Vehicle Description
1940 LaSalle Custom Coupe Rarely seen 5 window LaSalle Coupe Custom
restoration, finished in Candy Gold 350 CID LT1 fuel-injected V-8
engine Three-speed automatic transmission Air-conditioning, power
steering, power brakes and power leather seats VDO gauges and tilt
steering column Shaved door handles Dayton wire spoke wheels
Looking for a Cadillac that is atypical, a model most people have
forgotten, if they ever knew about it? Try this LaSalle Custom 5
Window Coupe restomod, presented by MotoeXotica Classic Cars
complete with modern drive-tran. power steering, power brakes,
leather interior and air conditioning! LaSalle was Cadillac?s
lessor known make between 1927 and 1940. The work of GM Styling
Head Harley Earl is obvious with the car?s graceful lines and
proportions and integrated headlights, all highlighted by House of
Kolor?s (out of Minneapolis, Minnesota) Candy Gold two-stage
exterior. The paint and trim are in very good order. The lights,
led by custom headlights, are in similar good order. The car rides
on radial tires surrounding Dayton wire wheels. The body panels are
straight and solid, even the shaved doors, and the car is
bumperless. Driver convenience features are air-conditioning, power
steering, power brakes and power leather seats. Under that gold
hood is a modern heart, a 350 CID LT1 fuel-injected V-8 engine from
a 1990s Chevrolet Corvette. It is mated to a three-speed automatic
transmission. Inside, the interior features leather tan front
bucket seats, VDO gauges with gold trim rings and a digital
odometer. The seats are in very good order, the carpet looks good
and the plush headliner looks great. The car has an aftermarket
three-spoke steering wheel with tilt column lifted from a 60s-80s
GM product. The inner door panels and mirror glass all look good,
too. We can almost guarantee that you will never find another
classic hot rod like this! The final 1940 LaSalles were introduced
in October 1939 with, as it had in its first year, a full array of
semi-custom body styles, including a convertible sedan. Harley Earl
also oversaw this redesign. The LaSalle emerged with a
smooth-flowing design, its trademark thin radiator flanked by a
series of thin chrome slots, giving it a futuristic look. In its
final year sales of the LaSalle reached the second highest level
ever at 24,133. In the mid-1920s, GM President and CEO Alfred P.
Sloan perceived that his original five divisions ? Chevrolet,
Oakland, Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac had price gaps that needed
to be filled. He came up with the Companion Make Program, which
added Pontiac?s ?six-cylinder for the price of a four? between
Chevy and Oakland, Viking?s V-8 models fit between Oakland and
Oldsmobile, the more compact six-cylinder Marquette slotted between
Oldsmobile and Buick and LaSalle went between Buick and Cadillac.
So, if you?re looking for something different to bring your local
cruising event or just to get stares as you ride around town, this
car more than fits the bill. Please note while this car is equipped
with A/C it does not blow cold and the wipers, speedometer, fuel
gauge are inoperable. This car is currently located at our facility
in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 3,989
miles since the new gauges were installed at time of rebuild. It is
sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, exempt mileage title.
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