1941 LASALLE
HISTORICAL NOTES
1941 LaSalle Notes
- Pre-production models were made, but none were built.
1941 Automotive Notes
- Industry production reaches 3,744,300 cars and 1,094,261 trucks
- Charles E. Wilson was president of GM
- Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. was chairman of the board at GM
- Packard is first to offer air conditioning, but costs $1080 extra
- Chevrolet features its Master DeLuxe Coupe Pickup like 1940 Studebaker Coupe-Delivery (Car front, truck bed in trunk)
- Hudson features their car-pickup called "Big Boy"
- Nash "600" replaces LaFayette
- Buick features dual carbs (Compound Carburetion). The second carb engages upon acceleration
- Chrysler and DeSoto offer a 4-speed semi-automatic transmission
- Willys begins delivery of Jeeps to the U.S. Army
- Chrysler features its first station wagon: Town and Country
- Packard introduces the Clipper with available "Electromatic" clutch
- Top model year production for 1941
1. Chevrolet | 1,008,976 | ... increased 244,000 |
2. Ford | 691,455 | ... increased 150,000 |
3. Plymouth | 545,811 | ... increased 122,000 |
4. Buick | 374,196 | ... increased 95,000 |
5. Pontiac | 330,061 | ... increased 113,000 |
6. Oldsmobile | 265,864 | ... increased 80,000 |
7. Dodge | 237,002 | ... increased 41,000 |
8. Chrysler | 161,704 | ... increased 69,000 |
9. Studebaker | 133,900 | ... increased 26,000 |
10. DeSoto | 97,497 | ... increased 32,000 |
11. Hudson | 91,769 | ... increased 4,000 |
12. Nash | 84,007 | ... increased 22,000 |
13. Mercury | 82,391 | ... increased 1,000 |
14. Packard | 72,855 | ... decreased 25,000 |
15. Cadillac | 66,130 | ... increased 53,000 |
16. Willys | 22,102 | ... increased 684 |
17. Lincoln | 18,244 | ... decreased 3,521 |
18. Crosley | 2,289 | ... increased 1,867 |
19. American Bantam | 138 | ... decreased 662 |
PHOTOS
1941 LaSalle Prototype
1941 LaSalle Prototype
1941 LaSalle Prototype
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