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The Cadillac V-16 was distinguished by its pioneering V-16 engine, a narrow 45° V angle OHV Series 452 displacing 452 cu in (7.4 L). Upon its introduction the new car attracted rave reviews from the press and huge public attention. January production averaged a couple of cars per day, then ramped up to twenty-two.
The Cadillac V16 engine is a term that applies to two different Cadillac-designed V-16 automobile engines, an overhead valve 45-degree 452 cu in (7.4 L) model produced between 1930 and 1937, and a 135-degree side valve 431 cu in (7.1 L) between 1938 and 1940. Both were used in its most luxurious model line, the Cadillac V-16.
1958 Cadillac Series 60S, 62, 70, 75 Fisher Fleetwood. All models were equipped with the 365 cu. in. (6.0L) V8; Series 60S Fleetwood – 133 in wheelbase; Series 62 – 129.5 in wheelbase; Eldorado – 129.5 in wheelbase 4 door option replaced with Special Coupe by special order only in limited quantities; Series 70 Eldorado Brougham – 126 in ...
Buick Roadmaster (1938-1939) Cadillac Series 72/75 (1938-1940) Cadillac Sixty Special (1938–1941) Cadillac V-16 Series 90 (1938-1940) International Harvester D Series Metro Van (1938–1940) Oldsmobile Series 60 (1938-1940) Oldsmobile Series 70 (1938-1940)
LaSalle was an American brand of luxury automobiles manufactured and marketed, as a separate brand, by General Motors' Cadillac division from 1927 through 1940. Alfred P. Sloan, GM's Chairman of the Board, developed the concept for four new GM marques - LaSalle, Marquette, Viking and Pontiac - paired with already established brands to fill price gaps he perceived in the General Motors product ...
The Cadillac Sixteen is a concept car first developed and presented by Cadillac in 2003. The vehicle is equipped with a Cadillac proprietary-developed aluminum 32-valve V16 engine displacing 13.6 liters (829 cu. in; 13,584 cc), which was exclusive to the Sixteen and based on the GM Generation IV LS architecture. [ 4 ]
The Cadillac V16 engine was initially produced with a displacement of 452 cu in (7.4 L), OHV and a V-angle of 45 degrees. For the 1938 Series 90, the engine was revised to a displacement of 431 cu in (7,062.8 cm 3), a flathead valvetrain and a V-angle of 135 degrees (the latter in order to achieve a lower cowl height). This 431 cu. in. version ...
More significantly, the V-12 cost about $2,000 less for each bodystyle, starting at $3,795 ($76,033 in 2023 dollars [4]). The Cadillac V-12 might have been lower in prestige than the Cadillac V-16, but it joined a select group of 1930s cars with multicylinder engines, namely those manufactured by Auburn, Franklin, Hispano-Suiza, Horch, Lagonda ...