Cadillac Model B

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Model B
Production period: 1904-1905
Class : Small car
Body versions : Phaeton , Tonneau
Engines: Petrol engines :
1.6 liters
(6.0–6.6 kW)
Length: 2845 mm
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 1930 mm
Empty weight : 589-691 kg
Previous model Cadillac Model A

The Cadillac Model B was the second model from the US automobile manufacturer Cadillac .

Presented at the second, beginning in 1904 and until 1905 built Cadillac it was a constructive modified Model A . The rounded front end plate was replaced by a box-shaped structure and the bent frame of the predecessor gave way to a pressed steel box frame.

Like its predecessor, the Model B was powered by a single-cylinder engine from Leland & Faulconer (type "Little Hercules") that was placed under the left front seat and transferred its power to the rear wheels via a two-speed planetary gear.

The Model B was available in four different versions: as a two-seater runabout, as a four-seater with an additional attachment at the rear (entry from the rear), called a tonneau, as a deluxe two-seater and as a four-seater Surrey with side access to the rear seats.

In 1905, the specified power of the single cylinder rose from 8.25 to 9 hp and the car was delivered with a wider track (154.9 instead of 138.3 cm) on request.

In 1904 Cadillac produced a total of 2319 vehicles, and the following year 4029 vehicles of all series.

Derivatives of Model B

Several other Cadillac models with single-cylinder engines were based on the Model B between 1905 and 1908 .

Cadillac Model K Victoria Runabout, 1906

The individual models were:

  • Model C (Spring / Summer 1905): a Model B with the larger "hood" and radiator of the Cadillac Model F;
  • Model E (1905): two-seater open runabout with a larger engine hood, on which there were side vents;
  • Model F (1905): like Model E, but wheelbase extended by 5 cm, available as deluxe two-seater or four-seater touring car with non-removable tonneau structure and side doors;
  • Model K (1906/07): slightly modified chassis, new body (called "Victoria"), available as a two-seater Victoria Runabout;
  • Model M (1906–1908): like Model K, wheelbase extended by 5 cm, offered as a four-seater Victoria touring car or two-seater delivery model (1907 also as a closed two-seater Victoria Coupé, 1908 only as a delivery);
  • Model S (1908): wheelbase extended to 208.3 cm, available with two different open runabout structures, continuous side running boards instead of simple steps, on request with rear single emergency seat or emergency bench;
  • Model T (1908): like Model S, but with body as an open four-seater touring car or as a closed Victoria Coupé.

Prices for Model C through T: $ 750 to $ 1,350, quantities unknown.

Single-cylinder production ended at Cadillac in 1908; from 1909 the brand turned to the luxury car market with the model Thirty .

Data Cadillac Model B (1904/05)
Model year Displacement (cm³) Horsepower) w wheelbase (cm) Length (cm) empty weight (kg) wPrice (US $) number of pieces
1904/05  1609 8.25-9 193 284.5 589-691 800-900 unknown (approx. 2500 pieces)

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  • Mary Sieber, Ken Buttolph: Standard Catalog of Cadillac 1903-1990 . Krause Publications, Iola 1991, ISBN 0-87341-174-9 , pp. 28-30 and 183f.