He was pitted next to me.. I never spoke to him, but those were known to have either a 331ci or 354ci Hemi. first generation, of coarse.
Sounded decent. What did it run?
331/354 were Chrysler engines. DeSoto had its own hemi's, they have a similar design but share no parts at all with the Chryslers except the bell housing pattern. DeSoto would have been 276/291 for the short deck or 330/341/345 for the tall decks. Looks like a 1951 DeSoto though, so inline 6 would be the only stock choice as the 276 didn't come out until 1952. At 12.50 it's definitely not stock!
