Cadillac Model Thirty

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Cadillac Inside Drive Limousine (inner handlebars, 1914)
Cadillac Inside Drive Limousine (inner handlebars, 1914)
Model Thirty
Production period: 1909-1914
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Touring car , roadster , sedan , coupé
Engines:
Petrol engines : 3.7–6.0 liters
(22–37 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2692-3048 mm
Empty weight :
Previous model Cadillac Model G.
successor Cadillac Type 51

The Cadillac Model Thirty is a model manufactured by the US automaker Cadillac from 1909 to 1914 . From 1912 the name Model Thirty was dropped, the cars were officially called simply "Cadillac".

Model history

In December 1908, Cadillac presented the new Model Thirty, a four-cylinder model based on the Model G ; At the same time, the production of the single-cylinder vehicles , which had previously formed the backbone of Cadillac production, was stopped.

The Model Thirty used the chassis of the Model G, which was extended from 254 to 269 cm in the wheelbase, and its 3.7-liter in-line four-cylinder, which was modernized with minor changes. By concentrating on a single model series and increasing the number of units, the Model Thirty was offered $ 600 cheaper than the Model G. At first, the catalog only featured open models, namely a four to five-seat touring car and a three-seat roadster. In the spring of 1910, a sedan with a closed rear and a coupé were added. In the same year the engine was enlarged to 4.2 liters. In 1911 the wheelbase was stretched to 295 cm; On the body side, there were now also three-door torpedo and touring car variants, which for the first time had a door on the front left. The engine was further enlarged to 4.7 liters.

In 1912 the name Model Thirty was dropped; In the model series, which had hardly changed in terms of technology compared to the previous year, there was a choice of open touring cars, Phaeton and Torpedo as well as sedan and coupé (which now offered space for four passengers). All bodies now had doors all around. For the 1912 model year, Cadillac was the first manufacturer worldwide to offer an electric starter. In 1913 the wheelbase was lengthened again, to 305 cm, and the engine was drilled out to 6 liters. In 1914, a two-door sedan called Inside Drive was also offered.

In September 1914, after five years and almost 67,000 units, the Model Thirty was replaced by the Type 51 with a V8 engine.

Data Cadillac Model Thirty or Cadillac (1909–1914)
Model year Displacement (cm³) Horsepower) Wheelbase (cm) Length (cm) Empty weight kg) Price (US $) number of pieces
 1909 3707 30th 269.2 unknown unknown 1400 5903
1910 4186 33 279.4 unknown unknown 1600-3000 8008
1911 4692 32.4 294.6 unknown unknown 1700-3000 10,019
1912 4692 40 294.6 unknown unknown 1800-3250 13,995
1913 5995 40-50 304.8 unknown unknown 1975-3250 15,018
1914 5995 40-50 304.8 unknown unknown 1975-3250 14.003

swell

  • Mary Sieber, Ken Buttolph: Standard Catalog of Cadillac 1903-1990 . Krause Publications, Iola 1991, ISBN 0-87341-174-9 , pp. 188-190.