1935 Cadillac LaSalle Coupe

1935 Cadillac Other

1935 Cadillac LaSalle 2 door coupe

Very rare body style of that year with original side mounts covers, fender skirts.

Inline 8 engine. Mostly original drive-train besides an alternator for better charging.

Seats 3 people with one foldable seat at the rear and foldable front seats.

I bought the car in 2012 from this car dealer:

https://harrisconnor.com/1935-la-salle/

Since then, here is the list of repairs and upgrades I did over the years:

・New tires and tubes

・New 4 brake cylinders and new master brake cylinder

・New brake shoes and hoses

・New 4 wheels bearings

・Replaced worn differential with a good unit, having gears correctly adjusted

・Replaced generator with a 6v positive ground alternator

・New 6v coil

・Installed two yellow top optima batteries in parallel (seen in underframe pic) for more amperage

・Cleaned radiator, made a radiator shroud for better cooling at low speed

・Added an exhaust pipe for crankcase gases flow to the rear (the shiny aluminium flexible pipe in the pics)

・Removed and cleaned fuel tank, coated with special anti-rust fuel tank paint

・New fuel level sender in the fuel tank

・Replaced water pump

・New fuel pump

・Rebuilt carburetor

・Replaced air filter with K&N unit to better preserve motor from dust

・Replaced piston rings in one cylinder that was burning oil. The car still burns a small amount of oil

Overall, not an issue for regular driving and no problems with plugs.

・Greased steering box, did regular brake fluid changes

・Transmission oil changes

・Installed a small 6v->12 low current accessory voltage converter

・Added tiny turn signals at the rear only

・Car was always driven with soft cloth seat cover to preserve the interior cloth

Maintenance done in 2023:

・Replaced and adjusted distributor points

・Topped transmission oil

・Brake fluid change in November 2023

・Engine oil change (20-50w with two bottles of ZDDP-plus)

Additional spare parts included in the sale

・Spare carburetor. Really not needed, but I still bought one when I saw a rebuilt unit pop on ebay.

・Spare water pump

・Complete set of new stainless steel brake lines

・Wheel bearings

・Extra brake shoes

・Extra hood ornament

・Extra piston rings in the correct size (engine was rebored sometimes in the past)

・1935 and 1936 LaSALLE original shop manuals

Overall, the car runs fine, brakes very good and steers very well. Steering is quite light compared to the larger Cadillacs of that year. I worked hard to make sure braking is up to standard and well maintained.

Paint is fine but not perfect there are some imperfections, scratches. No dings on the body.

Some light pitting chrome parts. Paint is an older job that looks fine from a normal distance but a close inspection will show its age and small imperfections.No paint cracks.

The interior was redone new at some point and is in greatcondition.

The rear foldable seat for 1 person operates fine and can be seen from one of the interior photo

Speedometer, temperature and gas gage all work fine.

Ampere meter has been disconnected from voltage regulator as its not used anymore.

The car runs quiet with the large muffler as per photo, but at some point, I tried straight pipes with no muffler at all and here is how it sounds in the video, it also gave a noticeable low rpm torque increase. Driving it wasn’t overly noisy due to the side valve design of the engine acting as a muffler. Unless you have super sensitive ears, running the car with straight pipes will be a lot of fun.

Known issues:

・Driver side vent window handle is broken, the vent window can be closed or opened by hand directly but in the open position it is somewhat loose.

・Engine runs fine but is a bit tired and burns a small amount of oil. Oil may need to be changed more frequently as it gets dirty quicker than a newly rebuilt engine, other than that no major issues impacting regualr driving.

・Windshield wipers don’t wor, typical for a California car

History/info of the vehicle:

Body tag plate info (hard to read from pictures)

Style No 35-50-77

Body No 265

Paint No 77

・Rust free southern California car. Car belonged to a senior gentleman in Southern California.

・Currently the vehicle is located in Tokyo, Japan. I will assist with shipping and bringing the car to a port shipping warehouse for free as it’s not too far. I have experience and references selling a classic Cadillac to Australia in the past.

・I will be happy to assist with on-going instructions on usage, maintenance etc. over phone&whatsapp video if needed by the new owner, since I did a lot of work myself on this vehicle over 10 years

・I can be reached by SMS and phone at +1 205 858 0010

• Make: Cadillac
• Model: Other
• Type: Coupe
• Doors: 2
• Year: 1935
• Mileage: 1935
• Color: Burgundy
• Fuel: Gasoline
• Transmission: Manual
• Interior color: Tan
• Vehicle Title: Clean
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