1938 Cadillac V16 - GM Heritage Center

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UNISTEEL T U R R E T T O P B O D Y Passengers Ride Within a Tube-Like Unit of Steel 1. One-piece solid steel top: permanent, beautiful. 2. Sturdy shaped steel roof bows. 3. Steel roof rail welded to inner steel body framework. 4. Steel braces welded to sides of inner body structure joined by heavy steel cross member below rear window frame. 5. Steel body panels reinforced with steel. 6. Steel door panels welded together. 7. Two "U" shaped steel bars welded together form each pillar post. 8. Steel rocker panels welded to sides of underbody. 9. Steel floor welded integral with body. 10. Cowl structure one complete unit of reinforced dash, windshield posts and header panel welded to Turret Top. Thus the body is a structural frame of steel in its own right and is joined to the unusually heavy chassis frame by heavy, insulated bolts.
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.iijHjHHHHHI O The 135° V-type Six
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Advantages of Sixteen Cylinders Six
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size and increasing fuel economy. T
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placing these short engines well in
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The nine main bearings assure resis
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LUBRICATION SYSTEM 1 Engine lubrica
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conical spring at the bottom of eac
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cylinders of a bank draw from the s
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more of the radiator is covered by
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clutch. No spring dampeners are req
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This has been accomplished by using
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- In cars using the conventional fr
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are used for durability. Drums are
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Copyright 1937 by GENERAL MOTORS SA
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Right Gasoline The Cadillac V-16 en
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nstruments and Ltontrols Comfort an
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Lighting Controls the hand control
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Starting the Engine Automatic featu
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Authorized Service Stations Tire an
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Starting the Car Stopping the Car S
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Mountain Driving Touring In going u
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Gasoline Economy Tire Life The numb
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the owner must estimate the lowest
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Lubrication Schedule Every 1000 mil
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new plugs if the old plugs are badl
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Whenever anti-freeze is to be insta
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Electrical Storage Battery—The St
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LUBRICATION Check engine oil level
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CADILLAC- LA DATA SALLE BOOK SEPTEM
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INDEX TO CONTENTS—Continued Safet
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A N D L A SALLES FOR 1938 the Great
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V- EIGHT Cadillac Built The front c
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T H E N E W SIXTY SPECIAL First to
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V-EIGHT Roomier and More Luxurious
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FLEETWOOD New* Proof That The Fine
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SIXTEEN Standard of the World The r
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Pistons are likewise graded into 30
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GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION Bulwark
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The unsurpassed degree of Cadillac'
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and three large bearings of the V-8
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much shorter and more compact. Give
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about half the corresponding distan
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lubrication is assured, regardless
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ••ill The La Sall
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and LaSalle, provide their exceedin
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and a rebound cushion. The compress
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which increases its power output to
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is essential to prevent piston-to-b
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automobile. For further Cadillac re
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Zero Clearance • — S 0 -HJ»?==
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F U E L SYSTEM Fuel Pump Fuel is fe
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simple and positive in operation an
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order, and the other supplies those
Page 110 and 111: expansion chamber in the exhaust pi
Page 112 and 113: keeps the battery at its peak load
Page 114 and 115: power Parking Lights. Headlamp beam
Page 116 and 117: Thermostatically controlled radiato
Page 118 and 119: Additional piping, common in other
Page 120 and 121: LUBRICATION Engine Lubrication SYST
Page 122 and 123: portant Cadillac feature is not fou
Page 124 and 125: The clutch throwout bearing has a s
Page 126 and 127: New, More Durable Transmission Engi
Page 128 and 129: The New LaSalle Chassis
Page 130 and 131: Front X-members are riveted to the
Page 133 and 134: within the car as it is driven over
Page 135 and 136: LaSalle and Cadillac Sixty, while t
Page 137 and 138: outside the frame side bar because
Page 139 and 140: Double Ride Stabilizers Ride stabil
