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This 1931 Cadillac V-16 is one of five examples built with style-4155C Five-Passenger Imperial Cabriolet-Landaulet coachwork as part of the Madame X range between 1930 and 1931. The car was dispatched to its first owner in Antwerp, Belgium, on August 13, 1930, and is said to have later been purchased by a Swiss owner who kept it for approximately 40 years.
Finished in maroon with black fenders, the car is powered by a 452ci 45° OHV V16 that has been fitted with dual Solex updraft carburetors. Additional features include a three-speed manual transmission, vacuum-assisted four-wheel mechanical drum brakes, double-acting hydraulic shock absorbers, 19” body-color wire wheels, dual side-mount spares, a collapsable rear top segment, beige broadcloth interior upholstery, and a sliding central glass partition.
Cadillac’s first range of 16-cylinder cars was launched in January 1930 and remained the company’s flagship offering through 1940. Among the over-four-dozen coachwork choices available on the first V-16’s 148” wheelbase chassis was a subset of Fleetwood closed body styles with 18° slanted windshields and chromed window trim. Priced approximately $1k above their standard-bodied counterparts, the top-of-range body styles acquired the “Madame X” nickname as a reference to the lead character in a popular stage play of the period.
This example was originally finished in Viceroy Maroon with Coromandel Maroon lower panels and is currently finished in maroon with black fenders and shoulder-line accents. The front fenders are said to have been refinished several years ago. Features include rear-hinged doors, chrome front and rear bumpers, a mesh grille guard, a Flying Goddess radiator mascot, a centrally hinged hood with five ventilation doors on each side, a windshield visor, and a fold-down rear luggage rack. The rear quarter of the fabric-covered roof can be folded down behind the rear passengers.