1940 Cadillac Automobile

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Artifact Overview

Cadillac's 1940 models received a revised front-end treatment with fewer, but thicker, horizontal bars in the grille. Two sets of louvered bars were added to each side of the hood. Prices ranged from $1,685 for a V-8 coupe to $7,175 for a V-16 town car. This photo shows a design proposal with a different front-end look.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1940

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

89.1.1734.306

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of William L. Mitchell.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in

Inscriptions

Inscribed in image, lower right: CAD.4750-23
1940 Cadillac Automobile