135 bhp, 346 cu.

in.

L-head V-8 engine, three-speed manual transmission, coil-spring independent front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes.

Wheelbase: 131 in.

By the mid-1930s, Cadillac had become the dominant manufacturer when it came to well-priced and stylish cars about town.

Their ease of operation and wide network of dealers created a sense of accomplishment and pride that only Cadillac could provoke, and it would eventually even become ensconced in their own marketing.

Cadillac was all new for 1936.

The bodies were of a new design, with front-hinged front doors and all-steel “turret tops” on closed models, and the new V-8, which was an L-head like its predecessors, now combined the crankcase and cylinder blocks into a single iron casting.

It came in two sizes, with a larger bore of 346 cubic inches for the Series 70 cars.

The touring sedan with an integral luggage compartment had become very popular at General ...