This remarkable Cadillac is an impressively original example featuring All-Weather Phaeton coachwork by Fleetwood, as confirmed by the factory build record on file.

This Fleetwood custom body style, rarely found on the marque’s celebrated V-8 chassis, was more commonly built for the exclusive V-16 chassis.

Finished in a color scheme of Duco Maroon with Vermillion pinstriping over Crockett Brown, the Cadillac was trimmed with Taupe Bedford cord weatherproof upholstery.

The custom-built character of this Phaeton is further demonstrated by the matching Duco Maroon-painted frame and fenders, which were usually finished in black, complemented by painted wire wheels and dual side-mounted spares.

As evidenced by its affixed original distributorship tag, 504806 was dispatched upon completion to the Inglis M.

Uppercu Cadillac Corporation in Newark, New Jersey, for export.

Destined for France, the Phaeton lived life showing telltale signs of chauffeur-driven use with enhanced wear on the f...