Nash Lafayette 4 Door Sedan 4010 Flathead 6 Restoration Resto-Mod (1940)
Sale price: US $3,500.00 Make an Offer
| Condition: | Seller notes: |
| Year: | 1940 |
| Make: | Nash |
| Model: | LaFayette |
| Vehicle Title: | Clean |
| Mileage: | 03933 |
Eagle Point, Oregon, United States
Vehicle description
I bought this car in 2012 in San Jose CA, the seller told me it was a barn find car in Napa CA. It is virtually rust free and has had a lot of repairs & upgrades done since purchase. I joined the Nash club and started buying parts. A buddy of mine took the car for over a year and installed a new Ron Francis wire harness and converted to 12v system. He converted the generator from 6v to 12v. He dismantled & rebuilt the front suspension, made new bushings on his lathe and I found 1 new & 1 used knee action shocks. He completely rebuilt the brakes with a new master cylinder - all parts available at local auto parts store.
The engine runs but smokes after it runs for awhile. I made a walk around video with the car running it is posted here: https:/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcbccUyQbJU copy & paste the link in your favorite browser. I had new windshield made which I installed with new rubber from Steele. I had new read wind wings made but have only installed 1. I bought 2 rolls of fabric, 1 grey and 1 light tan to have interior and headliner made from. I had Rays Upholstery in Watsonville CA make the door panels for me. He was going to do the whole job but I had to move out of state before the job could get started.
I cabinet blasted and painted 2 wheels, 2 new tires installed 195/75/16 which are very close to the original expensive 600x16 tires. In the past year the car developed a clunking under back end of the car which wasn"t there when I lived in CA. The car was never driven since I had it, max of 3 miles. Someone in the Nash club suggested the shackles could be binding and needed greasing. I made a video about the clunking posted here: https:/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th_mKcCh6_4 and https:/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NNlmHKK33c
I also have these parts available but not included with the sale - an overdrive transmission from a "39 Ambassador, 1948 shifter upgrade parts and $900 in reproduction Eshelman dash plastic, horn button and marker lenses. And, no, I will not part out this car.
The engine runs but smokes after it runs for awhile. I made a walk around video with the car running it is posted here: https:/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcbccUyQbJU copy & paste the link in your favorite browser. I had new windshield made which I installed with new rubber from Steele. I had new read wind wings made but have only installed 1. I bought 2 rolls of fabric, 1 grey and 1 light tan to have interior and headliner made from. I had Rays Upholstery in Watsonville CA make the door panels for me. He was going to do the whole job but I had to move out of state before the job could get started.
I cabinet blasted and painted 2 wheels, 2 new tires installed 195/75/16 which are very close to the original expensive 600x16 tires. In the past year the car developed a clunking under back end of the car which wasn"t there when I lived in CA. The car was never driven since I had it, max of 3 miles. Someone in the Nash club suggested the shackles could be binding and needed greasing. I made a video about the clunking posted here: https:/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th_mKcCh6_4 and https:/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NNlmHKK33c
I also have these parts available but not included with the sale - an overdrive transmission from a "39 Ambassador, 1948 shifter upgrade parts and $900 in reproduction Eshelman dash plastic, horn button and marker lenses. And, no, I will not part out this car.