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Cadillac created the V-16 to exceed the standards of the best automobiles in the world - particularly the Duesenberg Model J in the American market. Cadillac introduced its new ultra-luxurious car with its new 16-cylinder engine at the 1930 New York Auto Salon, where it caused a sensation. They offered a number of Fleetwood bodies on the 1930-31 Series 452A chassis but the most successful was the All-Weather Phaeton. The V-16 Phaeton cost more than ten times the price of a contemporary Chevrolet convertible, and few people could afford such luxury due to the shrinking depression-era car market.
This V-16 Cadillac was sold new from the Chicago, Illinois, Cadillac distributorship to Tiffany's on March 14th, 1930. It resided in Chicago until the early 1940s when it was sold to Willy Christ who brought it to California. The car remained in CA and with Mr. Christ until his passing in 1988. It was purchased from the estate sale by Jim Pearson of Kansas City, who later sold the car to Bud Tinny, a Cadillac dealer in Florida. The car was restored by Lloyd and Jeff Brekke from Bartow, Florida in 1998 back to the original build sheet specification. In 1999 the car was sold to Dave Lindsay from Manawa, Wisconsin. It received a Cadillac LaSalle Club Senior badge in Detroit in 2002 and, later that year, a CCCA Senior First Place badge. Richard Rollins purchased the car in 2015, who sold the car to Dave Creak in Ohio and Creak to the current owner.
Over the winter of 2016 and into 2017, the Cadillac was partially disassembled, receiving a refresh and major detailing. It was shown at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance in 2017, where it completed the Eight Flags Road Tour and received Best in Class honors.
This car is finished in its original colors of black and crimson. It is estimated there are only 150 remaining V-16s with all original components and only 1/5 of them were convertibles.
This V-16 Cadillac was sold new from the Chicago, Illinois, Cadillac distributorship to Tiffany's on March 14th, 1930. It resided in Chicago until the early 1940s when it was sold to Willy Christ who brought it to California. The car remained in CA and with Mr. Christ until his passing in 1988. It was purchased from the estate sale by Jim Pearson of Kansas City, who later sold the car to Bud Tinny, a Cadillac dealer in Florida. The car was restored by Lloyd and Jeff Brekke from Bartow, Florida in 1998 back to the original build sheet specification. In 1999 the car was sold to Dave Lindsay from Manawa, Wisconsin. It received a Cadillac LaSalle Club Senior badge in Detroit in 2002 and, later that year, a CCCA Senior First Place badge. Richard Rollins purchased the car in 2015, who sold the car to Dave Creak in Ohio and Creak to the current owner.
Over the winter of 2016 and into 2017, the Cadillac was partially disassembled, receiving a refresh and major detailing. It was shown at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance in 2017, where it completed the Eight Flags Road Tour and received Best in Class honors.
This car is finished in its original colors of black and crimson. It is estimated there are only 150 remaining V-16s with all original components and only 1/5 of them were convertibles.
2020 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island Auction
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $225,000-USD $275,000
Sale Price :
USD $200,000
1930 Cadillac Series 452A V16 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Cadillac Series 452A V16
(Data based on Model Year 1930 sales)
1930 Cadillac V-16 Coupe Chassis#: 4376 Sold for USD$280,000 2024 Worldwide Auctioneers : Auburn Auction | |
1930 Cadillac V-16 Sport Phaeton by Fleetwood Sold for USD$797,000 2024 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1930 Cadillac V-16 Roadster by Fleetwood Chassis#: 7-952 Sold for USD$1,077,500 2024 RM Sothebys : ModaMiami | |
1930 Cadillac Series 452 V-16 Roadster Chassis#: 702537 Sold for USD$93,500 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1930 Cadillac Series 452 V-16 Roadster Chassis#: 701990 Sold for USD$550,000 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1930 CADILLAC SERIES 452 V-16 SEVEN-PASSENGER SEDAN Sold for USD$78,400 2023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1930 CADILLAC SERIES 452 V-16 CONVERTIBLE COUPE Sold for USD$268,800 2023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1930 Cadillac V-16 Roadster by Fleetwood Sold for USD$1,105,000 2023 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island | |
