Engine No.

5110221


Body No.

24


Fleetwood Style No.

5833-S



1936 marked the penultimate model year for Cadillac's celebrated overhead valve V-16, an engine that had redefined standards of power, smoothness, and underhood presentation since its 1930 debut.

Whisper-quiet in operation, the 452-cubic-inch sixteen was perfectly suited to large luxury bodies such as this Fleetwood Five-Passenger Town Sedan.



Cadillac had projected annual output of up to 400 V-16s between 1934 and 1937, yet total production across the four-year run reached only 212 cars, of which 52 were completed in 1936.

Just three of those received Fleetwood Style 5833-S coachwork, the Five-Passenger Town Sedan, and chassis 51-221 (engine number 5110221) is the sole known survivor.



A Cadillac Motor Car Co.

build sheet on file confirms the original specification and a shipping date of 19 April 1936, when the car was dispatched to the Chicago Branch finished in Tunis Blue over Wiese broadcloth upholstery.

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