452 Cubic Inch Overhead-Valve 60-degree V-16 engine Twin Updraft Cadillac Carburetors 165bhp at 3,400rpm 3-Speed Manual Gearbox Solid Axle Front, Live Axle Rear, Semi-Elliptic Springs 4-Wheel Mechanically Operated Drum Brakes *One of the finest surviving V-16 roadsters *Single-family ownership from 1933-2014 *Retains its original engine, chassis, and Fleetwood body *Finished in its as-delivered colors of "Boone Brown" with "Thorn Maroon" trim *A Classic Car Club of America (CCCA) Full Classic® THE MOIR FAMILY V-16 CADILLAC In 1933 a young Massachusetts man named John Moir, Sr.

visited his local Lincoln dealer, Baker Ford Company of Brookline, where he discovered an intriguing motorcar that had been recently traded in.

Moir Sr.

was a man of means, as his family recently sold their Chase & Sanborn Coffee Company to General Mills for a considerable sum.

So, it may seem unusual for a wealthy young family man of this sort to be after a used car.

But this was no ordinary time, as 1933 w...