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'Madame X' is a spectacular and very stylish 1930 Cadillac Limousine. The 'Madame X' cars were some of the first designs by Harley Earl, head of styling at General Motors. The name 'Madam X' had been suggested by Harley Earl, after the mysterious female character in a popular 1929 play. They featured a light, lowered look, with incredibly thin pillars and a raked windshield. These cars were very dramatic and well-received, but few were built because of the Depression. They are highly prized by collectors today.
It is a Harley Earl-styled seven-seater body and is powered by the industry's first V16 engine. A 452 CID overhead valve engine designed in the late 1920s to deliver the last word in luxury motoring.
To showcase the 452 engine with 165 HP, the engine bay was painted, polished, and enameled. These cars sold for just over $7,000 at the time, this made-to-order masterpiece was only for the ultra-wealthy. At present, there are only a few known to exist with the club body style. Used as the post car for The 2020 Greenbrier Concours d'Elegance, the vehicle currently resides in Bluefield, Virginia.
Just 3,251 of these models were built in the 1930 and 1931 model years.
It is a Harley Earl-styled seven-seater body and is powered by the industry's first V16 engine. A 452 CID overhead valve engine designed in the late 1920s to deliver the last word in luxury motoring.
To showcase the 452 engine with 165 HP, the engine bay was painted, polished, and enameled. These cars sold for just over $7,000 at the time, this made-to-order masterpiece was only for the ultra-wealthy. At present, there are only a few known to exist with the club body style. Used as the post car for The 2020 Greenbrier Concours d'Elegance, the vehicle currently resides in Bluefield, Virginia.
Just 3,251 of these models were built in the 1930 and 1931 model years.
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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 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 Sport Phaeton by Fleetwood Sold for USD$802,500 2020 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island Auction | |
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 Chassis#: 2597-7-1 Sold for USD$1,105,000 2020 RM Sothebys : Scottsdale Arizona |
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 |
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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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