One car which propelled Cadillac more than any other was the V16. Built to each customer's individual taste, it became an American icon of prestige and helped the company out-perform Packard and their V12. Cadillac initially prepared the V16 to prodigiously power its flagship model with more cylinders than anything else available. The introductory brouchure proudly claimed: ''Sixteen-cylinder powering, complete individuality in style ''that, in brief, is the story of the Cadillac V16.'' ... Read More

1931 Cadillac 452A V16 Fleetwood Sport Phaeton