Cadillac Series 370

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Series 370
Production period:	1930-1934
Class :	Upper class
Body versions :	Touring car , roadster , limousine , Pullman limousine , coupe , convertible , landaulet
Engines:	Otto engine : 6.0 liters (99 kW)
Length:	5260-5780 mm
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase :	3404-3962 mm
Empty weight :	2177-2736 kg
successor	Cadillac Series 40

The Cadillac Series 370 is a V12 model built by the US car manufacturer Cadillac from October 1930 to the end of 1934 .

Model history

In October 1930 Cadillac launched the Series 370 with a V12 engine as a new middle model series between the Series 355 with V8 engine and the Cadillac V-16 ; the model name corresponds (roughly) to the engine displacement measured in cubic inches.

In the first model year 1931 (Series 370-A), 6 different versions with bodies from the General Motors bodybuilder Fisher and around 25 variants with Fleetwood were built on two different wheelbases (140/143 inches or 355.6 / 363.2 cm) . Body offered. A chassis with a wheelbase of 386.1 cm was available for special bodies. In terms of price, the 370 was around $ 1,100 above the V8 models and a good $ 3,000 or more below the exclusive V-16.

The 45 ° -V12 (bore × stroke: 79.4 × 101.6 mm) was a version of the V-16 introduced in 1928, shortened by four cylinders, with a slightly higher bore and developed 135 hp.

In 1932 (Series 370-B) 4 versions of the twelve-cylinder (roadster, convertible, coupé, standard sedan) with Fisher bodies on the short wheelbase of the eight-cylinder Series 355 (340.4 cm) were offered, as well as 9 Fisher versions and 22 Fleetwood models on the familiar 355.6 cm wheelbase; the wheelbase of 363.2 cm was omitted. The long version of the chassis for special bodies remained in the program.

The 1933 vintage (Series 370-C) differed from the previous year's models only in minimal details, but the range of models was reduced (3 short versions with Fisher body; 7 standard and 18 special bodies on a long wheelbase from Fleetwood and the long chassis) .

With the introduction of the new Series 10/20/30 models with V8 in model year 1935, which were available on a short but also very long wheelbase (370.8 cm), all V12 models of the year (Series 370-D) on the new long chassis with a wheelbase of 370.8 cm. Only Fleetwood bodies were offered in this series from now on (identical to the bodies that Fleetwood supplied for the V8 and V-16 series); There was a choice of 52 different bodies in a new design with bulbous front fenders set off from the body and a rearward-sloping radiator grille as well as an inclined, in most cases V-shaped, tapered windshield.

In 1936 the Series 370 was renamed the Series 40 . Of the 370, a total of around 9,000 pieces were produced in 4 years.

Data Cadillac Series 370 (1931-1934)
Model year	Displacement (cm³)	Horsepower)	Wheelbase (cm)	Length (cm)	Empty weight kg)	Price (US $)	number of pieces
1931	6032	135	355.6-386.1	533-559	2270-2501	3795-4895	5733
1932	6032	135	340.4-396.2	526-541	2177-2528	3495-4995	1740
1933	6032	135	340.4-396.2	526-541	2177-2528	3395-4845	953
1934	6032	135	370.8	578	2485-2736	3995-6295	1098 (incl. Series 40/1935)

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• Mary Sieber, Ken Buttolph: Standard Catalog of Cadillac 1903-1990 . Krause Publications, Iola 1991, ISBN 0-87341-174-9 , pp. 202-209.