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Cadillac's reputation for building automobiles combining performance and luxury would never be more firmly established than at the beginning of the 1930s when it joined a very select sphere of automobiledom.
The turning point would come when Cadillac set its sights on building its own engine. But this would not be just some engine. There had been just one other manufacturer to build a 16-cylinder engine for a passenger car and that manufacturer was none other than Bugatti.
A 16-cylinder engine was something to be expected from Bugatti. At the end of the 1920s and well through the 1930s, Bugatti was one of the premier automobile makers in the world. Cadillac would join that rarified air when it introduced its V-16 at the 1930 New York Auto Show.
The Great Depression was, unfortunately, still in its early stages. There was the belief the economy would overcome the issue rather quickly. The belief was such that it encouraged those at General Motors to conduct and elaborate disinformation campaigns just to keep people in the dark as to the true project that had been well underway. Then, at the auto show, Cadillac would let the cat out of the bag and would join Bugatti in an elite category.
Over the course of 1930 and 1931 Cadillac would produce just a total of 85 examples of the V-16 Sport Phaeton. Of those 85 to be produced over the course of a single calendar year, very few remain. This is one of those few examples.
Documents indicate this particular sport phaeton would carry body number 94, which would be placed upon chassis number 702877. Accordingly, this particular example would be considered one of the last ten to be produced over the course of 1930. Toward the end of that year, people were beginning to realize the financial situation was worse than many believed. Therefore, 702877 would be one of those examples that would bounce around before finding a home.
Upon completion, the car would be shipped to New York. The day of departure would be the day before Christmas. However, the Christmas present would be returned to the factory sometime in February for some undocumented reason. Leaving the factory for a second time, 702877 would end up in Philadelphia.
Between 1931 and the 1980s, the sport phaeton's history remains something of a mystery. However, by the 1980s, the Cadillac would be in the hands of Walt Dietzel. The car would remain in Dietzel's possession until around the new millennium. At that point in time, the 1930 Cadillac would come to be owned by its current proprietor.
Since coming into the hands of its current owner, 702877 has undergone restoration efforts, which include returning the car to its original appearance. Therefore, the car would be refinished in its original metallic silver and bright blue. Other exterior features would include whitewall tires, chromed hood louvers, dual Pilot Ray driving lights and spotlights, chromed wire wheels and even Cadillac's goddess mascot.
Shown at such events as the Meadowbrook Concours d'Elegance, the 1930 Cadillac V-16 Sport Phaeton remains an impressive example of the few remaining V-16 Sport Phaeton.
The 1930 Cadillac V-16 Sport Phaeton would be one of the highlights of the 2014 Hershey auction hosted by RM Auctions. Estimated to garner between $375,000 and $450,000, 702877 would end up earning $412,500.By Jeremy McMullen
The turning point would come when Cadillac set its sights on building its own engine. But this would not be just some engine. There had been just one other manufacturer to build a 16-cylinder engine for a passenger car and that manufacturer was none other than Bugatti.
A 16-cylinder engine was something to be expected from Bugatti. At the end of the 1920s and well through the 1930s, Bugatti was one of the premier automobile makers in the world. Cadillac would join that rarified air when it introduced its V-16 at the 1930 New York Auto Show.
The Great Depression was, unfortunately, still in its early stages. There was the belief the economy would overcome the issue rather quickly. The belief was such that it encouraged those at General Motors to conduct and elaborate disinformation campaigns just to keep people in the dark as to the true project that had been well underway. Then, at the auto show, Cadillac would let the cat out of the bag and would join Bugatti in an elite category.
Over the course of 1930 and 1931 Cadillac would produce just a total of 85 examples of the V-16 Sport Phaeton. Of those 85 to be produced over the course of a single calendar year, very few remain. This is one of those few examples.
Documents indicate this particular sport phaeton would carry body number 94, which would be placed upon chassis number 702877. Accordingly, this particular example would be considered one of the last ten to be produced over the course of 1930. Toward the end of that year, people were beginning to realize the financial situation was worse than many believed. Therefore, 702877 would be one of those examples that would bounce around before finding a home.
Upon completion, the car would be shipped to New York. The day of departure would be the day before Christmas. However, the Christmas present would be returned to the factory sometime in February for some undocumented reason. Leaving the factory for a second time, 702877 would end up in Philadelphia.
Between 1931 and the 1980s, the sport phaeton's history remains something of a mystery. However, by the 1980s, the Cadillac would be in the hands of Walt Dietzel. The car would remain in Dietzel's possession until around the new millennium. At that point in time, the 1930 Cadillac would come to be owned by its current proprietor.
Since coming into the hands of its current owner, 702877 has undergone restoration efforts, which include returning the car to its original appearance. Therefore, the car would be refinished in its original metallic silver and bright blue. Other exterior features would include whitewall tires, chromed hood louvers, dual Pilot Ray driving lights and spotlights, chromed wire wheels and even Cadillac's goddess mascot.
Shown at such events as the Meadowbrook Concours d'Elegance, the 1930 Cadillac V-16 Sport Phaeton remains an impressive example of the few remaining V-16 Sport Phaeton.
The 1930 Cadillac V-16 Sport Phaeton would be one of the highlights of the 2014 Hershey auction hosted by RM Auctions. Estimated to garner between $375,000 and $450,000, 702877 would end up earning $412,500.By Jeremy McMullen
2014 RM Auctions - Hershey
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $375,000-USD $450,000
Sale Price :
USD $412,500
1930 Cadillac Series 452A V16 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Cadillac Series 452A V16
(Data based on Model Year 1930 sales)
1930 Cadillac 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 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#: 2597-7-1 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 |
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 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 : 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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