Enter the 17-character VIN of your DeSoto Custom 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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The HistoVIN decoder reads a 17-character VIN and returns the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture, free and with no registration. Our data for the DeSoto Custom lists 19 versions, from the Custom 4-Door Sedan and Custom Club Coupe to the Custom II 8-Passenger, across model years 1946 to 1952. Bodies are Sedan, Coupe and Wagon, with power from 109 to 116 hp. Because 17-character VINs apply to cars built since 1981, the original number on a car from those years may not be something the decoder can read.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or owners, so it cannot tell you how a particular car has been used, and that information comes from a paid vehicle history report. When you look at a car, compare the number on the plate with the number in the paperwork, and check that the body style and version name match what the seller says.
1946 - 1952
Production years
109 - 116 hp
Power
3
Body styles
19
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeSoto Custom 4-Door Sedan | 1946 - 1949 | Sedan | 109 hp |
| DeSoto Custom 7-Passenger | 1946 - 1949 | Sedan | 109 hp |
| DeSoto Custom Brougham | 1946 - 1949 | Sedan | 109 hp |
| DeSoto Custom Club Coupe | 1946 - 1949 | Coupe | 109 hp |
| DeSoto Custom Convertible Club Coupe | 1946 - 1949 | Coupe | 109 hp |
| DeSoto Custom Suburban | 1946 - 1949 | Sedan | 109 hp |
| DeSoto Custom 4-Door Sedan (Second Series) | 1949 - 1950 | Sedan | 112 hp |
| DeSoto Custom 8-Passenger (Second Series) | 1949 - 1950 | Sedan | 112 hp |
| DeSoto Custom Club Coupe (Second Series) | 1949 - 1950 | Coupe | 112 hp |
| DeSoto Custom Convertible Coupe (Second Series) | 1949 - 1950 | Coupe | 112 hp |
| DeSoto Custom Suburban (Second Series) | 1949 - 1950 | Sedan | 112 hp |
| DeSoto Custom Sportsman Coupe (Second Series) | 1950 | Coupe | 112 hp |
| DeSoto Custom Station Wagon (Second Series) | 1950 | Wagon | 112 hp |
| DeSoto Custom II 4-Door Sedan | 1951 - 1952 | Sedan | 116 hp |
| DeSoto Custom II 8-Passenger | 1951 - 1952 | Sedan | 116 hp |
| DeSoto Custom II Club Coupe | 1951 - 1952 | Coupe | 116 hp |
| DeSoto Custom II Convertible Coupe | 1951 - 1952 | Coupe | 116 hp |
| DeSoto Custom II Sportsman Coupe | 1951 - 1952 | Coupe | 116 hp |
| DeSoto Custom II Suburban | 1951 - 1952 | Sedan | 116 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 1946 - 1952 across 19 versions of the DeSoto Custom. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
19 versions, in 3 body styles, with power up to 116 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The decoder gives the manufacturer, model year and country, not the version name. To pin down the version, match the body style and the name in the documents, such as Custom Club Coupe or Custom II 4-Door Sedan, against the versions we list, and check the model year falls between 1946 and 1952.
Read every character of the number on the plate and check it matches the registration or title exactly. In a 17-character VIN the tenth character is the model year, and the letters I, O and Q are never used, so any of those in the number is a warning sign.
It will not show accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, because none of that is stored in the VIN. It also cannot decode a number that is not in the 17-character format.