professorhiggins
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posted on September 27, 2001 05:33:00 PM new
I've really been enjoying watching "All in the Family" in sindication and never got to view it
when it originally aired.
Question, can anyone with a little more wisdom and life experience tell me what kind of a
car a La Salle is? Is it a Ford, Chevy, etc.
When did they make them approximately?
Did anyone own or ride in one.
Fianlly, does anyone else watch this show?
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dman3
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posted on September 27, 2001 05:39:30 PM new
I believe La salle was a crysler or dodge
and I believe the days they were remembering were Happy days 40s 50s ...
I am far to young to have ever owned a la salle but I may have road in one for all I know..
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[ edited by dman3 on Sep 27, 2001 05:44 PM ]
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joice
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posted on September 27, 2001 05:44:17 PM new
You made me go look. This site has some great Cadillacs!
http://www2.reach.net/seven/1934lasalle.htm
Joice
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Meya
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posted on September 27, 2001 05:45:11 PM new
I think they were Cadillacs, made in the late '30s.
I watch the show when I get a chance and it still makes me laugh.
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gravid
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posted on September 27, 2001 05:45:31 PM new
My Uncle had a LaSalle - I thought they were associated with Caddilac but a cheaper version like a Ford is a little cheaper than a Mercury.
He had one made in the late 40's but I remember him still friving it in the early 50's because he took it out west somewhere on vacation. I remember it was Maroon with a plush grey interior. Looked pretty snazy. I will go do a search on them.
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cabledogii
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posted on September 27, 2001 05:53:40 PM new
professorhiggins
Thank you very much. For years I have been wondering what that line was. As soon as I read the title I realized what it was. Thank you very much.
The Dog
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professorhiggins
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posted on September 27, 2001 05:54:51 PM new
I figured they were remembering the early 30's
or before based on the fact that one of the lines in the song says something like "We need
a man like Herbert Hoover again (President, 1929-1932)". I hope some people will be able to find more information, but I feel like I
have learned something.Truly a great show IMO.
Cabledog---you're welcome. I know what you mean about not being able to understand that line. It took me a few episodes to understand that they were even referring to a car!
FYI, after the first reason (circa 1971) they
re-recorded the theme song and got Edith
(Jean Stapleton) to enunciate that line more clearly.
By the way, there have been some episodes
that, honest to god, make today's comedy seem tame. Every once in awhile my jaw will drop
as I think to myself "How in the heck did they ever allow Archie (Carroll O'Connor)
to say those things. I can only imagine that it was probably a show that you either
loved or hated when it was originally on.
[ edited by professorhiggins on Sep 27, 2001 06:02 PM ]
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gravid
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posted on September 27, 2001 05:55:25 PM new
http://www.cadillaclasalleclub.com
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ddicffe
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posted on September 27, 2001 06:14:55 PM new
A=Archie, E=Edith, B=both
Oh the way Glen Miller played (A)
Songs that made the hit parade (E)
Guys like us we had it made (A)
Those were the days (B)
And you knew who you were then (E)
Goils were goils and men were men (A)
Mister we could use a man like (B)
Herbert Hoover again (B)
Didn't need no welfare state (A)
Everybody pulled their weight (E)
Gee our old La Salle ran great
THOSE WERE THE DAYS!!!!!!!!!
Sorry, couldn't resist. Absolutely loved that show. Still do. Last 2 lines are a both.
Rick
In the begining, God created the heavens and the earth.
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dman3
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posted on September 27, 2001 06:25:02 PM new
haha to funny!!!
Just showed my mother this post shes asked me what ever made me think La Salle was a crysler.
she said my grand father never drove anything but a caddy and most were Lasalles..
He was a machanic and restored them for fun Go figure 
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krs
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posted on September 27, 2001 11:01:47 PM new
They were called "Cadillac's Companion Car" and were built at the Cadillac factory, but were a unique brand in their own right. Slightly less stylish but with all of the strongest mechanical parts. Stopped production in 1937 or 1939. The Lasalle three speed transmission was the most sought after piece of hotrod equipment in the country because they were strong enough to stand up to the higher HP, and the frequent misuse by fast shifting. Good synchros-thought to be bulletproof until the large CID american V-8s proved too much for them.
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yeager
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posted on September 27, 2001 11:51:35 PM new
My Dad's boss had a 1940 Lasalle. This was in 1970. The Lasalle was the juniour version of Cadillac. If you couldn't afford a Caddy, then maybe you could get a Lasalle. I strongly beleive that they were made from 1928 through 1942 when war production began. They were discontinued after the war due to the low sales prior to WW2 (the big one, as Archie would say).
General Motors had a companion car for every division except Chevrolet. Only one of these companion cars still exost today!
They were:
Cadillac and Lasalle
Oldmobile and Viking
Buick and Marquette
Oakland and Pontiac!
Pontiac is the only companion car to still exist today. The Marquette and Viking lasted only about 2 years each. I beleive the Oakland was made in Oakland County Michigan, just outside Detroit, and the Pontiac name was chosen because of the rich American Indian hertiage in the area of the city of Pontiac which is located in Oakland County.
Just a bit more here, both Cadillac and Lasalle were French explorers!!
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yeager
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posted on September 28, 2001 12:55:16 AM new
I just did a little research and found the full lryics to the theme song.
"Those Were The Days" Full Lyrics (not used on the show) From the 1971 Soundtrack Album "All In The Family". Sung by Carroll O Connor and Jean Stapleton.
Lyrics by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse
Boy, the way Glenn Miller played
Songs that made the hit parade
Guys like us we had it made.
Those were the days
Didnt need no welfare state
Everybody pulled his weight.
Gee, our old LaSalle ran great those were the days.
And you knew who you were then,
Girls were Girls and Men were Men.
Mister we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again.
People seemed to be content.
Fifty dollars paid the rent.
Freaks were in a circus tent.
Those were the days.
Take a little sunday spin,
go to watch the Dodgers win.
Have yourself a dandy day that cost you under a fin.
Hair was short and skirts were long. Kate Smith really sold a song.
I just dont know what went wrong. Those were the days.
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Pocono
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posted on September 28, 2001 09:11:37 AM new
"All In The Family" is to this day, one of my most favorite all time shows.
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labrat4gmos
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posted on September 28, 2001 03:46:35 PM new
"Gee, our old LaSalle ran great those were the days."
Hey, I used to watch and thought he was slurring something about sour grapes. Learn something new every day! Sheesh.
LabRat4
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