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Mahoning63 is showing us how LeBaron might have continued to develop those Salon designs from '31 if the market had been better and further bodies had been built after the initial run. Hugo Pfau wrote in his Cars & Parts series in the '70's that it took P-A until '34 to sell the last of those LeBaron bodies built in the white in '31. What a shame they didn't get to integrate a coupe-trunk onto a convertible sedan body.....creating a three-box, four door hardtop by 1934!

The three-box sedan was so within their grasp, how great it would have been if they'd made the conceptual leap and built them. As good as the rear-mounted spare looks, enclosing them in the body was considered more modern at the time. To accommodate the spare and add visual balance another six inches of trunk and fender lengthening would do the job.

Hi Great-looking Silver Arrow variations! Oh, the lost opportunities the new ‘34 management let pass are mind-boggling. While they had a reputation for very conservative styling as well as bespoke quality, the Silver Arrow demonstrated they could break out with something radical yet still very elegant. What a shame once they’d presented such a progressive concept they then failed to follow up with a production line that really embodied those idea. The ‘34-’35 Silver Arrow coupes are nice but a rather pale effort by comparison to the original. So, in the vein of follow-up Silver Arrow variations, discussions between myself and Mahoning63 inspired these designs and a watercolor rendering. The black & white line drawings are developed sketches, a bit rough. Some are from the approach that Jimmy Hughes and Phil Wright might have taken….then a heavy influence of Letourneur & Marchand took hold! Enjoy!

Hi this photo of a Selden truck was also given to me by old family friends here in western New York some years ago. They had no information about location or who the workmen were. What year(s) and model is this Selden truck? Thanks! Steve

Hello This photo was given to me by old family friends here in western New York some years ago. The location is unknown as is the make, year and model. Steve