1930 Cadillac V-16 Fleetwood Roadster [452]

1930 Cadillac V-16 [452] in A Successful Failure, Movie, 1934

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
Raul1983 ◊ 2008-12-13 22:22
nzcarnerd ◊ 2008-12-14 09:01	Maybe 1932 Cadillac? Not sure if we can tell which engine. Looks to be on the longer wheelbase though.
fortengo ◊ 2008-12-15 00:28	Agree on Cadillac, but the running board area suggests a 1930-31 model, I think. Two-passenger body, one-piece, folding windscreen, front-hinged door – my guess is a Fleetwood Roadster. It has vent doors, instead of louvres, on the bonnet side panel, and also seems to have storage compartments under the passenger cabin; if I’m not mistaken, on Roadsters of that two-year period such a combination was unique to the V16s.
Ray B. ◊ 2008-12-15 09:37	That storage compartment was designed to stack golf clubs. I agree on a 1930-31 V16.
fortengo ◊ 2008-12-15 12:15	Ray B. wrote That storage compartment was designed to stack golf clubs. Sorry, my wording was inaccurate – I meant those drawer-like ones, a pair on both sides, just above the running board. The compartment for golf clubs http://www.thecarroom.com/files/Cad9SITE.jpg was there on V8 and V12 as well.
MrCadillac ◊ 2008-12-18 23:51	Despite the poor image quality, I too believe it's a Cadillac Series 452-452A V-16 roadster from 1930-31. This is Fleetwood body style #4302 of which 105 units were built.