1911 Cadillac Model 30 Touring Restoration Project Pair
Inventory Number: 3009
$55,000
VIN: 56818
Two cars for the price of one. Includes two touring bodies. One body is new and professionally duplicated from the other existing original body.
It also includes one engine (shown in photos), which has been rebuilt and is running on the engine stand.
This is a great opportunity for someone with the time and ability to build and restore two beautiful early Brass Era automobiles.
CADILLAC
In 1902, Henry Ford left the Henry Ford Company with several of his key partners. With Henry M. Leland of Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing Company, they began manufacturing automobiles with Leland’s single-cylinder engine. They named this venture Cadillac Automobile Company after the French explorer who founded Detroit in 1701, Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, and based the logo on his coat of arms. This made Cadillac among the first automotive brands in the world, and they immediately began producing 10 HP horseless carriages called Runabouts and Tonneaus that were almost identical to the Ford Model A. Because of their precision manufacturing and reliability, Cadillac quickly accumulated orders and in 1905, merged with Leland to form the Cadillac Motor Company. By 1906, they were the first volume manufacturer of a fully enclosed car and gained international notice as the awards for interchangeability and reliability began to pile up.
It’s no wonder that General Motors took notice of America’s premier luxury car maker and purchased it in 1909. Together, they founded the mass production of automobiles and many innovations, including the first full electrical systems, Synchro-Mesh manual transmission, the first mass-produced automatic transmission, steel roofs, dual-plane crankshafts, and shatter-resistant glass. Of the three engines they developed, the V8 set the standard. They would go on to make more than large luxury vehicles, producing limousines, military vehicles, ambulances, and even hearses. In the midst of the Great Depression, they introduced the iconic V-16 engine, and sales bounced back and then some by 1940.
To this day, Cadillac automobiles, a pinnacle of GM’s 2.7 million vehicles sold in 2024, remain a global brand of luxury.
Two cars for the price of one. Includes two touring bodies. One body is new and professionally duplicated from the other existing original body.
It also includes one engine (shown in photos), which has been rebuilt and is running on the engine stand.
This is a great opportunity for someone with the time and ability to build and restore two beautiful early Brass Era automobiles.
CADILLAC
In 1902, Henry Ford left the Henry Ford Company with several of his key partners. With Henry M. Leland of Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing Company, they began manufacturing automobiles with Leland’s single-cylinder engine. They named this venture Cadillac Automobile Company after the French explorer who founded Detroit in 1701, Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, and based the logo on his coat of arms. This made Cadillac among the first automotive brands in the world, and they immediately began producing 10 HP horseless carriages called Runabouts and Tonneaus that were almost identical to the Ford Model A. Because of their precision manufacturing and reliability, Cadillac quickly accumulated orders and in 1905, merged with Leland to form the Cadillac Motor Company. By 1906, they were the first volume manufacturer of a fully enclosed car and gained international notice as the awards for interchangeability and reliability began to pile up.
It’s no wonder that General Motors took notice of America’s premier luxury car maker and purchased it in 1909. Together, they founded the mass production of automobiles and many innovations, including the first full electrical systems, Synchro-Mesh manual transmission, the first mass-produced automatic transmission, steel roofs, dual-plane crankshafts, and shatter-resistant glass. Of the three engines they developed, the V8 set the standard. They would go on to make more than large luxury vehicles, producing limousines, military vehicles, ambulances, and even hearses. In the midst of the Great Depression, they introduced the iconic V-16 engine, and sales bounced back and then some by 1940.
To this day, Cadillac automobiles, a pinnacle of GM’s 2.7 million vehicles sold in 2024, remain a global brand of luxury.