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LaSalle was an American brand of luxury automobiles manufactured and marketed, as a separate brand, by General Motors' Cadillac division from 1927 through 1940. Alfred P. Sloan, GM's Chairman of the Board, developed the concept for four new GM marques - LaSalle, Marquette, Viking and Pontiac - paired with already established brands to fill price gaps he perceived in the General Motors product ...
LaSalle Series 50 Buick Century Buick Special: Powertrain; Engine: 215 cu in (3.5 L) Oldsmobile Straight-six engine 230 cu in (3.8 L) Oldsmobile Straight-six engine: Transmission: 3-speed synchromesh manual 4-speed Hydra-Matic automatic: Dimensions; Wheelbase: 120.0 in (3,048 mm) Length: 1939: 197.0 in (5,004 mm) 1940: 199.8 in (5,075 mm) Height
Oldsmobile 1936-1940, 1947-1958 Buick 1936-1940, 1946-1958 LaSalle 1936 Cadillac 1938-1940 Opel 1936-1941, 1950-1975 Vauxhall 1936-1940, 1946-1971 Ranger 1970-1975: 1936: 1975: Run by General Motors Suisse AG. First car off the line was a Buick Model 41. Other prewar cars built include the Buick Series 90 & Opel P4. Closed August 14, 1975.
After Buick sales had declined in the previous several years and following the successes of Pontiac and LaSalle, [32] Buick introduced Marquette to showrooms on June 1, 1929, for the 1930 model year. [c] [33] [20] Unlike Buick, which was noted for its overhead valve engine, the Marquette had a flathead six-cylinder engine based on Oldsmobile's ...
The GM B platform was introduced in 1926 with the Buick Master Six, and the Oldsmobile Model 30, and had at least 12 major re-engineering and restyling efforts, for the 1937, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1971, 1977, and 1991 model years; along with interim styling changes for 1942, 1969, and 1980 that included new sheetmetal and revised rooflines.
1959 Buick Electra. C I: RWD: 1936: 1984: 1936 – 1936 Cadillac Series 80; 1936 – 1937 Cadillac Series 70; 1936 – 1958 Buick Roadmaster; 1937 – 1938 Cadillac Series 65; 1938 – 1976 Cadillac Sixty Special; 1940 – 1964 Cadillac Series 62; 1940 – 1958 Buick Super; 1940 – 1940 LaSalle Series 52; 1940 – 1941 Pontiac Torpedo; 1941 ...
Buick Super (1940–1942) Cadillac Series 62 (1940–1941) Chrysler Imperial (1940-1942) Chrysler Newport (1940-1941) Chrysler New Yorker (1940–1942) Chrysler Town & Country (1940–1941) Cord 810/812 (1940) Dodge WC series (1940) (Military Transport Vehicle) Graham-Paige Hollywood (1940-1941) Lincoln Continental (1940-1942) Nash 600 (1940 ...
For 1940 Buick renamed some of its Series designations and gave names instead. Buick's Series 40 was named the Special , the Series 50 became the Super , the Series 60 was named the Century , the Series 70 was named the Roadmaster , and the Limited was given both the Series 80 and Series 90, with the Series 90 given to a limousine with a 140 in ...