General Information

Serial #

650670045

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BODY & PARTS/ GLASS WINDOWS, MIRRORS, PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ RUBBER TIRES, RUNNING BOARD COVERS/ FABRIC (CANVAS?) ROOF, ROOF INTERIOR, BACK COVER/ LEATHER? SEATS & INTERIOR DOOR PANELS/ CARPET OF UNBKNOWN FIBRE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

467.0 cm

Width

167.0 cm

Height

183.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

1700.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

General Motors

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Oshawa

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1936+

Canada

Purchased by vendor at auction circa 1996 in western Canada. One of only several hundred Lasalles built annually in Oshawa between 1927 & 1936, last year of Canadian production. Last year of American production was 1940.

Function

Owner driven passenger vehicle for general transportation.

Technical

Lasalle was introduced in the US in 1927 as a low end of the Cadillac line and part of new niche marketing approach by GM which included planned obsolescence. It was the first production automobile to be designed by stylist rather than engineer or mechanic. The stylist was Harley Earl, who launched an Art and Color studio for GM. The Technical advantages included partial synchromesh transmission and safety glass.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RAISED METAL LETTERING ON EACH SIDE OF HOOD READS "LA SALLE"/ RED & SILVER LOGO ON FRONT GRILLE READS "LAS"; SAME LOGO IN SILVER & BLACK ON STEERING WHEEL/ INCISED LETTERING ON HUBCAPS READS "La Salle [SCRIPT]"

Missing

UNKNOWN

Finish

MEDIUM TAN EXTERIOR/ WHITE ROOF/ BROWN SEAT & INTERIOR DOOR PANELS/ BEIGE CARPET/ CHROME PLATED INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PARTS/ BLACK RUNNING BOARD COVERS/ WHITE & TAN TIRES

Decoration

CHROME PLATED TRIM ON BODY, PARTS