LOT 311
c.1930 Cadillac/LaSalle V-16 Speedster Custom Engine no. 5100144 (see text)
Sold for US$47,040 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 311
c.1930 Cadillac/LaSalle V-16 Speedster Custom
Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia Auction|11 October 2020, 13:00 EDT|Philadelphia, Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum
c.1930 Cadillac/LaSalle V-16 Speedster Custom
Engine no. 5100144 (see text)
Engine no. 5100144 (see text)
452ci OHV V-16 Engine
Dual Updraft Carburetors
185bhp at 3,600rpm
3-Speed Manual Transmission
4-Wheel Semi-Elliptic Leaf Springs
4-Wheel Mechanical Drum Brakes
*A unique creation
*Powered by a 1935 Cadillac V-16
*Based on a 1929 LaSalle chassis
*Sporting good looks
Previewing in Los Angeles, California by appointment. Please contact [email protected] for scheduling.
THE MOTORCAR OFFERED
Hotrods and customs can come in all shapes and sizes. Some are chopped, channeled, and sectioned, and others are sleepers with big power and minimal external modification. This unique creation is a little bit of everything. Believed to be built off a 1929 LaSalle 328 Series chassis, it later received a 45-degree V-16 from near the end of production in 1935 and a swoopy, boattail body. It is not documented when all of this was put together, or by whom, but the finished product is certainly something to behold.
Long and lean stylistically, the sides of the hood appear to take inspiration from the Duesenberg SJ forgoing the usual manual opening louver doors for rectangular wire mesh. The open cockpit features split folding seats and a dashboard festooned with all manner of gauges—most prominently a H.W. Struck dual arm vacuum tachometer that likely found original use in a truck given its 3,000rpm redline. Heading back, the tail tapers to a fine point with a rear mounted spare behind it.
Given the massive powerplant and minimal coachwork, it will no doubt move down the road expediently. Acquired by the current owner 16 years ago in a level of disrepair, it has since been piecemeal maintained and reported to be a good runner, having been recently started after four years of careful storage. Fitted with a dual electrical system—12 volts for starting and 6 volts for running—it would be a fine machine for cruising around. No matter what, you're guaranteed to never suffer from cylinder envy with a V-16 under the hood.
Footnotes
This vehicle is titled as a model year 1930 Cadillac.
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