1934 La
Salle Series 350 (L-Head Straight Eight)
 
Harley Earl's patent #94,763
from Nov. 6, 1934 for the lovely
1934 LaSalle front ensemble; detail at right
The in-line eight cylinder motor for 1934
Bore : 3"
Stroke : 4¼"
Displacement : 240.3 cu.in.
Compression ratio : 6.5:1
Brake HP : 95 BHP @ 3700 rpm
Wheel bases : 119"
Total units built : 7,128 (Ackerson), 7,195 (another
source), 7232 {Van Gelderen)
Price range : $1495-$1595 (one source) [$1595-$1695
(another source)]
Introduced : January, 1934
1934 La Salle prototype
 
 
Body
styles
All Fleetwood
bodies on 119" wheel base
 
Above two rows: style #34-159
(Fleetwood #6330S), sedan for 5 passengers, 3960lbs, $1695
Style #34-182 (Fleetwood #6333S) sedan for 5 passengers
(no quarter windows), 3960lbs, $1695
 
Above two rows: style #34-178 (Fleetwood #6376) coupe
for 2 passengers, 3815lbs, $1595
  
Artist's views (above 3 rows) are from
a superb period ad by
renowned stylist, Alexis de Sakhnoffsky
 
 
Above four rows: style #34168
(Fleetwood #6335) convertible coupe for 2 passengers, 3780lbs, $1695
Principal features: Brand new,
streamlined body shell, pontoon fenders, cut off at the rear, [easy ID =
bi-plane bumpers], sandwiching "bullet" bumper pods, spring-mounted, five,
round hood ports, tall, narrow, shallow-V grille with one vertical and 6 horizontal
separations, three chrome chevrons on leading edge of front fenders, streamlined,
"teardrop" headlights mounted on each side of the radiator shell, streamlined
"bullet" tail-lights, 4-ribbed, vertical chrome flashes on each fender apron,
independent "Knee-Action" front suspension, Oldsmobile straight-eight engine,
hydraulic brakes, unlimited color schemes, round, "LaS" emblem at top of grille,
RH side, optional, fender-mounted spare wheels, disc wheel covers. Article on '34 La
Salles in SIA40.
 
Front clip of the 1934 La Salle is among the
prettiest in the industry for the time
Trivia 1:
Bill Rader paced the 1934 Indianapolis 500 in a new La Salle convertible coupe
Trivia 2:
Advertised in CLC, 4/94, p.20, was a full collection of 1934 La Salles - one of
each model - for $200,000!]
This old, autographed photo is dated June 3, 1940;
dig those shoes ...designed to match the wide-white-wall tires (?)
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