More Cadillac V-16s Lost and Found

67 New Histories

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

In 1930, Cadillac rolled out a line of new cars of unsurpassed elegance and craftsmanship that would launch the company into the top tier of luxury carmakers. While competitors produced models with eight or twelve-cylinder engines, Cadillac offered the smooth, powerful performance of a V-16. Over the next 11 years, each of the more than 4000 V-16s was as close to hand-made as a commercial auto manufacturer could come. Their drivers included statesmen, celebrities, businessmen and, sometimes, well-heeled ne'er-do-wells. Many of the cars survived wartime scrap drives, obsolescence, lack of replacement parts, neglect and the elements. This follow-up volume to Cadillac V-16s Lost and Found (2014) documents the individual stories of 67 more of these magnificent machines.

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Utgivningsdatum:2021-02-12
Mått:178 x 254 x 15 mm
Vikt:540 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9781476681061

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Classic automobile lover Christopher W. Cummings is an attorney. He lives in Manassas, Virginia.

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Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsIntroductionBackground1. One of the Very First2. Cadillac Odyssey3. A Swiss Fire Chief’s Car4. A YouTube Star5. A Roadster Rebuilt from Rust6. Allan Singer’s Limousine7. The Maharajah’s Speedster8. A Convertible Coupe from the Case Collection9. Graduation Gift10. Restaurant Rendezvous11. A Buffalo Businessman’s Convertible Coupe12. Eleanor13. In the Little Town of Dumfries14. A Dressed Up Limousine15. Poster Girl for a New Car Club16. A Roadster with the Heart of a Madame X17. The Groundskeeper18. Company Car19. Golf Cart20. Hawkeye’s X’s21. Survivor of the War in the Pacific22. Jazz-Age Jalopy23. Mr. Uppercu’s Personal Roadster24. A Performance Coupe25. Criss Goad’s Sedan Cabriolet26. Dayton Card’s Diverted Convertible Coupe27. Richard Ancerewicz’s Car28. Monumental Mystery29. The Moir Family’s Roadster30. Repurposed, Relinquished and Rescued31. Hopalong Cassidy’s All-Weather Phaeton?32. A Cadillac “Woodie” Convertible33. The London Landaulette34. Simple Sedan35. Tragedy on the Test Track36. Reload, Re-Use, Recycle37. Old Yeller38. Blue BoyBetween pages 150 and 151 are 12 color plates containing 24 photographs39. Papa Tino’s Coche40. An Ex-Pat Returns41. Roadster Number 7342. A Custom Coach Fit for a Prince43. The Fire Wagon44. A Lucky 1932 Survivor45. Hubert Dalton’s Limousine Brougham46. A Sleek 1932 Convertible Coupe47. Model for a Die-Cast Model48. A Special Sedan for an Opera Singer49. Executive Privilege50. An Oil Man’s Family Car51. A Playboy’s Convertible Victoria52. He Drove a Cadillac V-1653. Vice Presidential Limousine54. A Tale of Two Cars55. New Life Out of the Ashes56. Realizing What Never Was57. The Pirate58. A Parts Car Too Good to Use59. The Ambassador’s Carriage60. The Fixer’s Formal Limousine61. A Formal Town Sedan62. Mr. Wrigley’s Limousine63. For the Governor of Texas64. A Thoroughbred for a Breeder of Champions65. Lazarus66. The Roebling Cadillac67. The Derham CoupeBibliographyIndex