1932 La Salle Series 345-B (90° V-8)

Bore : 3 ³/₈"

Stroke : 4 ¹⁵/₁₆"

Displacement : 353 cu.in.

Compression ratio : 5:38:1 [5.7:1 optional]

Brake HP : 115 BHP @ 3000 rpm

Wheel bases : 130", 134" and 136"

Tires : 7.00 x 17

Total units built : 3,386 (Van Gelderen),  3,390 (Ackerson)

Introduced :

Price range : $2395-$2795

Engine numbers : 1100001 to 1103290 [1932]

 

Body styles

 
The beautiful front clip of the 1932 La Salle

 

Fisher bodies on 130" wheel base
(in ascending order of rarity)

       
Style #32-659, 5-passenger sedan, $2,495
(1411 units built)

       
Style #32-672, 5-passenger town coupe [new for 1932], $2,545
(383 units built)

       
Style #32-668, 2-passenger convertible coupe, $2,545
(223 units built)

Great-looking survivor

   
Style #32-678, 2-passenger coupe, $$2,395
(220 units built)
[ Photo © 2000, Yann Saunders ]

 

Bare Chassis

(4 units)

Styles on 136" wheel base
(in ascending order of rarity)

Style #32-652, 5-passenger town sedan, $2,645
(660 units built)

   
Style #32-662, 7-passenger sedan, $2,645
(375 units built)

       
Style #32-663, 7-passenger limousine, $2,795
(100 units built)

 

Bare Chassis

(only 4 units built)

 

Unidentified Body Style

[ Photo needed ]
5-passenger phaeton (wheel base and style number not known)
[only one unit built]

 

Missing Build Sheets

(4 units)

 

Principal features: More rounded, more fluid lines, more beautiful and more luxurious, fender-mounted parking lights, [easy ID = five louver doors on hood sides + fine-mesh radiator grille with one vertical and seven horizontal separations (like the 1932 Cadillac design)], single-bar bumpers, twin, streamlined, "bullet" tail-lights with LH number-plate stanchion, new, , "Clamshell" fenders and gently curved running boards, bullet-shaped headlights (no more fender tie bar), entirely new bodies, new, 17" wheels, new Cadillac V8, 115HP motor, new suspension, lighter weight (by 110 lbs), adjustable shocks (two ride modes selected from dash), "Triple Silent" Syncro-Mesh "clashless" transmission featuring helical cut gears, controlled Free-Wheeling , mechanical 4-wheel brakes, Cadillac Full-Range Ride Regulator, Safety glass all round, adjustable front seat, chrome-plating, battery under front seat (formerly mounted on running board), restyled instrument board.