
| DeSoto Adventurer I 4-Door Sedan | 1959 - 1960 | Sedan | 305 - 330 hp |
| DeSoto Adventurer II 2-Door Hardtop | 1960 - 1961 | - | 265 hp |
| DeSoto Adventurer II 4-Door HardTop | 1960 - 1961 | Sedan | 265 hp |
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1955 - 1961 across 12 versions of the DeSoto Adventurer. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
12 versions, in 3 body styles, with power up to 355 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The decoder gives you the model year, which is the 10th character of a 17-character VIN. Match that year and the car's body style against our list, which includes the Adventurer I Convertible (facelift 1958) and the Adventurer II Coupe (facelift 1959).
Check that the number matches character for character, and that the decoded manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture agree with the registration papers. Remember that I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so one of those letters is a sign of a misread or altered number.
It will not show accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, because none of that is stored in the VIN. It also does not confirm the engine output of a particular car, so the 265 to 355 hp range in our data is only a guide to the model.