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1936 La Fayette De Luxe Sedan with Trunk [3618] 
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◊ 2006-10-22 10:48 |
La Fayette 6-passenger trunk sedan 1936 ( model 3618).Built by Nash , it was the last year that they were called straight La Fayettes .In 1937 they became Nash La Fayettes.Not to be confounded by the Lafayette Motors Company cars of which there is an example onthis site. |
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◊ 2006-10-22 13:05 |
So if I understood what you said, it is not the same make as these two: /vehicles_make-LaFayette.html If it is written with a space between the two words, it will stay separated. |
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◊ 2006-10-22 17:03 |
The LaFayette Motors Co.of Mars Hill , Indiana & Milwaukee, Wisconsin built cars from 1920 to 1923. In fact ,the Nash built LaFayettes are not the same make although they took their name from the V8 LaFayettes of the LaFayette Motors Co.of which Nash Motors took control in 1923.Nash built the V8 car for another year before dropping it end 1924 ,and reutilised the name on their cheap 1934-1936 line and afterwards as a Nash model.Depending upon the reference books ,the name has been spelled in one word "LaFayette",LaFAYETTE", or in two words "La Fayette" or "La FAYETTE", adding to the confusion.In fact the last spelling La FAYETTE was used in the ads of the original Lafayette Motors Co. cars.I think the spelling in two words be it underscore or not is the most elegant for this name of french nobility.The same applies for General Motor's La Salles of which the name is sometimes also spelled in one word. |
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◊ 2006-10-22 21:07 |
So shall I rename the two others by adding a space? |
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◊ 2008-01-16 14:22 |
Yes, maybe we should ? |
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◊ 2008-01-16 17:59 |
You mean the LaSalle? |
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◊ 2008-01-16 18:13 |
I'd think the one-word system is more common on American cars: LaFayette, LaSalle, DeSoto, DeLuxe, DeVille, even though they have French origins... European makes would have the two word ystem: De Dion, De Dietrich, De Tomaso, La Buire, Le Zèbre, De Luxe, and in case these are nevertheless in one word there would only be one single capital: Delage, Delahaye. |
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◊ 2008-01-16 18:38 |
Agree with Dynamike. La Salle may be more dignified, LaSalle is more american. |
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