1955 LaSalle II Roadster
Quick Specs
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2.5 Liter V-6
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150 horsepower (est.)
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Overall length of 151.7 inches and a width of 65 inches
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Attempted Revival of the LaSalle
To gauge interest in the return of LaSalle, the lower-priced Cadillac companion brand, the 1955 Motorama featured a pair of LaSalle II concepts —this sedan and a roadster. Both cars featured a range of technological advancements including independent suspension, fuel injection, and turbine-style wheels with brake drums cast into their center sections. They also bucked the trend of cars growing wider and longer; the sedan’s overall length was just 180 inches, over a foot shorter than a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air. The LaSalle II Sedan remains in unrestored condition, as found by owner Joe Bortz in the 1980s in a Michigan salvage yard.
Courtesy of Bortz Auto, Collection of Joseph Bortz Trust
This Vehicle featured in ‘GM’s Marvelous Motorama’ Exhibit
1955 GMC LaSalle II Roadster Gallery
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