Lot 785

Fort Lauderdale 2014

1931 Cadillac Series 355-A

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$132,000 USD | Sold

United States | Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Clear styling cues and many technical refinements were passed down from Cadillac’s V-16 and V-12 flagships to the more affordable eight-cylinder models, thereby adding a heightened degree of luxury, refinement, and style to every Cadillac in production. Moreover, Harley Earl’s Art and Color Department, formed in 1927, was in the midst of a stylistic revolution that would catapult the marque to the top of the American fine-car market during the 1930s and for decades to come.

Fleetwood having been acquired by General Motors just six years earlier, made bodies that were available for Cadillac’s V-8 model, and Fisher made eight body styles, including the dashing Roadster offered here. Fleetwood provided the interior for the Fisher bodied cars also.

It is handsomely finished in rich two-tone gray in addition to the combination of the deep paintwork, chrome, and elegant bodywork creating a truly wonderful overall visual effect. The passenger cabin features tan leather upholstery combined with a beautifully presented instrument panel. Touring pleasure is enhanced by the powerful 90-degree, L-head, 353-cid, 95-hp V-8 engine, which is mated to a fully-synchronized, three-speed manual transmission.

This attractive Cadillac has prior AACA lineage and was previously owned by F40 Motorsports’ Wayne Carini. It features dual sidemounts, rumbleseat, radiator grille guard, goddess mascot, windwings, luggage rack, wire wheels, wide whitewall tires and comes with a copy of its build sheet. For those seeking a CCCA Full Classic with one of the most desirable open bodies from Fisher, this model is sure to garner an abundance of attention, whether on the show field or at the many classic touring events available today.