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1930 Cadillac Series 452A V16 Navigation
A Supremely Elegant Town Car
This town car has a standard Fleetwood body, style number 4312, of which only 24 were produced. Designated as a chauffeur-driven five-passenger car, it has a pair of folding opera seats in the forward tonneau. The elegant lines are set off by the rare slanted, split 'V' windshield. Typically, cars of this period had vertical windshields, which looked much more slaid. The original price was $7,0000.
As in other Fleetwood cars, the V-16's open chauffeur's compartment is upholstered in finely-grained leather. All doors on this Fleetwood body open from the front. The fine car market was stunned by Cadillac's introduction of the V-16. The competition scrambled to keep up in the cylinder race, often to their economic detriment, at the height of the Depression.
The V-16 was an engineering tour-de-force. The 45-degree cylinder angle and overhead valves kept the engine very narrow. This was the first 'styled' engine compartment, reputed to be the result of a Harley Earl mandate to match the exterior of the car. It featured hidden wiring and linkages, porcelain-coated manifolds, and brushed, ribbed aluminum valve covers.
First restored in 1992, this elegant car is considered one of the finest examples of a Cadillac V-16 extant. It was recently acquired by the present owner.
This town car has a standard Fleetwood body, style number 4312, of which only 24 were produced. Designated as a chauffeur-driven five-passenger car, it has a pair of folding opera seats in the forward tonneau. The elegant lines are set off by the rare slanted, split 'V' windshield. Typically, cars of this period had vertical windshields, which looked much more slaid. The original price was $7,0000.
As in other Fleetwood cars, the V-16's open chauffeur's compartment is upholstered in finely-grained leather. All doors on this Fleetwood body open from the front. The fine car market was stunned by Cadillac's introduction of the V-16. The competition scrambled to keep up in the cylinder race, often to their economic detriment, at the height of the Depression.
The V-16 was an engineering tour-de-force. The 45-degree cylinder angle and overhead valves kept the engine very narrow. This was the first 'styled' engine compartment, reputed to be the result of a Harley Earl mandate to match the exterior of the car. It featured hidden wiring and linkages, porcelain-coated manifolds, and brushed, ribbed aluminum valve covers.
First restored in 1992, this elegant car is considered one of the finest examples of a Cadillac V-16 extant. It was recently acquired by the present owner.
This V-16 Cadillac is one of 35 Transformable Town Cabriolets built (style number 4325) with bodywork created in Fleetwood's factory works in Pennsylvania. It has Fleetwood's Vee'd windscreen and matching trim molding along the spine of the hoodline. The Cadillac was delivered new to New York City's Uppercu Cadillac Company, and by 1946, it was registered in Los Angeles, California to J.R. Adams.
When 'Cadillac Jim' Pearson of Kansas City, Missouri, sold the car to Fred Weber, it was still an original and unrestored vehicle. While in Mr. Weber's care, the car was given a restoration with the work entrusted to Marc Ohm. Upon completion, it was shown at the 1993 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, where it earned a class award.
The car's next owner was John McMullen of Lapeer, Michigan, who would display it at CCCA competitions, where it would earn a top score of 99.5 points and Senior Emeritus status in 2006. It later won Best in Class awards at the Meadowbrook Concours d'Elegance and Eyes on Design.
The penultimate owner purchased the car in 2007 and entrusted RM Auto Restoration to overhaul the V-16 engine. The present owner purchased the car early in 2022.
This Cadillac is powered by a 452 cubic-inch overhead valve V-16 with twin Updraft Cadillac carburetors and delivers 185 horsepower at 3,400 RPM. There is a three-speed synchromesh manual transmission, four-wheel vacuum-assisted drum brakes, and solid axles suspended by semi-elliptic leaf springs.By Daniel Vaughan | May 2023
When 'Cadillac Jim' Pearson of Kansas City, Missouri, sold the car to Fred Weber, it was still an original and unrestored vehicle. While in Mr. Weber's care, the car was given a restoration with the work entrusted to Marc Ohm. Upon completion, it was shown at the 1993 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, where it earned a class award.
The car's next owner was John McMullen of Lapeer, Michigan, who would display it at CCCA competitions, where it would earn a top score of 99.5 points and Senior Emeritus status in 2006. It later won Best in Class awards at the Meadowbrook Concours d'Elegance and Eyes on Design.
The penultimate owner purchased the car in 2007 and entrusted RM Auto Restoration to overhaul the V-16 engine. The present owner purchased the car early in 2022.
This Cadillac is powered by a 452 cubic-inch overhead valve V-16 with twin Updraft Cadillac carburetors and delivers 185 horsepower at 3,400 RPM. There is a three-speed synchromesh manual transmission, four-wheel vacuum-assisted drum brakes, and solid axles suspended by semi-elliptic leaf springs.By Daniel Vaughan | May 2023
2023 RM Sothebys : Monterey
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $300,000-USD $400,000
Lot was not sold
2023 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $350,000-USD $450,000
Lot was not sold
2022 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $375,000-USD $450,000
Sale Price :
USD $395,500
2007 RM Auctions - The McMullen Collection
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $250,000-USD $350,000
Sale Price :
USD $374,000
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 All-Weather Phaeton by Fleetwood Sold for USD$235,200 2025 RM Sothebys : The Arizona Auction | |
1930 Cadillac V-16 Seven-Passenger Imperial Sedan by Fleetwood Sold for USD$209,000 2024 RM Sothebys : Hershey | ![]() ![]() |
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 All-Weather Phaeton by Fleetwood Sold for USD$200,000 2020 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island Auction | ![]() ![]() |
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 : 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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