The Cadillac Model 30 proved to be a hugely significant step forward for the Detroit automaker, especially following the introduction of the electric starter for 1912.

Although the model would be replaced for 1915, improvements continued to arrive right until the end: Cars like this 1914 Model 30 Five-Passenger Touring kept the same 365.8-cubic-inch L-head inline-four engine and three-speed gearbox, but they gained a two-speed rear axle—a feature that substantially increased the Model 30’s higher-speed touring capability.

According to a copy of the Cadillac build record on file, this car was shipped on 28 March 1914 to a dealership in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Its fate afterward is unknown, but when it was acquired by the consignor out of long-term storage over 20 years ago, it was missing the rear half of its body! Fortunately, a total restoration of followed, returning the car to the state in which it is presented today.

Photos on file show the car stripped to its chassis; mech...