Cadillac Series 355

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Cadillac Series 355 (1931)
Cadillac Series 355 (1931)
Series 355
Production period: 1930-1933
Class : Upper class
Body versions : Touring car , roadster , limousine , Pullman limousine , coupe , convertible , landaulet
Engines: Petrol engines :
5.8 liters
(70-85 kW)
Length: 5150-5410 mm
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 3404-3962 mm
Empty weight : 2029-2333 kg
Previous model Cadillac Series 353
successor Cadillac Series 10/20/30

The Cadillac Series 355 is a model of the US automaker Cadillac built from October 1930 to the end of 1933 .

Model history

In October 1930, Cadillac presented the Series 355 as the successor to the Series 353 , again with a V8 engine.

From model year 1930, the eight-cylinder Cadillac was only the brand's entry -level model after the Cadillac V-16 was released. From 1931, a model with a V12 engine was added with the Series 370 .

Technically, the Series 355 was based on the Series 353; however, the wheelbase was shortened to 340.4 cm. Innovations mainly affected the bodies, so Fisher delivered 6 different closed two and four-door models and Fleetwood 7 open and closed bodies. The overflowing range of special Fleetwood bodies, as was common with the predecessor, no longer existed for the eight-cylinder. In addition, an ambulance and hearse were still available on a wheelbase of 386.1 cm.

In 1932 (Series 355-B) the 355 received a new front section with smaller headlights and a lower roof. The frame was modified, the synchronization of the gearbox improved and the engine with a new carburetor and revised intake manifold brought to 115 hp. On the previous year's wheelbase of 134 inches (340.4 cm) there were only four models with Fisher body (roadster, coupé, convertible and standard sedan). The longer wheelbase (140 inches / 355.6 cm) of the predecessor 353 was reintroduced, on which 9 bodies from Fisher and 8 more from Fleetwood were built, from the five-seat coupé to the seven-seat Town Cabriolet. The wheelbase of the special body versions grew by 10 to 396.2 cm.

The Art and Color Section of General Motors , the first design department in the auto industry, set up by Harley Earl in 1929, bore its first fruits on the 1933 models (Series 355-C) . The tendency away from the purely functional and towards the effect-demanding came to light here for the first time, evident for example from the bulky bumpers with decorative beads and the laterally pulled down front fenders, also decorated with ornaments. The introduction of vent windows for draft-free interior ventilation was also groundbreaking. Despite lower prices, sales of Cadillac models had plummeted as a result of the terrible economic crisis that hit the country (and the world) after the New York stock market crash in the fall of 1929. Fisher and Fleetwood models were still on offer on the two different wheelbases.

In January 1934 the 355 was replaced by the Series 10/20/30 ; by then a total of 15,517 pieces of the Series 355 had been produced.

Technical specifications

Data Cadillac Series 355 (1931-1933)
Model year Displacement (cm³) Horsepower) Wheelbase (cm) Length (cm) Empty weight kg) Price (US $) number of pieces
1931 5786 95 340.4-386.1 approx. 515 2029-2122 2695-3795 10,717
1932 5786 115 340.4-396.2 526-541 2100-2333 2795-4245 2700
1933 5786 115 340.4-396.2 526-541 2186-2328 2695-4145 2100

swell

  • Mary Sieber, Ken Buttolph: Standard Catalog of Cadillac 1903-1990 . Krause Publications, Iola 1991, ISBN 0-87341-174-9 , pp. 202-204.