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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.
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 | |
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 | |
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.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1910 Cadillac Thirty Three-Seat Speedster | 2016 Bonhams : The Willi Balz Collection Public Tender Sale | $30,000 | $40,000 |
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