LaSalle history 1929 and Books

The 1929 LaSalle replaced the Series 303 with Series 328

The Victoria and business coupe were dropped
A landau cabriolet was added
The transformable town cabriolet was available with a collapsible quarter
The convertible imperial sedan (all weather phaeton) was available on special order
All Fisher bodies except roadster and phaetons were mounted on 134" wheelbase
Parking lights were moved to the top of the front fenders
The brightwork was chrome plated
Security Plate glass were installed in all windows and windshields
Closed body interiors 2.5" wider and 1" higher
Adjustable front seat on closed bodies with no division
Electric tandem windshield wipers
Oval panel on rear of body, formed by quarter molding
Duplex-mechanical brakes with all shoes inside drums
The engine was bored out by another eighth of an inch
Piston pins pressure lubricated
Midyear change to metric spark plugs
Synchromesh transmission

I.D. DATA

STYLE

Fleetwood 125" wheelbase
Style No.	Doors	Body Type	Seating	Price	Weight
3051	4	Transformable Town Cabriolet	5/7	$4800	5100 lb
3130	4	Town Cabriolet	5/7	$4500	5100 lb

Fleetwood 134" wheelbase
Style No.	Doors	Body Type	Seating	Price	Weight
3751	4	Transformable Town Cabriolet	5/7	$4900	5125 lb
3751-C	4	Transformable Town Cabriolet	5/7	$----	---- lb
3780	4	Convertible Imperial Sedan	5	$----	---- lb

ENGINE

CHASSIS

DRIVETRAIN

Selective sliding gear transmission, in unit with engine
Speeds: 3-Forward, 1-Reverse
Left-hand drive, center controls (rhd opt)
Twin disc clutch
Shaft drive (torque tube) 3/4-floating rear axle, helical bevel drive
Overall ratio: 4.54:1 std (4.07:1, 4.91:1 opt)
Duplex-mechanical brakes on four wheels, all shoes internal, 15" drums on all wheels
Artillery wheels (wire and disc opt)
Wheel size: 19"

OPTIONS

HISTORICAL NOTES

1929 LaSalle Notes

1929 Automotive Notes

Industry production increases to 4,455,178 cars and 881,909 trucks
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. was president of GM
Pierre S. du Pont was chairman of the board at GM until February when Lammot du Pont became chairman of the board
Stock market crashes in October to begin the Great Depression
The Ford Model A is a big success
Chevrolet brings out a 6-cyl
Oldsmobile introduces the short-lived Viking
Buick introduces the Marquette
Duesenberg introduces the Model J which runs 187 km/h at the Indianapolis Speedway
The luxury market is filled with Cord L-29, Ruxton, Marmon, Stutz, Lincoln, Packard, Pierce-Arrow, Auburn, as well as the Viking and Duesenberg
DeSoto goes on sale with a record 81,065 first year sales.
Chrysler introduces the Fargo
David Dunbar Buick died (1854-1929)
Walter C. White died

Top model year production for 1929

1. Ford	1,507,132	... increased almost 900,000
2. Chevrolet	1,328,605	... increased over 135,000
3. Hudson/Essex	300,962	... increased over 18,000
4. Chrysler	244,921	... increased over 84,000 (including Plymouth & Fargo)
5. Willys-Overland/Whippet	242,000	... decreased 73,000
6. Pontiac/Oakland	211,054	... decreased 33,000 units
7. Buick	196,104	... decreased over 25,000
8. Dodge	124,557	...
9. Nash	116,622	... decreased over 21,000
10. DeSoto	81,065	... a record first year start
11. Cadillac/LaSalle	36,598	... decreased over 4000

1929 LASALLE