1938 La
Salle Series 38-50 (L-Head 90° V-8)
Bore : 3 3/8"
Stroke : 4 ½"
Displacement : 322 cu.in.
Compression ratio : ???
Brake HP : 125 BHP @ 3400 rpm
Wheel bases : 124" and 160" (commercial chassis)
Total units built : 15,575 (one source); 15,501 (Ackerson
and Van Gelderen)
Price range : $1259-$1825
Introduced : ???
  
 
Principal styling features of the 1938 La Salle
models
Body
styles
All Fisher bodies on 124" wheel base
[in ascending order of rarity]
 
 
5-passenger, 4-door style
#5019 Sedan, ,3830lbs, $1,385 [10,065 built of which 229 were exported]
 
2-4 passenger, 2-door
style #5027 coupe, 3,745lbs, $1,295 [2,711 built]
 
2-4 passenger, 2-door style #5067 convertible coupe, 3,735lbs, $1,420 [
855 built of which 36 were exported]
{immediately above, a survivor found on the Internet, in need of TLC]
 
5-passenger, 2-door style
#5011 sedan, 3,780lbs, $1,345 [700 built]
 
5-passenger, 4-door style
#5049 convertible Sedan, $1,825 [265 built]
Bare
chassis [ 81 of which 74 were shipped to Australia CKD and 7 to other
destinations] $1,050 each
Commercial
chassis [900] $1,082.75 each
Total
production [15,509 - of which 8 units not identified]
Easy ID and Principal features:
Headlights moved outboard of grille sides and lowered once again, three vertical
chrome strips below headlights, four chrome strips on hood louvers,
wider, "egg-crate" grille, one-piece, "alligator-jaw" hood, hinged at
rear, "egg-crate" grille, 2" wider, more rounded at the top and more
upright, new hood ports with six narrow chrome strips, three chrome chevrons on leading
edge of front fenders (gone from front of fenders), "LaS" medallion in center of
front bumper, new tail-lights and wheel covers, gold-colored "V8" symbol at
upper RH side of grille, all cars have more luxurious interiors and all new dash, Fisher,
"Unisteel, Turret Top" roof, split-V windshield, pontoon fenders, cut off at the
rear, streamlined "bullet" tail-lights, independent "Knee-Action"
front suspension, hydraulic brakes, optional, fender-mounted spare wheels, disc wheel
covers, "Syncro-Matic" Gearshift lever (mounted on steering column).
Car
for sale
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