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The (new) Cadillac Database©
Dream Cars
on
Cadillac Chassis

1920 - 1924

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1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940 1941 1942

WW2 years

1946 1947 1948 1949
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999-up


 

 

Early 20s

[Unknown, USA] Custom

 

1920

Derham (USA) Custom town car landaulet, McC, p.80

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Smith (U.S.) coachbuilding company of Springfield, Mass., built at least one body on the Cadillac chassis in the late teens or early twenties; the accessories, upholstery cloth and trimmings were supplied by the Boyriven company of Paris and New York.  A poor photocopy of the interior of this car (a 3-pass. coupe) was obtained from the Detroit Public Library in Sept. 1994).  Any other information would be appreciated.

[Unknown, Europe] (possibly NL) - circa 1920-21 - three position convertible sedan

 

1920-21

Lee, Don (USA) as above, custom touring sedan, built on type 61 chassis, McC, p.92, lower LH.  This car is similar to one built on the Type 59 chassis, above; with its ornate landau bars and stylish wire wheels, it appears shorter than the previous car.

The Town Coupe

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This town car (left) was built for stage actress, Pauline Frederick, a friend of Harley Earl's;
she also owned a large Don Lee touring car on Locomobile chassis

 

The Mahogany sedan

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This 2-door Sedan with mahogany interior was built for Sussman Mitchell; McC, p.84, lower, LH

 

The Town Car

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This one was built for Mr. Jack Pickford, a Hollywood film director;
he was the older brother of Gladys Smith (aka Mary Pickford - a star of the silent screen)

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I believe this is the same car, although it seems to have acquired
some kind of hydraulic jacks, front and rear (to aid in tire changing?)

 

The Touring Sedan

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The car at right was built for Norman de Vaux, CEO of Durant Automobiles, Oakland, CA;
note the choice of wheels: disc covers at left, wire spokes at right



    
This beautiful survivor, and the excellent photo by Michel Furman, appears to be THE car (or an almost identical one);
missing are the  side-mounted spare wheels seen on the (origonal) old photos; not also the wood artillery-type wheels

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Here's another custom touring sedan, built on type 59 chassis
(McC, p.85, center, RH)

 

The Club Coupe

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The Four Passenger

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The Sport Model

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One of these was built on a Rolls Royce chassis for a Mr. S. M. Spalding
who became the mayor  of Beverly Hills, CA, in 1928

 

The Speedster

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[ Center photo:  ZTV collection ]

 

The Club Roadster

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Others

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This sporty touring "sedan" (?)   with side mounted coach lamps is said to have been Don Lee's personal car;
the color rendering from 1964 is by artist John M. Peckham [I found it and photographed it in GM's styling archives, in 1994]

Left:  Artist's view of the Lee car.   Right: B&W  photo of the time

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Here's a similar Don Lee job with large, knock-off hubs on the sidemounted spares

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This 6-fender touring car was built for Ann May (McC, p.92, center)
it is described also as a sport formal touring sedan with "California" top.
  

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Custom town car for comedian Roscoe, "Fatty" Arbuckle 
(McC, p.85, lower LH)

 

Unknown  (Sweden) Open touring car with a definite Mercedes Benz wind-split look about the front grille. One assumes that the name "Cadillac" appears on both sides of the split windshield. Photo looks as though it had been taken during a dress-up parade or celebration of some kind.  Perhaps our Swedish friends could pinpoint the date and the evenr in question.


[ Phot
o: "Autohistorica" 3/71, courtesy <www.massingnickel.se> ]

 

Uppercu (USA) Special 5p. Victoria [seen GM Styling library, 9/94]

 

1921

[Unknown, USA] possibly Judkins, custom 4-door Brougham; McC, p.82

[Unknown, USA] type 59 touring car with "California" top, McC, p.83

[Unknown, USA] type 59 town sedan

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1922

Brunn (USA) Straight-line body [photo copied in ZTV collection, May 1994] "...makes this a very graceful Cadillac town car";

Derham (USA) Described as a New Cadillac Cabriolet by Derham, this lovely custom town landaulet (in collapsible town car configuration) was reportedly built for service in South America to meet the demands of urban and social usage. The color scheme was black and cream. The interior was replete with luxurious appointments. This special body was constructed for the Export Department of General Motors Corporation.

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Photos: Vanity Fair, September 1922

 

Healy (USA) Custom station wagon, McC, p.88

Judkins (USA) 7-passenger limousine-landaulet, McC, p.89

McLaughlen, J.R. [Cadillac Custom Body Department, New York] Custom station wagon, McC p.88

[Unknown, Europe] Special town car, from French "L'Illustration" magazine

[Unknown, USA] 4-door sedan with California special semi-sedan top, photo in SSA, 1978, p. 27

[Unknown, USA] custom 4-door sedan [photo, below]

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[Unknown, USA] custom 4-door landaulet (?)

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The rear doors are hinged at the center post, which is unusual for a 1922 model;
the visible landau bars on the quarter panel suggest the rear roof may be collapsible

 

1923

Judkins imitation collapsible sedan, McC, p.89

Judkins 4-passenger sedan, McC, p.89

Judkins 2-passenger coupe, McC, p.89

Lee, Don (USA) - circa 1923-24 - Not a Cadillac but a custom Pierce Arrow 66 on 168" wheel base with Cadillac V63 motor by Harley Earl for Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle

[Unknown, USA] Landaulet town car

[Unknown USA] Phaeton with Don Lee "California" top, McC, p.92

Van den Plas glass quarter brougham with coach lights behind driver compartment, special, nickeled luggage grid and folding trunk rack in rear, aluminum paneled body, Triplex glass throughout, black body with crimson lake wheel discs to match interior trim color, interior upholstery in soft leather, interior woodwork in dull-finished ebony, ivory fitments [photo from ZTV collection]

 

1924

Brunn (USA) Proposed "Sporting Sedan Landaulet". Was it ever built? (McC, p.96).  A similar Brunn design (with the curved or "boot-toe" sill) appeared in a 1927 advertisement for lacquer paint (RH image).

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Brunn (USA) another Sedan proposal

Brunn (USA ???) Town car

Heimburger (Switzerland) Convertible Town car [HW collection]

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Hollander and Merrill (USA) Suburban landaulet for H. Bayard Swope, Editor-in-Chief, New York World; McC, p.96.  The designer is  J.R. McLauchlen, custom body engineer with the NY Cadillac dealer, Inglis Uppercu. The small triangular window just ahead of the "A" pillar became a standard feature of the "Custom" Cadillac Series 314, introduced in January 1926.  Were the people at Cadillac inspired by this McLauchlen design?

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Hollander and Merrill (USA) Special Cadillac brougham; McC, p.97. Here is another design by J.R. McLauchlen, custom body engineer with the NY Cadillac dealer, Inglis Uppercu.

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[Unknown, USA] Touring car with "California" top, ex-Harrah collection

Uppercu (USA) Cadillac Limousine with special hood and grille; SIA, 4/1980, p.51;

Willoughby (USA) Town car; McC, p.96

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Willoughby (USA) Berline for seven passengers on stretched Cadillac V-63 chassis (wheel base increased to 145 inches); McC, p.96

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Return to The (New) Cadillac Database© Index Page
or select a year from the list below

[there are dream car photos only in the years that are highlighted]

 

Pick one   >

1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940 1941 1942

WW2 years

1946 1947 1948 1949
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999-up


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