Re: carforce number one

Posted by Guscha On 2011/4/29 3:24:23

Before focusing on the above shown and doubtless wonderful Packards I would like to shoot a glance at the 1938 Cadillac V-16.

"...Two of these huge convertible sedans for 7-8 passengers were built by Fleetwood on a special chassis of 165" wheel base, powered by the mighty sixteen-cylinder engine. They were used up to the mid-fifties as parade vehicles and security cars by the occupants of the White House and their guardians..." [acc. to cadillacdatabase.org]

Dear Lord Keepers of the Privy Seal and especially sole heirs of Packard Twelve knowledge, if possible please spare me to tell that a Cadillac is just an opera showcase for bling bling but a Packard is a car for over-modest gentlemen and so on. Perhaps not for everyone but at least for me that turbine-smooth Cadillac is one of the crowns of US-built prewar cars.






[picture source: LIFE magazine]

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