Early 20s
[Unknown, USA] Custom
1920
Derham (USA) Custom town car landaulet, McC, p.80
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
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
This 2-door Sedan with mahogany interior was built
for Sussman Mitchell; McC, p.84, lower, LH
The Town Car
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)
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
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
Here's another custom touring sedan, built on type
59 chassis
(McC, p.85, center, RH)
The Club Coupe
The Four Passenger
The Sport Model
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
[ Center photo: ZTV collection ]
The Club Roadster
Others
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
Here's a similar Don Lee job with large, knock-off
hubs on the sidemounted spares
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.
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.
[ Photo: "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
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.
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]
[Unknown, USA] custom 4-door landaulet (?)
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).
Brunn (USA) another Sedan proposal
Brunn (USA ???) Town car
Heimburger (Switzerland) Convertible Town car [HW
collection]
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?
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.
[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
Willoughby (USA) Berline for seven passengers on stretched
Cadillac V-63 chassis (wheel base increased to 145 inches); McC, p.96
