Bygone Chryslers refers to the Chrysler vehicles that were produced before the company's bankruptcy in 2009. The two crossword solutions, FIRES (5 letters) and DESOTOS (7 letters), refer to two of the models of cars that were produced by Chrysler before the bankruptcy. The FIRES model was a mid-size car that was produced from 1961 to 1966, while the DESOTOS model was a full-size car that was produced from 1928 to 1961.