1940 LaSalle Series 52 4-Door Deluxe Torpedo
Two-Owner, Restored California Car
This Rare LaSalle has SOLD
We have a beautiful rare 1940 LaSalle Special Convertible Coupe Model 52 for sale. This was the 1st year of the Torpedo Body style and the last year for LaSalle as a product of Cadillac.
The Series 52 Torpedo was known for its outstanding bodystyle, 45-degree sloped windshield, curved rear windows with no beltline, and rounder and smoother body and trunk. It is powered by a 322 cubic-inch V8 engine with a column-shift three-speed manual gearbox.
The current owner has lovingly cared for this LaSalle Series 52 4-Door Deluxe Torpedo for the past 7 years, this LaSalle was restored by the same owner with over 25K spent on a frame-on restoration. It started with a complete car which was purchased from the first owners, an elderly couple.
At the time of the restoration the car was rust free and complete - a very solid basis for this beautiful restoration. It has been painted a correct LaSalle color called Corlear Blue, and originally was Long Key Green.
Here is a list of what has been done to this 1940 LaSalle Series 52 Deluxe Torpedo:
- Clear coat Urethane 2-Stage paint
- New Leather Upholstery in correct color and pattern
- New Trunk Upholstery (correct)
- Engine and transmission professionally rebuilt with hardened seats
- Overdrive
- New Clutch
- All new hydraulic brake system
- Entirely rewired with correct harness
- New Wheel Covers
- New Muffler
- Rebuilt Generator, starter and fuel pump
- Bumper guards and most exterior trim re-plated
- Auxiliary Electric Fan for Parades
- Seat Belts Installed
Feel free to call Donn anytime with your questions. Left Coast Classics is a classic automobile dealer located in the Sonoma, California Wine Country. If you have one car or an entire collection to consign and are anywhere in California, please consider Left Coast Classics.
