Cadillac V-16s Lost and Found

Tracing the Histories of the 1930s Classics

Christopher W. Cummings (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

284 Seiten

2014
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7570-4 (ISBN)

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For eleven years prior to World War II, Cadillac defied the norms of practicality and produced an extravagant supercar, a 16-cylinder luxury automobile that could be tailored to the customer's every want. Big, thirsty and lavish, it cemented Cadillac's place in the top tier of motoring magnificence. Each of the cars has its own colorful and fascinating story to tell. Driven by a life-long love of the V-16 and an interest in the history of his own car, the author has assembled more than 65 of these tales, gleaned from interviews, books, periodicals and documents, into a liberally illustrated book. Each story is shaped by the people a particular car touched, and the events they lived through together. All are an important part of our automotive and cultural history.

Classic automobile lover Christopher W. Cummings is an attorney. He lives in Manassas, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Introduction delete 1

1. Sic Transit Gloria Mundi

2. Kiwi Cadillac

3. A Ghost Appears Briefly

4. Ferdinand, the Gentle Bull

5. A Veteran Driver

6. Frozen in Time

7. Bound for Spain

8. Message in a Bottle

9. Destination Czech Republic

10. A Somewhat Shopworn Showgirl

11. A Surviving Twin

12. From Parts Car to Show Car

13. A Hybrid of a Different Sort

14. Dealer Demo Special?

15. A Tattered Town Car

16. A Very Clever Car

17. A West Coast Classic

18. The Head Chef’s Coach

19. California Dreamin’

20. David Holtzman’s Car

21. A North Country Convertible

22. Brought Back from the Dead

23. Photographer’s Model

24. Raising Cane

25. Mysterious House Guest

26. The Banker and the Countess

27. Lone Star Legacy

28. Two for the Road

29. Old Red

Between pages 116 and 117 are 12 color plates containing 22 images

30. Paul’s Phaeton

31. Senator Glass’s Limousine

32. Bull

33. Mogul Mobiles

34. A Million-Dollar Cadillac

35. Rollston Convertible Coupe

36. Chariots for the Princes

37. The Baker’s Dozen

38. Charm City Convertible

39. A Coachbuilt Cadillac with a French Touch

40. Styled in Sweden

41. Restoration Interrupted

42. In the Land of the Rising Sun

43. Demolition Derby Veteran

44. A Latter-Day Hardtop Sedan

45. One-of-a-Kind Touring Car

46. We Just Take Care of Them

47. Dry Lakes Record Holder

48. Hot Rod Cadillac

49. The Carash Custom Roadster

50. A Chrysler Lion with the Heart of a Cadillac

51. A Visit with Cadillac Jim

52. Presidential Provenance

53. Old Money

54. A DuPont Convertible

55. Grace

56. Helen

57. A Very Long Sedan

58. Opposition Research

59. Let’s Make a Deal

60. Shiny, Streamlined and Sleek

61. 1938 Town Sedan

62. 1939 Limousine

63. And Power Everything

64. Dr. Brinkley’s Coupe

65. An Air Conditioned V-16 Limousine

66. The Last V-16

Epilogue delete 253

Chapter Notes delete 255

Bibliography delete 257

Index delete 259

Zusatzinfo	224 photos (22 in color), notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	499 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Auto / Motorrad
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
ISBN-10	0-7864-7570-6 / 0786475706
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-7570-4 / 9780786475704
Zustand	Neuware