1934 Nash Lafayette $15K OBO

[Leif in Calif]

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Nash Lafayette have owned it for 20+ years. Ran when purchased been sitting for a while. Does run! Several parts in the trunk included. Will consider all offers.

[kar3516]

The all important front end photos: 

 

[Xander Wildeisen]

I like it, good thing I have nowhere to put it.

[7th Son]

It's got "possibilities" and it's thousands cheaper than a 3-window Ford.

 

[mcCat1962]

It reminds me of the good old days 😪

[zepher]

That would be one great looking car when it was put back together.

[Flim Flam Man]

SOLD, going to be hot rodded, someone over on the HAMB got it.

[wayne sheldon]

And another one bites the dust!

Sad, really. It is one thing to modern/customize a really common car, or a mostly empty shell of a car. But something this rare and nearly complete should be admired and appreciated for its historic value.

But such is the way of the universe.

[Xander Wildeisen]

Not the universe, just a choice made by the restoration side of the car world. It was listed for sale, anyone could have purchased it. Might just sit under new ownership for years? Might get modified? Could get a high end EV conversion? It will live on, in some form.

[wayne sheldon]

"Change is the only constant in the Universe", Heraclitus, circa 500 BC.

However, not all change is good. A people that do not appreciate their past are destined to lose all the good that came from it.

Change should be embraced. We cannot stop it, but we can chose better paths over ones that would be worse. The truth about our past should be taken and kept in its whole, not painted in rosy colors to deny its realities.

[TnTony]

One downside to me with street rods is that "Modern Drivetrain" doesn't stay modern very long. 90s rods have LT1s- Basically meaningless now with LS 1/2/3 and so on.

[Bruce W]

The worst thing that can happen to a car like this is someone blows it up to make a "street rod", then abandons the project leaving it in a heap. How many have we seen like that?

[Xander Wildeisen]

A lot of the older dated builds can be picked up at a decent price. And freshened up with newer components. A dressed out vintage engine is a timeless look, tough to beat.

[58L-Y8]

Every and any pre-WWII 3-window coupe regardless of maker is fodder to become a street rod.  Rarity makes no difference.  Those who wish to preserve the few remaining examples have to step up very quickly when they are offered for sale or demand will take its course. 

[Leif in Calif]

29 minutes ago, 58L-Y8 said:

Every and any pre-WWII 3-window coupe regardless of maker is fodder to become a street rod.  Rarity makes no difference.  Those who wish to preserve the few remaining examples have to step up very quickly when they are offered for sale or demand will take its course. 

Totally True! and the Street Rod crowd seems much better funded than those interested in HPOF! 

 

[kar3516]

55 minutes ago, Leif in Calif said:

Totally True! and the Street Rod crowd seems much better funded than those interested in HPOF! 

 

The funding comment is a very interesting observation.  The big money in AACA is all in CCCA cars and collections.  Those big money CCCA collections have minor amounts, if any, invested in the HPOF everyman Fords, Chevys, Dodges and similar cars which are the core of the street / hot rod hobby.  And while the street rod / hot rod big money will pay ridiculous amounts for a beautifully fabricated custom Ford three window roadster, they have almost zero money invested in the CCCA classics.  Clearly there are exceptions but the two groups of moneyed players don’t have a lot of overlap.  It’s the AACA HPOF guys who like the big three (and similar) mid 30s coupes and roadsters, have limited budgets and do all their own work that bear the brunt of rodder competition for their cars of choice.

[alsancle]

Makes sense, doesn't it?    The big money goes after the stuff that was expensive and seldom seen when new.   Besides just being smaller so more appropriate for rodding,  the every-man stuff is also much more plentiful.   

 

I think the subject car is neat and would rather see it left alone,  but don't feel its a huge crime to hot rod it.   However, I have seen one of the very few Ambassador level Nash's that basically don't exist turned in to a street rod.   That was a crime against humanity.

[alsancle]

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/1932-nash-ambassador

 

[alsancle]

I still regret not buying this Ambassador 20 years ago when Richard Bloomquist had it for sale.   Of course, he wanted a pile of money.  I have not seen another for sale since.

 

[Xander Wildeisen]

It used to be more expensive to modify a car. Restorations were the most cost effective way to build a car. Lots of available parts and shops that could service the cars and parts. Now it is cheaper to modify a car over restoring one. Used engines can be purchased for under $600.00 dollars. A gasket set for a vintage engine can be $500.00 and up. Front frame stubs and suspensions can be purchased for around $500.00 dollars. King pins, tie rods, fluid filled A-arms, shocks, wheel cylinders, brake shoes, bearings, seals, sway bar bushings and other parts add up to thousands for some cars. What goes on with the cars is the exact thing that the average Joe did in 1955. Piece it together with affordable parts. If people had more available funds to play with, you would see more restorations. A dead car in a field has a value, the finished value on the restoration end is easy to figure out. The modified end has a chance at a greater finished value, it also has a good shot at becoming worthless. Depending on the style, build quality and components used.