1938 Cadillac V16 - GM Heritage Center

cumbersomeness so typical of other large cars. Greater
over-all length, longer, wider, lower coachcraft and,
more important, extremely great glass areas in windows
and windshield are all combined to give the new Fleetwood
an exterior appearance of a truly fine car. The
new Cadillac Fleetwoods are the most distinctive in
appearance among all fine cars. They resemble no other
fine car in any detail.
Fleetwood Frontal Appearance
At the front the radiator grille is wider, more
massive and boldly designed. The vee is deeply curved,
flowing into the plane of the hood side panels at the
top, but recurving outward into the plane of the fender
fronts in the lower portion. Three vertical chrome bars
divide the junction of the radiator grille from the
fender fronts.
Headlamps are long and streamlined. Although
mounted upon the massively sweeping fenders, they
actually appear to be partially submerged within them.
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