Guest Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 (edited) On ebay. Not mine. On this one, I'd buy a good running, decent looking sedan and strip it (body swap?) to get this one finished quickly, then sell what was left. ........ Oops no title. I wouldn't be interested. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1930-Cadillac-340/223541248704?hash=item340c18c2c0:g:Z~sAAOSw0m1c9vjN Edited June 5, 2019 by Guest (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Cool car, long expensive road ahead for the next caretaker. I hate to say it but I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up as a rod. Hopefully if that's the case they do it tastefully and spend some money to make it grand, not just a bunch of cheap junkyard stuff so it ends up like the rest of the half finished carcasses littering craigslist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wetherbee Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Those years of LaSalle are one of my absolute favorite looking cars. I don’t know why, but I have always wanted a similar 27-31 LaSalle. That said, the car doesn’t have hardly any wood left in the body which has to be one of the most expensive things to have done without something left for patterns. If there’s enough to go by, a good woodworker could save it if he’s doing it for himself and for fun, he would have to be doing it for love and never even expect to break even on its cost. BUT if there’s nothing for a pattern it needs to be done by someone who specializes in the wood and it’s going to take longer if he needs to create as he goes. If I hit the lottery and didn’t care about the cost, I would probably still buy a better one. Even at the opening bid, it most likely will never get done even as a rod because of the wood. I think it would become a parts car pieced out for other better projects.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Man Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wetherbee Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Yup, those are the pictures that make it look good, but these pictures show the wood issues... he did do a great mock-up of a straight car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) The main sills look like a real challenge. Otherwise not too bad. Greg in Canada Edited June 7, 2019 by 1912Staver (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehandleman Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 rough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdc Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Are those high compression heads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 On 6/7/2019 at 9:04 AM, bdc said: Are those high compression heads? Yes, that's what HC stands for on Cadillac and LaSalle heads of that vintage, although the term is laughable by today's standards and was relative. The HC heads produced a compression ratio of 5.35:1. There WAS a low compression head offered for areas like South America where the fuel was REALLY bad. They were around 5.00:1. The LC heads are the rare ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KongaMan Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Too bad about the wood. Otherwise, you fix the mechanicals, cobble together an interior, and drive it as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdc Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 How hard would it be to build a steel frame for cars like this instead of wood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Streetrodders do it all the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdc Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 I'm talking about making it look original. Not something where the only original part that's left on the car is the hood ornament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancho's ride Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 I’ve got the woodworking skills but I’ve got a project going. Too bad the timing is not right. Great car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe in Canada Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) If I also did not have a project on the go I would also be interested. Most of the wood is there for patterns and the sheet metal looks good from the pictures. The expensive things are the motor build and the shiny bright stuff. Good parts are also getting scarce for this vintage of projects. It has no reserve so see if it sells at that price. Edited June 11, 2019 by Joe in Canada (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 13 hours ago, bdc said: I'm talking about making it look original. Not something where the only original part that's left on the car is the hood ornament. If the wood can be hidden by the upholstery, steel can be too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer09 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 well worth the opening bid, for parts.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, mercer09 said: well worth the opening bid, for parts.................. Absolutely!! Several years ago I restored a 1931 Cadillac convertible coupe from a basket case. ( Never again!!) In the process, I was desperate for parts. Two sedan parts cars were acquired - one in Florida and one in Ohio. I'm in Virginia. I was thrilled to find them and gladly paid more for each of them than the starting bid on the subject car. I'm surprised that this car wasn't gone via a BIN deal on the first day. The transmission alone will bring around $1600. You would certainly be in backwards restoring this car, but I'm surprised that if nothing else, a Cadillac/LaSalle owner hasn't bought it for spares for his running/driving car at that price. Trans, distributor, carb and water pump add up to more than $2500. Edited June 11, 2019 by Guest (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer09 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 nice looking car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr M Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Yes, this is really a serious project car. Mine at the moment of their discovery in Southern CA was just in a bit better condition. Parking outside for at least +50 years. But I had to replace almost all the wood anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr M Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Here is the same car 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer09 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Beautiful! nice job and glad you were able to save it.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kean Thompson Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Can someone confirm the identity. I was told years ago that this was a 1930 La Salle coupe rear quarter?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Hello Kean, The right rear quarter shown, a bit rusty, is actually a 1930 LaSalle Convt. coupe item. I have those exact same quarters on my 1930 LaSalle convt, coupe so I recognize it. Regards, Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kean Thompson Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Now need to find a left. There was one - loaned to someone never to be seen again. (Before I got it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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