"In 1930, Cadillac rolled out a line of new cars of unsurpassed elegance and craftsmanship that would launch the company into the top tier of luxury carmakers. While competitors produced models with eight or twelve-cylinder engines, Cadillac offered the smooth, powerful performance of a V-16. Over the next 11 years, each of the nearly 4000 V-16s was as close to hand-made as a commercial auto manufacturer could come. Their drivers included statesmen, celebrities, businessmen and, sometimes, well-heeled ne'er-do-wells. Many of the cars survived wartime scrap drives, obsolescence, lack of…mehr
"In 1930, Cadillac rolled out a line of new cars of unsurpassed elegance and craftsmanship that would launch the company into the top tier of luxury carmakers. While competitors produced models with eight or twelve-cylinder engines, Cadillac offered the smooth, powerful performance of a V-16. Over the next 11 years, each of the nearly 4000 V-16s was as close to hand-made as a commercial auto manufacturer could come. Their drivers included statesmen, celebrities, businessmen and, sometimes, well-heeled ne'er-do-wells. Many of the cars survived wartime scrap drives, obsolescence, lack of replacement parts, neglect and the elements. This follow-up volume to Cadillac V-16s Lost and Found (2014) documents the individual stories of 67 more of these magnificent machines."--
Classic automobile lover Christopher W. Cummings is an attorney. He lives in Manassas, Virginia.
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Table of Contents Introduction Background 1. One of the Very First 2. Cadillac Odyssey 3. A Swiss Fire Chief's Car 4. A YouTube Star 5. A Roadster Rebuilt from Rust 6. Allan Singer's Limousine 7. The Maharajah's Speedster 8. A Convertible Coupe from the Case Collection 9. Graduation Gift 10. Restaurant Rendezvous 11. A Buffalo Businessman's Convertible Coupe 12. Eleanor 13. In the Little Town of Dumfries 14. A Dressed Up Limousine 15. Poster Girl for a New Car Club 16. A Roadster with the Heart of a Madame X 17. The Groundskeeper 18. Company Car 19. Golf Cart 20. Hawkeye's X's 21. Survivor of the War in the Pacific 22. Jazz-Age Jalopy 23. Mr. Uppercu's Personal Roadster 24. A Performance Coupe 25. Criss Goad's Sedan Cabriolet 26. Dayton Card's Diverted Convertible Coupe 27. Richard Ancerewicz's Car 28. Monumental Mystery 29. The Moir Family's Roadster 30. Repurposed, Relinquished and Rescued 31. Hopalong Cassidy's All-Weather Phaeton? 32. A Cadillac "Woodie" Convertible 33. The London Landaulette 34. Simple Sedan 35. Tragedy on the Test Track 36. Reload, Re-Use, Recycle 37. Old Yeller 38. Blue Boy Between pages 150 and 151 are 12 color plates containing 24 photographs 39. Papa Tino's Coche 40. An Ex-Pat Returns 41. Roadster Number 73 42. A Custom Coach Fit for a Prince 43. The Fire Wagon 44. A Lucky 1932 Survivor 45. Hubert Dalton's Limousine Brougham 46. A Sleek 1932 Convertible Coupe 47. Model for a Die-Cast Model 48. A Special Sedan for an Opera Singer 49. Executive Privilege 50. An Oil Man's Family Car 51. A Playboy's Convertible Victoria 52. He Drove a Cadillac V-16 53. Vice Presidential Limousine 54. A Tale of Two Cars 55. New Life Out of the Ashes 56. Realizing What Never Was 57. The Pirate 58. A Parts Car Too Good to Use 59. The Ambassador's Carriage 60. The Fixer's Formal Limousine 61. A Formal Town Sedan 62. Mr. Wrigley's Limousine 63. For the Governor of Texas 64. A Thoroughbred for a Breeder of Champions 65. Lazarus 66. The Roebling Cadillac 67. The Derham Coupe Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Introduction Background 1. One of the Very First 2. Cadillac Odyssey 3. A Swiss Fire Chief's Car 4. A YouTube Star 5. A Roadster Rebuilt from Rust 6. Allan Singer's Limousine 7. The Maharajah's Speedster 8. A Convertible Coupe from the Case Collection 9. Graduation Gift 10. Restaurant Rendezvous 11. A Buffalo Businessman's Convertible Coupe 12. Eleanor 13. In the Little Town of Dumfries 14. A Dressed Up Limousine 15. Poster Girl for a New Car Club 16. A Roadster with the Heart of a Madame X 17. The Groundskeeper 18. Company Car 19. Golf Cart 20. Hawkeye's X's 21. Survivor of the War in the Pacific 22. Jazz-Age Jalopy 23. Mr. Uppercu's Personal Roadster 24. A Performance Coupe 25. Criss Goad's Sedan Cabriolet 26. Dayton Card's Diverted Convertible Coupe 27. Richard Ancerewicz's Car 28. Monumental Mystery 29. The Moir Family's Roadster 30. Repurposed, Relinquished and Rescued 31. Hopalong Cassidy's All-Weather Phaeton? 32. A Cadillac "Woodie" Convertible 33. The London Landaulette 34. Simple Sedan 35. Tragedy on the Test Track 36. Reload, Re-Use, Recycle 37. Old Yeller 38. Blue Boy Between pages 150 and 151 are 12 color plates containing 24 photographs 39. Papa Tino's Coche 40. An Ex-Pat Returns 41. Roadster Number 73 42. A Custom Coach Fit for a Prince 43. The Fire Wagon 44. A Lucky 1932 Survivor 45. Hubert Dalton's Limousine Brougham 46. A Sleek 1932 Convertible Coupe 47. Model for a Die-Cast Model 48. A Special Sedan for an Opera Singer 49. Executive Privilege 50. An Oil Man's Family Car 51. A Playboy's Convertible Victoria 52. He Drove a Cadillac V-16 53. Vice Presidential Limousine 54. A Tale of Two Cars 55. New Life Out of the Ashes 56. Realizing What Never Was 57. The Pirate 58. A Parts Car Too Good to Use 59. The Ambassador's Carriage 60. The Fixer's Formal Limousine 61. A Formal Town Sedan 62. Mr. Wrigley's Limousine 63. For the Governor of Texas 64. A Thoroughbred for a Breeder of Champions 65. Lazarus 66. The Roebling Cadillac 67. The Derham Coupe Bibliography Index
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