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◊ 2011-02-22 14:47 |
1931 Cadillac V8 Club Sedan [355] |
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◊ 2011-02-27 11:29 |
I did some further research on this one, as mentioned here: /vehicle_377880-Chrysler-Eight-CD-1931.html , I thought it might be a 1930 or 1931. It´s not a 1931 as I claimed above, the bodystyle is a little different and the toolboxes are gone, also the 1931 models have a single bumper. Some sources call this body Club Sedan, but most will name them Town Sedan. This is also the name used in adverts. 1931 Cadillac V8 Town Sedan: http://www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/cadillac/31cad/bilder/5.jpg I also see that it´s now been altered to Series 355. This denomination is nowhere to be found in Cadillac sales literature of the period, not even in the internal dealer sales material: ![[Image: 290008-Cadillac_Sales_2_1.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0ge29/290008-Cadillac_Sales_2_1.jpg) ![[Image: 290009-Cadillac_Sales_1_2.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0ge29/290009-Cadillac_Sales_1_2.jpg) It seems we have to go to the workshop manual to find this very internal designation, here´s a sample from the 1930 V16 Service Information: ![[Image: 290010-Cadillac_V-16_1_1.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0ge29/290010-Cadillac_V-16_1_1.jpg) The number refers to the engine size 355 cu in, 452 cu in etc. So this car would be a 1930 Cadillac V8 Town Sedan [353], 353 is the closest we get to a chassiscode for these. Bodystyle is 30152. -- Last edit: 2011-02-27 11:30:47 |
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◊ 2011-02-27 16:23 |
Based on your nice research, will change the listing. (One heck of a beautiful period sedan, BTW!) |
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◊ 2011-02-28 00:51 |
It is indeed a beautiful car. But can someone please explain why the designation "Series 353" is put as modelname? However common it is on websearches or in various modern literature, I suppose for practical reasons since it´s easy to categorize by it, it´s very difficult to find in Cadillac or LaSalle publications from the period. Outside Cadillac management and the workshop literature it seems to have been more or less unknown. |
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