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1910 Cadillac Model 30 Touring

  • Engine Number: 45042
Cadillac was formed in 1902 from the remnants of one of Henry Ford's early car manufacturing ventures, making it the second oldest car company in the United States. Financial backers called in the well-known engineer Henry Leland to assess the value of the defunct Henry Ford Company. Rather than dissolve the company Leland became a partner in a new car-making enterprise contributing his design of a sturdy one-cylinder engine to power a new car. The new car company was named after the 17th-century explorer credited with founding Detroit.

In 1908 Cadillac became the first American carmaker to win the coveted Dewar Trophy from the Royal Automobile Club of England by demonstrating the interchangeability of components, considered a reliable measure of durability. In 1909 Cadillac became part of General Motors as its premium or prestige division.

The Cadillac Model 30, produced from 1908 to 1914, represented the company's attempt to produce a more modestly priced car that would retain the quality and innovation for which the company had become known. The price started out at $1,400 and it came in a Roadster, Demi-Tonneau, and this five-passenger Touring Car. It is powered by a trusty 226 cubic-inch L-head four-cylinder engine making 30 horsepower - hence the Model 30 designation.

The current caretaker purchased this Model Thirty several decades ago. This was one of the first cars the collector purchased and one of the first cars he would embark on a full restoration of. At the time, it was a very original car and the perfect basis for a full restoration. It has received a full nut-and-bolt restoration, which was finally finished in 2011. The Cadillac is finished in dark red color with a matching interior.

This brass-era car is fitted with large Gray & Davis acetylene headlamps, wood spoke wheels and a pair of spare tires. It has semi-elliptical leaf springs at the front and platform rear suspension (longitudinal semi-elliptical leaf springs shackled to a transverse leaf spring attached to the rear frame cross member.) The rear wheels have both a contracting band and expanding shoe drum braking. Drive is taken through a cone clutch, 3-speed transmission and shaft drive to the rear wheels.

2017 Bonhams : Quail Lodge

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $100,000-USD $130,000 
Sale Price :
USD $104,500

1910 Cadillac Model 30 Auction Sales

Recent Sales of the Cadillac Model 30

(Data based on Model Year 1910 sales)
1910 Cadillac Model 30 Three Passenger Roadster
Chassis#: 20493
Sold for USD$35,840
  2024 Bonhams : Gilded Age
 
1910 Cadillac Model 30 Tourer
Chassis#: 21280
Sold for USD$42,560
  2023 Bonhams : Two Generations Collection
 
1910 CADILLAC MODEL 30 FOUR-PASSENGER DEMI-TONNEAU
Chassis#: 25330
Sold for USD$69,440
  2023 Gooding & Company : Estate of Mark Smith Auction
 
1910 Cadillac Model 30 Roadster by Hammond & Sons
Chassis#: 47111
Sold for USD$49,500
  2022 RM Sothebys : The Hershey Auction
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1910 Cadillac Model 30 Demi-Tonneau
Chassis#: 46031
Sold for USD$90,750
  2019 Worldwide Auctioneers : Scottsdale, Arizona
 
1910 Cadillac Model 30 Five Passenger Touring
Sold for USD$45,231
  2018 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais
 
1910 Cadillac Model 30 Tourer
Sold for USD$104,500
  2017 Bonhams : Quail Lodge
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1910 Cadillac Model 30 Demi-Tonneau
Chassis#: 44846
Sold for USD$47,300
  2013 Bonhams - Greenwich Concours d'Elegance
 
1910 Cadillac Model 30 Four-Passenger Demi-Tonneau
Sold for USD$77,500
  2011 RM Auctions - Hershey
 
1910 Cadillac Model 30 Demi-Tonneau
Sold for USD$99,450
  2008 The Richard C. Paine Jr. Collection
 

Cadillac Model 30s That Failed To Sell At Auction

1910 Cadillac Model 30's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
1910 Cadillac Thirty Three-Seat Speedster 2016 Bonhams : The Willi Balz Collection Public Tender Sale $30,000$40,000

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1910 Cadillac Model 30

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1910 Cadillac Model 30 Vehicle Profiles

1910 Cadillac Model 30 vehicle information
Roadster
Coachwork: Hammond & Sons
Chassis #: 47111
1910 Cadillac Model 30 vehicle information
Touring
Engine #: 45042

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