I remember my dad coming back from Korea et al afterwards and he bought this! a two-tone grey/pink pushbutton trans Desoto. It was a real head turner.
https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.a1611559e5afe096a0f24204d566b305?rik=9ejqpLEcic0%2bcA&pid=ImgRaw&r=0
Yep, today’s auto makers should take a few notes...............