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Great car. 👍

Not much better than this………almost looks like a photo shopped…..

There are only a few cars that the actual start up and operation of the machine are special. Any Ghost, P1 or P2 are among the very few special automotive experiences that are hard to explain. Starting a J, and warming it up, sliding through the gears before the oil in the transmission thins out is another………and then once it’s thin and smooth, opening the cut out and bringing the tach up to 3800………. a very special experience that can’t be explained………. Driving a car where the oil pressure is part of the ignition system advancing the timing…….so few people get to experience a piece of automotive craftsmanship…….it brings joy to one’s heart.

The last few years every line in America has been erased. Obviously, the car is a “birthing person”!

Cadillac Fan…….it’s as plain as the nose on your face. Read that as typical auction verbiage. Clear and pure like a bucket of hot tar.

Still in Hyde Park………

Above: Early split windshield, spare tire trunk inside mount. Rare and unusual. Typical huge running board trunk. Interesting car. 👍

I would pick a choice not offered. Ritz-Carlton. 🫣 Fact is most ladies won’t go for a dorm room with a shared bath………hell, after sleeping in the car at Hershey Fall Meet for ten years, an air mattress and tent isn’t too bad. As I age, a decent middle of the road hotel is fine. I usually stay at Hampden Inn’s while on the road. Reasonable price, breakfast, gym, and a pool if I want it.

The 1912-1918 era of great chassis could always be had with interesting one off coachwork for what was then, very small money. The chassis was probably three times more expensive than a one off open body. By 1930, things had equaled out and the chassis and body in most instances were equally priced. A little known fact is by 1929 one off’s we’re almost gone…….and batch specials were common and 98 percent of the “custom” market. In reality “semi custom”is the correct term for almost all “badged” coachwork. Pre 1915 winter and summer bodies were also common………with companies like Brewster not only doing the change over and repaint of early varnish finishes…….they also made a bunch of money storing the off season body in their warehouse.

I own two Whites....a few more photos please. Thanks, Ed.

Please post the bolt hole measurements.......thanks.

They are good guys, and did two pumps for me in the last three months.

I would give up Crown Royal for the car above.........

31 LaSalle........there were a lot of chassis differences, as well as many other subtle changes...........Wheel size, springs, shocks, and too much others stuff to list. Much of it was to make it look different in the showroom........so no real performance shift. Virtually nothing as far as body/hardware is the same.....upholstery was of a lower quality. Styling early on was cutting edge and quickly turned stodgy........basically they wanted the LaSalle to look smaller/and less eye popping than a Caddy; tended to be more square. With such a large line of cars it never really made sense to make the companion car.......big Buick's were available, and with the V-12 & V-16 from the 30/31 expansion the LaSalle fate was sealed, and by 1934 it turned into a rebranded Olds. Look at Stutz/Blackhawk to see a similar failure.......... LaSalle cars today while almost identical to the early Cadillacs of 1929-1933 are sort of in a no man's land.........the public isn't familiar with them, and the seem to get lost in the lineup of GM cars.

I like the post war units also. They still had some decent coachbuilding on their chassis.

Orin, I need to take you to a collection in the mid west that has a bunch of them.

Problem is the computer system has a verification spot for each fender, And the inspector must guarantee that they are in place, and have no sharp or protruding edges. The entire mass state inspection system is a very big gray area. They never give the car owner of the benefit of the doubt. Please understand the inspection station is paying $1700 a month to lease the machine. That doesn’t include his employees that are on hand to run the system. Any violation or gray area will shut him down for 30, 60 or 90 days.(Think like selling booze to a minor, it’s a public hearing and things tend to get ugly for violating the terms.) Many stations will see a car like yours pull in and tell you they refused to do the service. On the car like that they are within their rights. I had a special station for Hampden county, that works both with the state police and the registry of motor vehicles. I also had to test data inspection machine in my business nine months ahead of the rest of the state. I had a pretty tight relationship with them, as my father was honorary RMV ambassador to the RV, Boat, and Harbor Masters for 15 years. Feel free to call me if you want some detailed advice. It’s worth what you’re paying for it but I think I can give you some insights that you won’t anticipate. Ed

4.02: Referee station………..page 4. Your introduction to Iron Mike? 🤔 Actually, you should probably give each call. Bypassing the VID questions and the camera in the bay that is live while looking for exemptions will probably set off red flags. Since the car is basically a open wheeled vehicle, they may have issues with no fenders.

As a past owner of two Mass inspection stations, I can say you still have more hills to climb. The way the computer entry system works they have to answer pass or fail on windshield wipers(and a bunch of other similar items). The car doesn’t have them, so they’re gonna have to call in while the car is in the bay. So take it in during the middle of the month when they are not too busy on a Tuesday or Wednesday. Also make sure you explain to them that the car was just inspected by the state police and was approved. That’ll help. Most likely the registry will call Michael, the field service judge for the entire state inspection stations. His nick name is “Iron Mike”. Entirely possible that they ask you to bring it to the station on a given day and location so he can personally inspect it. PS- I inspected a 1897 car at my place…….the system wouldn’t take the 1800’s number. Took two hours to get past that. No windshield, no place to attach a plate, no place to put the sticker, the list was endless. Took three days and about seven hours work…….it was for a friend, so I didn’t mind. In the end, we got it done, including a permit to drive the car in the state of Massachusetts without a license plate displayed. The good news was they were willing to work with us. Hope your experience is positive and easy. 👍

On a plane today…….will try tonight…….and you run it straight, do NOT cut it.

And people wonder why I say that history from new that is rock solid verifiable is the only way to buy a car.........NOTHING is real until it's proven.

Why the chassis swap? probably a low milage sedan and the better chassis was put under a real open car or a repro body.......chassis work on these cars are very expensive then and now....... Why is a RR P1 more than a Packard 12 or Model J? Simple.......its three times the work. Hard to explain unless you have done one. A Packard 12 is a Briggs & Stratton compared to the P1.

Al…….a Derby Springfield……….its a body style……….so I was implying engine swaps on sedans with square lines are not affected with body/engine/chassis swaps compared to the highly desirable open specials…..take a look at an Ascot vs Derby……. Assume both are numbers matching cars………there are about 20 Ascots and five Derby’s ………toss around numbers for two very similar cars? Derby 300k current, Ascot 2.0 from five years ago.

It’s running hot because the radiator is most likely plugged up………..Evapowill take a long time to clean a radiator. The block cleans quickly…….the radiator takes weeks to months to work it’s way clear.