Cadillac sold only 300 V-16s in 1932—but it was the result of the Great Depression, and no reflection on the quality of the automobile itself.

Not only was the V-16 superbly engineered, but fresh new styling also gave it a sporty air, care of the lengthened hood, lowered roofline, more curved fenders, and streamlined headlamp shells.

It was a powerful, costly machine that looked the part and was among the most visually distinctive of its era.

Some of the V-16 styles once produced by Fleetwood were handed over to Fisher for 1932, though they lost nothing in their beauty of line and quality of construction.

Among these was the all-weather phaeton, style number 32-16-273, of which just 13 examples were made.

As the Fisher bodies were also used on V-8 and V-12 chassis, bodies were numbered higher than the actual production run, with the highest known being the car offered here, body number 16.

Fitted with engine number 1400290, the Cadillac was shipped to the agency in the Kingsbridg...