1930 Cadillac V-16 Sport Phaeton by Fleetwood Sold for USD$880,000 2022 RM Sothebys : The Hershey Auction | |
1930 CADILLAC SERIES 452 V-16 ROADSTER Chassis#: 7-926 Sold for USD$1,655,000 2022 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1930 Cadillac Series 452 V-16 Roadster Chassis#: 702092 Sold for USD$758,500 2022 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Enthusiast Auction | |
1930 Cadillac V16 Série 452 Roadster par Fleetwood Chassis#: 701990 Sold for USD$339,511 2022 Artcurial : Retromobile | |
1930 Cadillac V-16 Transformable Town Cabriolet by Fleetwood Chassis#: 700492 Sold for USD$395,500 2022 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island | |
1930 Cadillac V-16 Roadster in the style of Fleetwood Chassis#: 700697 Sold for USD$169,010 2022 RM Sothebys : Paris | |
1930 Cadillac V-16 Sport Phaeton by Fleetwood Sold for USD$885,000 2022 RM Sothebys : Arizona | |
1930 Cadillac V-16 All-Weather Phaeton by Fleetwood Sold for USD$182,000 2021 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island Auction | |
1930 CADILLAC/LASALLE V-16 SPEEDSTER CUSTOM Sold for USD$47,040 2020 Bonhams : Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum | |
1930 Cadillac V-16 Sport Phaeton by Fleetwood Sold for USD$802,500 2020 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island Auction | |
1930 Cadillac V-16 All-Weather Phaeton by Fleetwood Sold for USD$200,000 2020 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island Auction | |
1930 Cadillac V-16 Sport Phaeton by Fleetwood Chassis#: 2597-7-1 Sold for USD$1,105,000 2020 RM Sothebys : Scottsdale Arizona |
Cadillac Series 452A V16s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1930 Cadillac Series 452A V16'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 Series 452 V-16 Roadster | 7-1924 | 2024 Bonhams : The Scottsdale Auction | $1,000,000 | $1,200,000 | |
1930 Cadillac V-16 Transformable Town Cabriolet by Fleetwood | 2023 RM Sothebys : Monterey | $300,000 | $400,000 | ||
1930 Cadillac Series 452 V-16 Roadster | 702537 | 2023 Mecum : 2023 Monterey | $90,000 | $250,000 | $400,000 |
1930 Cadillac Series 452 V-16 Roadster | 701990 | 2023 Mecum : 2023 Monterey | $350,000 | $400,000 | $600,000 |
1930 Cadillac Series 452 V-16 Roadster | 701990 | 2023 Mecum : Houston | $550,000 | ||
1930 Cadillac Series 452 V-16 Transformable Town Cabriolet | 2023 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | $350,000 | $450,000 | ||
1930 Cadillac Series 452 V-16 Roadster | 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee | $400,000 | |||
1930 Cadillac V-16 Roadster | 2022 Broad Arrow Auctions : Monterey Jet Center Auction | $550,000 | $650,000 | ||
1930 Cadillac Series 452 V-16 Roadster | 701990 | 2022 Mecum : Monterey | $425,000 | ||
1930 Cadillac V-16 Convertible Phaeton by Murphy | 7-9094 | 2021 RM Sothebys : Monterey | $1,500,000 | $1,800,000 | |
1930 CADILLAC SERIES 452 V-16 IMPERIAL SEDAN 4330 | 2020 Bonhams : Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum | $150,000 | $180,000 | ||
1930 Cadillac V-16 Madame X Imperial Landaulet Cabriolet | 2019 Worldwide Auctioneers : Pacific Grove Auction | ||||
1930 Cadillac V-16 Roadster in the style of Fleetwood | 2019 RM Sothebys : Villa Erba | $400,000 | $500,000 | ||
1930 Cadillac V-16 Roadster in the style of Fleetwood | 2019 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island | $325,000 | $425,000 | ||
1930 Cadillac V-16 Seven-Passenger Imperial Sedan by Fleetwood | 702402 | 2018 RM Auctions : Auburn Fall | |||
1930 Cadillac V-16 Roadster in the style of Fleetwood | 2015 RM Sotheby's Hershey Auction | $350,000 | $450,000 | ||
1930 Cadillac V16 All Weather Phaeton | 2014 Bonhams The Scottsdale Auction | $275,000 | $325,000 | ||
1930 Cadillac Sixteen Madame X Sedan Cabriolet | 702054 | 2013 Auctions America Auburn Fall | $135,000 | ||
1930 Cadillac V-16 All Weather Phaeton | 2013 Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction | $275,000 | $350,000 | ||
1930 Cadillac Series 452 V-16 | 2010 Leake Auctions Tulsa, Oklahoma | $240,000 | |||
1930 Cadillac V16 série 452 dual-cowl phaéton | 700665 | 2010 Bonhams Automobiles d'Exception á Rétromobile | $350,000 | $450,000 | |
1930 Cadillac Series 452A V16 | 700898 | 2009 Vintage Motor Cars of Meadow Brook | $210,000 | $250,000 | $350,000 |
1930 Cadillac Series 452A | 2007 Vintage Motor Cars at Hershey | $100,000 | $125,000 | ||
1930 CADILLAC IMPERIAL LIMOUSINE | 2001 Kruse Auction Auburn, IN | $72,100 |
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