1933 Cadillac V-16 2-Door Convertible by goodoleboy

Photography • Transportation • posted on Nov 05, 2008

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Thirty-four in a series of classic vehicles, captured 9/21/08, at the beautiful Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance, held annually at the beautiful Trump National Golf Club on the beautiful Palos Verdes Peninsula in overpopulated Southern California. For more information on this event, see my posting for 9/28/08. The 1933 Cadillac V-16 Convertible represented extreme luxury in the depths of the depression. Despite tough times, Cadillac fielded an extensively revamped lineup of V-8s, V-12s, and V-16s for 1933. Most notably, the boxy look of the Twenties began to give way to the streamlined look of the Thirties. Featured were fully skirted, flowing fenders and a graceful "windsplit" veed grille, which boasted a painted shell that blended in smoothly with the bodywork. In addition to a longer 149-inch wheelbase, the V-16s received a unique grille, a larger -- and more elegant -- "Goddess" hood ornament, and massive "four-bar" bumpers. Also, the three rectangular ventilator doors seen on the sides of the hood of the V-8s and V-12s yielded to three functional "spears" on the V-16, a theme repeated on the lower front fenders. Basically, the 45-degree, overhead-valve unit consisted of two inline eights sharing the same crankshaft, with each side of the engine having its own carburetion and exhaust system. With a 3.00 x 4.00-inch bore and stroke, it displaced 452 cubic inches. Horsepower was rated at 165. Source: HowStuffWorks Thankx for dropping in, and have a hump day of mind-boggling proportions.

Comments (15)

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tallpindo

1:12PM | Wed, 05 November 2008

This is the kind of car when you see it you wonder why they quit doing it. Was the designer let go or just on a one off contract? Had they sold to both of the people who wanted to buy already? They made a flat head and an OHV version wasn't it worth a 4 valve DOHC or 3 valve SOHC?

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Rainastorm

1:13PM | Wed, 05 November 2008

What a beauty!

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durleybeachbum

1:16PM | Wed, 05 November 2008

A very classy car! Super pics as always.

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Fidelity2

1:27PM | Wed, 05 November 2008

Splendid. 5+.

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bmac62

1:29PM | Wed, 05 November 2008

I am continually blown away by the beauty of these classics. Art in the form of metal, glass, rubber and a bit of fabric. Your photography is uniformly up to the task of showing them off. Bill How did you avoid the crowds that always make their way to these events? This one looks like it was there just for you.

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tennesseecowgirl

1:32PM | Wed, 05 November 2008

What a great car.

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Meisiekind

1:58PM | Wed, 05 November 2008

Stunning wheels Harry! She is a true beauty! I love the reflections of the chairs!!! Well done and I am so glad you got some showers!!! :)

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babuci

2:31PM | Wed, 05 November 2008

Wonderful maroon color and you realy got a pov right. Great info and I like a chair reflection and a cloud give a special effect on a 2nd capture to this fine body.

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