To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Miami event, 27 February 2026.

$300,000 - $350,000 USD Offered from a prominent private collectionBelieved to be an original Fleetwood roadster body, on an original V-16 engine and chassisOne of the great American performance cars of its era The mighty 16-cylinder Cadillac requires little introduction to the studied Full Classic enthusiast: its smoothness and power were without parallel, literally, as at the time of its introduction there was no other V-16 on the market, and only Marmon and Peerless would ever attempt to challenge it.

It could be had in an utterly dazzling roster of catalogued bodies, including Fleetwood’s style number 4302, the two-passenger roadster.

This was the least-costly factory body, and also the lightest—a happy coincidence for those buyers who appreciated its neatly hewn, tightly packaged lines and the speed that it wrung out of the V-16 engine.About 100 examples were made in 1930 and into 1931, and even in their er...