Impressive ! How wonderful that Cadillac had , at that time a V8 motor , perfectly capable of powering this imposing limousine , yet they chose to still offer the option of the fabulous V16 for those Few who absolutely demanded only the very best , and who were able to pay the very high premium that was asked for it.
What a beautiful car, my parents married in '48 and my dad had a '39 Chevrolet that was a awesome car but this is just pure beauty ❤, thanks so much for sharing and as always "Howdy from Texas "!! Keep'em coming, really loving the channel
As a boy, I walked past one of these cars every day on the way to school. That was back in 1964. I asked my dad about it, and he didn't even know it was there; parked on the side street, away from view. Then he walked me there on a Saturday morning, and told me all he knew about the car (my dad was a car nut too, having owned a Cord coffin nose at one point before WW2). Mentioned that I should take a real good look, because I would never see another one for the rest of my life. And he was right. Whoever owned it, either sold it or moved away a couple of years later, and I've never seen another one. But I would often stop by the old car, and try to appreciate what I could. It was clearly old; the upholstery was faded, but not worn out anywhere; the car often had dust and leaves on it from the trees it was parked under. The owner clearly didn't have a garage or even driveway to park it in. I never did find out who owned it, but once it was gone, I would still remember it, wondering if I would ever see another. Of course, I never did.
I have a similar story to tell. When I was a kid around nineteen sixty, When I would walk past the barbershop I would see a 55 or 56 Packard. Patrician. Dark blue with some light blue on the sides. The car was not too old but I knew they did not Make them anymore. It was such a beautiful car and always so clean and shiny. That is the car of my dreams. ❤
These second gen V-16's had a wide angle about 120 degrees. So each bank of cylinders was way down in the engine bay. Each side had a carburetor sticking up in the middle of the row. Very smooth with lots of torque.
CORRECTION- this is a chauffeir-driven Limousine, with partition & leather Chauffeur bench . A 7Passenger Sedan is considered owner-driver, with NO partition & ALL seats upholstered in same broadcloth.
Lovely car lovely production but I really want to see a car moving that's when it looks it's best. It's meant to move that's why I don't like automobile museums too much they're all packed in and you don't get to see them on the go. When I see a Bugatti Royale I just want to see it moving along the highway.
Was this the last year for the huge V-16?--and also for sidemounts?--I'm guessing that this is a 7-passenger sedan and not a limousine is the fact that there is no dividing window--What a magnificent automobile--any idea of its weight?
Una joya de auto visto en un video pedorro, mala musica y ni un comentario en OFF para saber la ficha tecnica y un monton de cosas mas de este auto, si no sabes hacer un video, PREGUNTA...!!
