Anytime a hot rodder hears the phrase, "little old lady from Pasadena" it entices a chuckle, a furrowed eyebrow, and the hope that this could be the "lost car in the barn" story we all like to hear.

As the second General Motors’ line named after a French explorer, LaSalle ended up fading into history "Gee our old LaSalle ran great . . . those were the days,” croaked TVs Archie and Edith Bunker ...