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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