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£151,451
1931 Cadillac Series 452A V-16 All-Weather Phaeton
United States • 29 Sept 2023
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1931 Cadillac Series 452A V-16 All-Weather Phaeton, with coachwork by Fleetwood, boasts a 452ci V-16 engine and a 3-speed manual transmission. Having been part of the Edmonds Collection for 41 years, it underwent refurbishment in the 1980s and achieved recognition at various Concours d'Elegance events.
Condition
7
The car is described as being in very tidy order and having achieved Senior Award status at Classic Car Club of America events. It also received an Amelia Award at the 1999 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. The listing mentions decades of invoices and correspondence charting its original restoration and constant maintenance.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
701949
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
Reg Number:
1931
RHD/LHD:
LHD
452ci OHV V-16 Engine 2 Cadillac Carburetors 165bhp at 3,400rpm 3-Speed Manual Transmission Front and Rear Leaf Spring Suspension 4-Wheel Drum Brakes *Cadillac's crowning technological achievement, the V-16 *Desirable All-Weather Phaeton coachwork *Extremely expensive model aimed at society's elite *In the Edmonds Collection for 41 years THE CADILLAC V16 Cadillac astonished the world's automotive elite when it introduced a spectacular new ultra-luxury car, powered by an amazing 16-cylinder engine, at the 1930 New York Salon.
This new super-sized Cadillac was clearly a General Motors response to the Duesenberg Model J, introduced by E.
L.
Cord the year before.
However, while the snarl of the Duesenberg straight eight flaunted its raw, race-bred power, the Cadillac V16 would set new benchmarks for smooth, silent, and superbly impressive performance.
Cadillac created the V16 to compete with and exceed the standards of the best automobiles in the world.
GM dispatched a group of the n...
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£48,042
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£290,973
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£1,353,694
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