An Exquisite specimen of the Classic Cadillac Eldorado. Cadillac began the 1950s with carefully considered updates to its basic 1948 design, which was good enough to remain popular through 1953. As General Motors designer Mitchell once noted: “A traditional look is always preserved. If a grille is changed, the tail end is left alone; if […]
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1932 Cadillac V8 Phaeton
1932 CADILLAC V-16 SPECIAL PHAETON In 1930, Cadillac stunned the automotive world with the introduction of its breathtaking new sixteen-cylinder models. Sales of the V8 and entry-level LaSalle models were strong in spite of economic hardships, and Cadillac was determined to show its competitors that it was, indeed the Standard of the World. Instantly, the […]
American actor and entertainer Jackie Gleason (1916-1987) stands in a Cadillac and waves upon his return to his hometown, outside Penn Station, New York, New York, August 18, 1962. Smiling from car’s backseat is the famous American restaurant owner Bernard Toots Shor (1904-1977).
American singer and entertainer Frank Sinatra (1915-1998)(center) hands the keys of his Cadillac to actor and entertainer Jackie Gleason (1916-1987)(right) on the street in front of the celebrity watering-hole Toots Shor’s Restaurant. New York, New York, October 16, 1951. Toots Shor’s Restaurant was a restaurant and lounge owned and operated by Bernard “Toots” Shor […]