Hemmings archive photo. Senior designer Frank Hershey had been working on the rear fender design idea that had first come to him before the war, when Harley Earl led the field trip to Selfridge air b...
The “Bugtussle Caddy” has participated in more than a dozen “Treks.” Photos by the author unless otherwise stated. I couldn’t take my eyes off that Cadillac. Built in 1941, it was older than I, origi...
1953 Chevrolet Bel air (top; image by the author); 1954 Plymouth Belvedere (bottom; image by Jim Donnelly). Editor’s note: This or That is not a comparison report between two vehicles, but rather a f...
I’m free, for the moment. So before they catch me and give me more happy pills, here comes weirdness. Above: Phil’s eight-legged Hudson. One could say it’s a Step-Step-Step-Step Down Hudson. Also, do...
1955 Lincoln Capri Coupe (top image by Richard Lentinello); 1955 Packard Clipper Custom Sedan (bottom image by the author). Editor’s note: This or That is not a comparison report between two vehicles...
From the seller’s description: This is a head-turning, beautiful 1934 Cadillac LaSalle, model 350, four-door sedan . Vin #2103478. I have a copy of the original shipping invoice stating the car was s...
Editor’s note: The purpose of the “Find of the Day” is to promote interesting cars from our classifieds. These are not the actual ads, so to view more images or contact the seller with questions, cli...
From the seller’s description: I have a 1973 Cadillac Caribou . The car has had a frame on restoration less than 8 years . Brand new black leather interior . New tire, rim, brake, steering parts . Th...
Die Besten, damals Damals, als Amerika noch nicht «first» zu sein brauchte, sondern einfach der grösste Hersteller von Automobilen war und Cadillac das Aushängeschild, damals also gab es jedes Jahr e...
Photo by JGBMLG. In the years after Fisher Body removed all Fleetwood body production from that company’s original home in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, to Detroit, residents of the small town reportedly ...
Partially completed 1947 Cadillac Series 61 fastback for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This car must be sold as part of an estate sale. The car was in progress of a major refur...
Customized 1941 Cadillac Series 62 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This was built by me as a tribute car to what was being done in 1941 by shops like Coachcraft, Don Lee & ot...
Date: circa 1956 Location: Casa de Cadillac, Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, California Source: via Palm Springs Automobilist What do you see here?
Photos courtesy Joe Bortz. No coincidence that the nose of Brooks Stevens’ Die Valkyrie concept car not only had the shape of a giant V but also a smaller V-8 emblem within the V: He wanted to make s...
Photo by Aaron Summerfield, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s. It apparently paid to know people who worked at Cadillac during the Fifties. Call ’em up, and whango tango, custom Cadillac delivered to your doo...
Garage find 1960 Cadillac Sedan de Ville for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Abandoned in a garage since the early ’70s. This car is at a location that will be bulldozed in three...
Wednesday, July 20 We had spent the past couple of days in the ’burbs, within one hour from downtown Detroit. But as Michael and I were having breakfast Wednesday morning, we decided we needed to spe...
Rückblick Dass es am vergangenen Wochenende keinen Newsletter gab, hatte einen guten Grund: wir waren zuerst in einem wunderbaren Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS von 1932 an der Targa Florio quer durch Sizilie...
Der Traum vom Fliegen Auch wenn die Vereinigten Staaten erst 1941 in den 2. Weltkrieg eingetreten waren und 1945 als grosser Sieger hervorgingen: die Ressourcen waren knapp in den Nachkriegsjahren. D...
Die Kante Wohin Cadillac derzeit ganz genau will, das weiss wohl auch Cadillac selber nicht. Die einst so stolze Marke, gegründet 1902 und tatsächlich während Jahrzehnten «Standard of the World» (sie...
Garage-kept 1959 Cadillac Series 62 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This vehicle has been garage kept since my great uncle bought it used in 1962. It was garage kept, and he ...
Das Ende Anstatt den eh kaum verkauften 16-Zylinder gegen Ende der 30er Jahre still und heimlich auslaufen zu lassen, traf man bei Cadillac eine heute etwas seltsam anmutende Entscheidung: Man wollte...
Der Konkurrent Es gab ein einziges Fahrzeug, das dem Cadillac V-16 damals das Wasser reichen konnte: Der Marmon 16. Konstruiert ab 1928 von Howard C. Marmon, der am schon im Zusammenhang mit Cadillac...
In aller Ruhe Am 7. Dezember 1929, nur wenige Wochen nach dem «schwarzen Freitag» (der übrigens ein Donnerstag war) an der New Yorker Börse, kündigte Cadillac am Radio ein neues, grossartiges Fahrzeu...
The Ant Farm, the same art collective that installed the Cadillac Ranch, involved another Cadillac in their 1975 performance art piece, “Media Burn,” captured in the above photo by John Turner. Turne...