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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.
Contents
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