Page 141 and 142: Springs are rigidly attached at the
Page 143 and 144: ing surface of cast iron moulded to
Page 145 and 146: On some cars the hand brake acts up
Page 147 and 148: The differential housing is cylindr
Page 149 and 150: L A SALLE P E R F O R M A N C E The
Page 151 and 152: Higher, wider fender catwalks also
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Page 155 and 156: in a new neutral shade which matche
Page 157 and 158: down the tonneau side. The padded p
Page 159: The center panel is an expensive mo
Page 164 and 165: Weatherproofing and Sealing Every p
Page 166 and 167: Convertible Sedan 5 Passenger Touri
Page 168 and 169: CADILLAC SIXTY America's Fastest an
Page 170 and 171: Front View: One of the new Sixty's
Page 172 and 173: door supporting arm 01 even stronge
Page 174 and 175: From the side the dynamic quality o
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Page 178 and 179: one-half times as much outward visi
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Page 182 and 183: CADILLAC CUSTOM V-EIGHT Cadillac's
Page 184 and 185: grille from the fender fronts. Ther
Page 186 and 187: inches. The new Cadillac Custom V-8
Page 188 and 189: The Cadillac V-8 5-Passenger Sedan
Page 190 and 191: CADILLAC Most Magnificent FLEETWOOD
Page 192 and 193: door and trunk lid frames. Every st
Page 194 and 195: The windshield is higher, wider, ou
Page 196 and 197: inches more tonneau length and leg
Page 198: added to the luxurious Fleetwood eq
Page 201 and 202: FRONT SEAT MOVES 4-" FROM REAR POSI
Page 203 and 204: FRONT SEAT MOVES 4" FROM REAR POSIT
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CADILLAC FLEETWOOD 5-PASSENGER FORM
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CADILLAC FLEETWOOD 7-PASSENGER FORM
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CADILLAC FLEETWOOD 2-PASSENGER COUP
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CADILLAC FLEETWOOD 5-PASSENGER COUP
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OPERA SEATS OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT EXTR
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CADILLAC FLEETWOOD TOWN CAR STYLE N
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For the first time the revered pres
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modern design blend into the upperm
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Additional features of the new auxi
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FRONT SEAT MOVES 4" FROM REAR POSIT
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CADILLAC SIXTEEN 5-PASSENGER SEDAN-
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CADILLAC SIXTEEN 7-PASSENGER IMPERI
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CADILLAC SLXTEEN 7-PASSENGER FORMAL
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CADILLAC SIXTEEN 2-PASSENGER COUPE
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CADILLAC SIXTEEN CONVERTIBLE SEDAN
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SIXTEEN CYLINDER ENGINE The 1938 Ca
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for the twelve. Furthermore, as the
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at higher speeds and to be very pro
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Crankcase and Cylinder Block xIn ge
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The nine main bearings assure resis
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LUBRICATION SYSTEM E*ngine lubricat
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conical spring at the bottom of eac
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cylinders of a bank draw from the s
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more of the radiator is covered by
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clutch. N« spring dampeners are re
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This has been accomplished by using
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In cars using the conventional fron
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are used for durability. Drums are
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CADILLAC FLEETWOOD BUSINESS CARS Ca
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LUBRICATION AGREEMENT The value of
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CAD ILL AG - LaS ALLE Owner Service
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CADILLAC MASTER RADIO The new Cadil
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CADILLAC FLEETWOOD RADIO The new Ca
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HEATER-DEFROSTER The new Cadillac H
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LUGGAGE EQUIPMENT Luggage equipment
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MAJOR POINTS OF COMPARISON Cadillac
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MAJOR POINTS OF COMPARISON-Cont'd S
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RODS AND PINS—Cont'd LaSalle Is w
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DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS-Confd VALVE
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IGNITION—Cont'd LaSalle Amperage
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CLUTCH—Cont'd DETAILED LaSalle ^
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DETAILED SPRINGS—Cont'd LaSalle F
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FRAME-Cont'd Width, maximum DETAILE
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CADILLAC^LASALLE PRELIMINARY SERVIC
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Contents Page Body 5 Body Styles 5
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Cadillac-LaSaile Preliminary Servic
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Cadillac-LaSalle Preliminary Servic
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Colors for 1938 Model Cadillac and
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The Instructions, Illustrationa, Al
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UPHOLSTERY c . Carpets, Seats, Cush
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Series CONVERTIBLE TOPS-ROOF COVERI
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UPHOLSTERY Carpets, Seats, Cushions
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'.Serie* l : -CONVERTIBLE TOPS-ROOF
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