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1949 CADILLAC DEALER-INSTALLED ACCESSORIES<br />
By Jay Friedman<br />
If you bought your new ‟49 without many options and decided later that you just had to have one or more of these goodies, all<br />
was not lost. On December 2, 1948, in the “Parts and Accessories Bulletin” below, the Cadillac factory informed distributors<br />
and dealers that many of these were available for sale. The “net” price in the bulletin is what the dealer paid for the item, while<br />
the car owner paid the “list” price.<br />
CADILLAC MOTOR CAR DIVISION<br />
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION<br />
DETROIT 32, MICHIGAN<br />
PARTS AND ACCESSORIES BULLETIN, No. 494, December 2, 1948<br />
TO ALL DISTRIBUTORS AND DEALERS:<br />
Subject: 1949 Accessories Prices<br />
Accessory Name Part # Net List Installation<br />
Radio, Front Compartment 49-60S,61 ,62,75 7258155 62.80 81.00 4.50<br />
Antenna; Fender Mtg. 49-60s,61,62 1455342 8.65 12.00 1.60<br />
Antenna, Fender Mtg. 49-75 1455343 8.65 12.00 1.60<br />
Radio, Rear Compartment 49-75 7241938 93.50 115.00<br />
Installation Kit, Rear Radio (Without E1ec. Div. Lift) 1453217 16.50 20.00<br />
Installation Kit, Rear Radio (With E1ec. Div. Lift) 1453218 16.50 20.00<br />
Radio & Kit, Rear Compt. 49-75 --- 110.00 135.00 12.00<br />
Antenna, Trunk Mtg. 49-75 1444172 10.00 13.50 3.50<br />
Auxiliary Radio Speaker 7258495 12.35 18.85 6.00<br />
Automatic Heating System 49-605.61,62 3122353 79.00 98.50 8.50<br />
Automatic Heating System 49-75 3122354 110.00 132.00 8.50<br />
Standard Heating System 49-60s,61.62 3122931 40.00 50.00 5.00<br />
Fog Lamps (Pair) 49-605,61,62 929089 32.00 40.00 0<br />
Fog Lamps (Pair) 49-75 929122 32.00 40.00 0<br />
Back-Up Lights (Dual) 49-60S, 61, 62 929151 11.50 15.00 3.50<br />
Back-Up Lights (Single) 49-75 929150 7.20 9.50 2.50<br />
Spotlight with Mirror (Left) 49-60S, 61, 62 929117 18.25 25.95 3.25<br />
Spotlight with Mirror (Right) 49-60S, 61, 62 929106 18.25 25.95 3.25<br />
Glareproof Mirror 145416 5.20 6.50 0<br />
Outside Rear View Mirror 1454905-6 3.85 6.00 0.50<br />
Special Steering Wheel 3630079 18.00 22.50 0<br />
Sun Visor 1455598-99 7.50 12.50 2.50<br />
Chrome Wheel Disc (Sombrero Hub Cap) 3508244-821 6.80 8.00 0<br />
Chrome Trim Ring (With Small Hub Cap) 1097728 1.52 1.90 0<br />
Windshield Washer 1455132 5.75 8.25 2.75<br />
There seems to be a 35% mark-up between the two prices. Of even more interest is the relative difference between what these<br />
items cost when our cars were new and what you might pay for them today, either NOS or second-hand. For example, a front<br />
compartment radio listed for $81 in December 1948, while its vacuum antenna cost only $12. A working ‟49 Cadillac radio<br />
usually can be bought today for between $50 and $200 depending on your luck or bargaining skills, but a vacuum antenna with<br />
a good mast and which works well is at least that much, if not hundreds of dollars more. Also, while a non-working radio can<br />
probably be repaired for no more than a couple of hundred bucks, to have your antenna restored is equally expensive.<br />
Similarly, a windshield washer set up is $8.25 on the list. While a windshield washer pump is inexpensive today, an authentic