How about a Whatizit

[greg g]

Looks vaguely MOPAR through the window area.

[David Strieb]

'39 Nash LaFayettee

[P-12 Tommy]

'39 Nash LaFayettee

Good call!

Tom

[greg g]

Thought it might take longer than 19 minutes. The square headlamps gave away the 39 vintage, but I thought somebody might have jumped in with la salle

Here is a 40 Lasalle, might there have been a bit of reverse engineering???

[P-12 Tommy]

I googled '39 LaFayettee and it's a model of LaSalle.

Tom

[Uncle-Pekka]

Careful out there!

The car in the picture is a Nash. LaFayette was a model line of Nash in the 30's (I cannot tell, if the car in the picture is LaFayette, but it is definetely a Nash)

That has NOTHING to do with the LaSalle, which was sort of entry level Cadillac in late 30's - a GM car.

[greg g]

I know La Salle was a Caddy offshoot, my point was the similarity of the front end.

In 1924 Nash absorbed LaFayette Motors and converted its plant to produce Ajax automobiles. The LaFayette name was reintroduced in 1934 as a lower priced companion to Nash. LaFayette ceased to be an independent marque with the introduction of the 1937 models. From 1937 through 1940, the Nash LaFayette was the lowest priced Nash, and was replaced by the new unibody Nash 600 for the 1941 model year.

Built by Cadillac to its high standards, the LaSalle soon emerged as a trend-setting automobile. Earl was then placed in charge of overseeing the design of all of General Motors' vehicles.

Edited June 8, 2010 by greg g

[P-12 Tommy]

Well.....I stand corrected. Some website I saw last night said the Lafayette and the LaSalle were tied together somehow. My humble apologies.

Tom

[greg g]

No need for humility, can't believe everything on the interwebs......

[John Reddie]

Here are a couple of vintage Nashes that, like Rodney Dangerfield, got no respect:mad:.

John R

[Uncle-Pekka]

Well.....I stand corrected. Some website I saw last night said the Lafayette and the LaSalle were tied together somehow. My humble apologies.

Tom

No need to apologize, Tom. Some may say this is useless information, but some of us old-car-nuts know the by-gone brands better than the names of modern car industry.

The names LaFayette and LaSalle do origin from historical persons, right?

LaFayette was a french officer who server in George Washington's army, but who was LaSalle?

[dynaflash_8]

Nashs do get some respect.

Heres my 41 Ambassador "600" Brougham Coupe

[Cpt.Fred]

the 37 is really a beauty! might even trade the 40 for one these... or would i?

[1940plymouth]

Lots of good memories with a 1948 Nash in 1965:)

[P-12 Tommy]

Neversink River.........Catskills......??? That car must be by you, huh Bob??

Tom

[1940plymouth]

Tom,

The Neversink River is approx 65 miles long, so that Nash could be anywhere along that route, I do know that it isn't in my area. John and I have been trying to figure out the location for almost seven years. Yesterday I emailed that photo to HMN to see if they could tell me where the Nash is located. No reply as of yet

[Niel Hoback]

LaSalle was a French explorer who traveled up the Mississippi, crossed to lake Michigan and went through the great lakes to the Atlantic about 1680. I think.