1917 Cadillac - GM Heritage Center

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
In many cases different parts are used on chassis of different wheel base length
and with different body styles. To indicate on which chassis or with which bodies
parts are used, the following abbreviations are used:
Berline (BL) Types 51, 53
Brougham (B) Types 53, 55
••Brougham, Type A, Job 2730 (Bl) Type 57
**Brougham, Type B, Job 3050 (B2) Type 57
Convertible (CV) Type 55
Coupe (C) Types 51, 53, 55
Closed cars (CC) Types 51, 53, 55, 57
Club roadster (CR) Type 55
Five Passenger (5P) Type 51
Imperial (I) Types 55, 57
Landaulet (LD) ....Types 55, 57
Limousine (L) Types 51, 53, 55, 57
Open cars (OC) Types 51, 53, 55, 57
Touring (T) Type 55
132 inch Touring (MT) Type 53
Seven Passenger Touring (7P) Types 51, 53, 57
Seven Passenger Brougham (7B) Type 57
Town Landaulet (TLD) Type 57
Town Limousine '(TL) Type 57
Phaeton (P) Type 55
•Phaeton, first type (Pi) Type 57
•Phaeton, second type (P2) Type 57
Roadster (R) Types 51, 53, 55
•Roadster, first type (Rl) Type 57
•Roadster, second type (R2) Type 57
Salon (SL) Types 51, 53
Sedan (SD) -Type 51
Suburban, Type A, Job 2910 (SBl) Type 57
Suburban, Type B, Job 3140 (SB2) Type 57
Victoria (V) Types 53, 55
••Victoria, Type A, Job 2750 (Vl) Type 57
••Victoria, Type B, Job 3040 (V2) Type 57 •
122 inch wheel base' chassis (E) Types 51, 53
125 inch wheel base chassis (S) Types 55, 57
132 inch wheel base chassis (M) Types 53, 55, 57
145 inch wheel base chassis (A) Types 51, 53, 55, 57
125 inch wheel base cars (F) Types 55, 57
132 inch wheel base cars (G) Types 53, 55, 57
145 inch wheel base cars (H) Types 51, 53, 55, 57
•The Phaeton first type and Roadster first type can be distinguished from the
Phaeton second type and Roadster second type by the bead on the doors and body
of the former.
••Victorias, Type A, were shipped previous to May 15, 1919, and Broughams,
Type A, previous to June 10. Suburbans, Type A, were shipped previous to June
27, 1919.
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