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Six 1940 LaSalles For Sale!

Dad's career was in auto body and he is a lifetime Cadillac/LaSalle fanatic.   He purchased and stored a number of LaSalles over the years, a total of six remain.  The building that 5 of the LaSalles are stored in is dark and without electricity, but enclosed and sheltered from the weather.   Due to the darkness in the building, that they are covered in dust and the fact that the cars are parked very closely together, it was difficult to get good detailed pictures.  We are happy to have you come take a look in person if you want a closer look.  The cars are located in northwest Iowa.  Click on the links at the bottom of this email to see pictures of each LaSalle we are selling.

The 5 Lasalles in the warehouse (there is a 6th LaSalle - more on that later) are mostly complete body wise.  If they are missing parts, some of them are inside the car itself.  There are three 50 Series, and two 52 Series in this building.  These cars have a lot to work with for parts and restoration.   The numbers from the tags under the hoods of these five cars are listed below:

40-5227C  Body #1091 Sold
40-5219    Body #1760
40-5019    Body #2252
40-5019    Body #734
40-5011    Body #343

The 6th LaSalle is in a different garage and was restored in the 1970's.  My dad restored this one himself.  It is a beautiful car,  but needs some work done again after 40 years.  There's a story to this one -- it was told to my dad that it came from Chicago and had been stolen at one time, had some ties to the mob and had bullet holes in it before restoration.   It is a 1940-5029 Body #34.  Only 125 of these cars were produced, with less than 25 known to exist today.  This car was my dad's pride and joy.  He drove it to many car shows (it won several awards) and it also carried many dignitaries in parades, including Iowa Governor Robert Ray and actress Ann Margaret.  It is a rare find.  According to my dad, the dual side mount spare tires make it even more rare than other LaSalles. 

We are also selling some LaSalle parts: 2 stick shift transmissions, 2 spare tire covers and 2 front grills. 

Click on the links to access pictures:
40-5227C Body #1091
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzVLWKHJSii1RHg5ZVgwR2wyblk?usp=sharing

40-5219    Body #1760 
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzVLWKHJSii1Ry0xRXI2ckhHRFU?usp=sharing

40-5019    Body #2252
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzVLWKHJSii1bm95SDZ3RGs3SVE?usp=sharing

40-5019    Body #734
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzVLWKHJSii1eHh6RUV0ZkI0YzQ?usp=sharing

40-5011    Body #343 (We do have the hood for this car)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzVLWKHJSii1TzJPaUt6R2VnMjQ?usp=sharing

40-5029 Body #34
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzVLWKHJSii1eWJ4Nm9KMDlmblE?usp=sharing

We are asking $39,500 for the whole collection.  A collection of this many cars at one time that can be used for your restoration projects is very rare. Don't let this once in a lifetime opportunity pass you by! Motivated seller. Would like to sell the collection as a whole, but would consider selling separately.

Sharie Bergquist
515-537-3678
bergquist5@gmail.com