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1930 was a pivotal year for the Cadillac Motor Division of General Motors. While the company introduced a new 16-cylinder motorcar, its venerable V-8 was still its mainstay. The Series 353 Cadillacs were designed by General Motors' new design chief Harley Earl and built on a 140-inch wheelbase chassis and powered by Cadillac's 353 cubic-inch engine that developed 96 hp. The car came with another industry first, a synchromesh transmission.
For 1930, Cadillac cataloged seven Fisher and 14 Fleetwood built-to-order types available in more than three dozen distinct bodies. Discerning customers could also order a chassis to be fitted by the coachbuilder of their own choice, though less than one percent were so equipped of the 14,995 cars Cadillac sold in 1930. Parisian coachbuilder Georges Kellner et Fils prepared this aluminum-bodied, long-wheelbase three-position double cabriolet for famed banker Baron Edmund James de Rothschild.
This car is the 195th engine/chassis combination built by Cadillac in 1930.
Following his death in 1934, the car was used sparingly and stored at one of the two Chateaus Rothschild for special occasions prior to being purchased by collector James C. Leake in 1969. It was then acquired by the Imperial Palace collection in 1985. It was purchased by the current owner in 1998 and is the only Kellner-bodied Cadillac known to exist.
As Leake told Cadillac historian Yann Saunders, 'It is not a landaulet; it is what I call a double cabriolet, that is a closed car, a sedanca deville as well as an open tourer.' Leake restored the car in 1979.
For 1930, Cadillac cataloged seven Fisher and 14 Fleetwood built-to-order types available in more than three dozen distinct bodies. Discerning customers could also order a chassis to be fitted by the coachbuilder of their own choice, though less than one percent were so equipped of the 14,995 cars Cadillac sold in 1930. Parisian coachbuilder Georges Kellner et Fils prepared this aluminum-bodied, long-wheelbase three-position double cabriolet for famed banker Baron Edmund James de Rothschild.
This car is the 195th engine/chassis combination built by Cadillac in 1930.
Following his death in 1934, the car was used sparingly and stored at one of the two Chateaus Rothschild for special occasions prior to being purchased by collector James C. Leake in 1969. It was then acquired by the Imperial Palace collection in 1985. It was purchased by the current owner in 1998 and is the only Kellner-bodied Cadillac known to exist.
As Leake told Cadillac historian Yann Saunders, 'It is not a landaulet; it is what I call a double cabriolet, that is a closed car, a sedanca deville as well as an open tourer.' Leake restored the car in 1979.
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1930 Cadillac Series 353 Eight Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Cadillac Series 353 Eight
(Data based on Model Year 1930 sales)
1930 Cadillac Series 353 Coupe Sold for USD$47,040 2023 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Auburn Auction | |
1930 Cadillac Series 353 Convertible Coupe Sold for USD$93,000 2023 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Auburn Auction | |
1930 Cadillac Model 353 Convertible Coupe Sold for USD$60,480 2020 Bonhams : Scottsdale Arizona | |
1930 Cadillac 353 Roadster Chassis#: 416235 Sold for USD$83,600 2018 Mecum : Monterey | |
1930 Cadillac Series 353 Convertible Coupe Chassis#: 509146 Sold for USD$93,000 2017 Mecum : Monterey | |
1930 Cadillac Series 353 Convertible Coupe Sold for USD$72,500 2017 Mecum : Houston | |
1930 Cadillac Coupe Chassis#: 510930 Sold for USD$88,000 2013 Russo and Steele - Monterey | |
1930 Cadillac Victoria Coupe Sold for USD$25,300 2012 Auctions America - The Bennett Collection | |
1930 CADILLAC 353 CONVERTIBLE Sold for USD$126,500 2010 Barrett-Jackson - Scottsdale 2010 | |
1930 Cadillac Series 353 Chassis#: 508076 Sold for USD$78,100 2009 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Houston Classic Auction | |
1930 CADILLAC ROADSTER Sold for USD$68,500 2003 Kruse Auction - Auburn, IN | |
1930 CADILLAC SERIES 353 SEDAN Sold for USD$41,000 2003 Kruse Auction - Tulsa, OK | |
1930 CADILLAC CONVERTIBLE Sold for USD$31,000 2002 Kruse Auction - Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
Cadillac Series 353 Eights That Failed To Sell At Auction
1930 Cadillac Series 353 Eight's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1930 Cadillac V-8 All-Weather Phaeton by Fleetwood | 2023 RM Sothebys : Hershey | $85,000 | $115,000 | ||
1930 Cadillac Model 353 Convertible Coupe | 506162 | 2018 Bonhams : Collectors Motorcars and Automobilia Auction | $90,000 | $120,000 | |
1930 Cadillac 353 Series Limousine | 2016 Mecum Indianapolis | $38,000 | |||
1930 Cadillac Series 65 | 2011 Silver Auction Carson City | ||||
1930 Cadillac Series 353 Victoria 5-Passenger Town Coupe | 2008 Leake Auctions Tulsa 36th Annual QuikTrip Center | $68,000 | |||
1930 Cadillac 5 Passenger 4 DR Sedan | 2002 Michigan Fall Classic Car Auction The Kughn Collection | $37,000 |
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