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The first owner of this Roadster by Fleetwood was Floyd E. Becker who placed the order on January 2nd of 1930. His order requested the V-16 roadster with map pockets in the doors, a top made of the same shape as on the Beckers' previous Cadillac, no trunk rack, dual rear-mounted spares, four artillery-type 20-inch wooden artillery wheels all around with spokes painted the body color, dual rear-mounted spare tires, wind wings with chrome brackets, special door pockets, and special Cannon Smoke paint color, interior trim, and monograms. The total price came to $5,896.40. Other options include an extended seat cushion and backrest, and a hand brake handle the same height as the gear shift lever.
The Beckers retained the Cadillac until 1948, when it was sold to Harry Travis of Livingston, New York for $400. The next owner was S. Prestley Blake. Mr. Blake eventually traded the car in 1959 to Briggs S. Cunningham as part of a transaction on a 1914 Rolls-Royce.
The roadster remained in the Cunningham Museum at Costa Mesa, California, until the museum closed at the end of 1986. The car was later sold to Miles Collier. Seven years later, it was sold to another owner who kept it for eight years before it was acquired, through RM Classic Cars, by the present owner.
The car was subsequently fully restored by RM Auto Restoration to exactly its original condition.
In 2001, the car was shown at the Pebble Beach Concours where it earned a 3rd in Class and a 2nd in Class in 2012.
Mr. Floyd E. Becker, of Roseland, NJ, placed the original order for this car on January 27, 1930, and it was delivered on May 16, 1930. The order specified a V-16 engine (452 cubic-inch displacement, 175 HP, and 320 ft-lbs torque), 20-inch wood spoke wheels painted the same color as the body (Cannon Smoke with Aztec Red double hairline striping), two rear-mounted spares, 3.92:1 rear axle ratio, special door pockets, windshield wings, and special seats. The total price was $5,896.40 and included two spare coils, condensers, and points. A complete restoration was completed in June 2001, with 3,392.5 man-hours of labor.
Engine
Newly designed for 1930, the series 452 V16 engine is rated at 452 cubic inches and produces 165 HP It utilizes dual carburetors and dual vacuum tanks for fuel delivery. This was one of the first engines designed with panels to hide components and also utilized the industry's first hydraulic valve lash adjuster.
The Beckers retained the Cadillac until 1948, when it was sold to Harry Travis of Livingston, New York for $400. The next owner was S. Prestley Blake. Mr. Blake eventually traded the car in 1959 to Briggs S. Cunningham as part of a transaction on a 1914 Rolls-Royce.
The roadster remained in the Cunningham Museum at Costa Mesa, California, until the museum closed at the end of 1986. The car was later sold to Miles Collier. Seven years later, it was sold to another owner who kept it for eight years before it was acquired, through RM Classic Cars, by the present owner.
The car was subsequently fully restored by RM Auto Restoration to exactly its original condition.
In 2001, the car was shown at the Pebble Beach Concours where it earned a 3rd in Class and a 2nd in Class in 2012.
Mr. Floyd E. Becker, of Roseland, NJ, placed the original order for this car on January 27, 1930, and it was delivered on May 16, 1930. The order specified a V-16 engine (452 cubic-inch displacement, 175 HP, and 320 ft-lbs torque), 20-inch wood spoke wheels painted the same color as the body (Cannon Smoke with Aztec Red double hairline striping), two rear-mounted spares, 3.92:1 rear axle ratio, special door pockets, windshield wings, and special seats. The total price was $5,896.40 and included two spare coils, condensers, and points. A complete restoration was completed in June 2001, with 3,392.5 man-hours of labor.
Engine
Newly designed for 1930, the series 452 V16 engine is rated at 452 cubic inches and produces 165 HP It utilizes dual carburetors and dual vacuum tanks for fuel delivery. This was one of the first engines designed with panels to hide components and also utilized the industry's first hydraulic valve lash adjuster.
2022 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $1,500,000-USD $2,000,000
Sale Price :
USD $1,655,000
2016 RM Sotheby's : Monterey
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $950,000-USD $1,200,000
Sale Price :
USD $1,457,500
1930 Cadillac Series 452A V16 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Cadillac Series 452A V16
(Data based on Model Year 1930 sales)
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 All-Weather Phaeton by Fleetwood Sold for USD$200,000 2020 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island Auction | ![]() ![]() |
1930 Cadillac V-16 Sport Phaeton by Fleetwood Sold for USD$802,500 2020 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island Auction | ![]() ![]() |
1930 Cadillac V-16 Sport Phaeton by Fleetwood Chassis#: 7/1/2597 Sold for USD$1,105,000 2020 RM Sothebys : Scottsdale Arizona | ![]() ![]() |
1930 Cadillac 452A V-16 Landaulette De Luxe Chassis#: 702297 Sold for USD$167,750 2020 Worldwide Auctioneers : Scottsdale Arizona Auction | ![]() |
1930 Cadillac V-16 Sport Phaeton by Fleetwood Sold for USD$1,221,000 2019 RM Sothebys : Hershey | ![]() ![]() |
1930 Cadillac Series 452 V-16 Roadster Coachwork by Fleetwood Chassis#: 7-952 Sold for USD$1,187,500 2019 Bonhams : Amelia Island | ![]() ![]() |
1930 Cadillac V-16 Sport Phaeton by Fleetwood Sold for USD$940,000 2019 RM Sothebys : Scottsdale Arizona | |
1930 Cadillac Series 452 V-16 Coupe Sold for USD$170,500 2019 Mecum : Kissimmee |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 : Monterey | $90,000 | $250,000 | $400,000 |
1930 Cadillac Series 452 V-16 Roadster | 701990 | 2023 Mecum : 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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