1935 Cadillac - GM Heritage Center
1935 Cadillac - GM Heritage Center
1935 Cadillac - GM Heritage Center
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35<br />
BODY<br />
General Description<br />
The bodies are of the same rugged construction<br />
on both <strong>Cadillac</strong> and LaSalle cars but differ in<br />
appointments, trim, beading and other minor<br />
details.<br />
In much of the frame-work construction glued<br />
joints are eliminated and metal brackets are used<br />
to hold the wood parts in place without touching<br />
each other. This arrangement, together with the<br />
.anti-squeak compound used between the metal<br />
/brackets and the woodwork, reduces the possibility<br />
of squeaks and rattles. The anti-squeak<br />
compound is also sprayed on all panels and inside<br />
of the doors before they are assembled to the<br />
wood framework to insulate against noise.<br />
The body panels are of one-piece design with no<br />
separate mouldings. The drip mouldings are<br />
stamped into the roof rail panel, forming an<br />
integral part of it. This construction eliminates<br />
the possibility of wood rot, squeaks and Duco<br />
chipping at these points.<br />
The body is insulated against drumming noise<br />
and engine heat with felt and insulating board<br />
which is finished to blend with the carpet. The<br />
openings in the toe-boards for the controls are<br />
closed with tight fitting rubber grommets.<br />
All bodies are provided with the no-draft ventilating<br />
system, which includes pivoting glass panels<br />
in all front doors and in the rear quarter windows<br />
on 5- and 7-passenger sedans and the rear doors<br />
on Town Sedans and Town Cars, and the cowl<br />
ventilator which is reversed or open toward the<br />
windshield for efficient ventilation. Rain deflectors<br />
are installed at the top of the ventilator<br />
openings to deflect rain or snow when the ventilator<br />
is open. The ventilating panels are controlled<br />
by handles or cranks conveniently located just<br />
below the window.<br />
Hard Shims are used at the No. 1 body bolt<br />
and composition shims at the remaining body<br />
bolts. The body retaining bolts are of special<br />
hardened steel }4-m. in diameter.<br />
The toe and front floor boards are made of<br />
laminated wood. The center piece, however, is<br />
made of steel with felt underneath and around the<br />
edges for sealing against heat and noise.<br />
FRONT<br />
SEAT<br />
The front seat in the Fisher bodies is adjustable<br />
back and forth. In the Fleetwood bodies the back<br />
framework of the seat is fastened to the center<br />
pillars with only the cushion and the back of the<br />
driver's seat being adjustable.<br />
The adjusting lever is located on the left side<br />
rail of the seat. By pulling the lever up, the seat<br />
can be adjusted to any desired position.<br />
The Imperial bodies have no front seat adjustment.<br />
The V-front Fleetwood bodies have an<br />
adjustable rear seat cushion and back, the cushion<br />
being adjusted by a Tee handle at the bottom<br />
and the back by a Tee handle back of the center<br />
arm rest.<br />
An arm rest is provided on both front doors.<br />
Rear side arm rests with slash pockets are provided<br />
on all cars in addition to the rear center arm<br />
rest.<br />
DOORS<br />
Both the front and rear doors on <strong>Cadillac</strong> Fleetwood<br />
Sedans and the front doors on the LaSalle<br />
body are hinged on the center pillar. The rear<br />
doors on the LaSalle and <strong>Cadillac</strong> Fisher bodies<br />
are hinged at the rear and the front doors on the<br />
Fisher bodies are hinged on the front pillar in the<br />
conventional way. Two hinges are used on each<br />
door. Each hinge has two bronze bushings and a<br />
chromium plated hinge pin which is provided with<br />
spiral oil grooves. All-Weather Phaetons have<br />
Fleetwood type barrel hinges, while the hinges on<br />
the open models are all concealed.<br />
An adjusting rod is provided in the front door<br />
so that the weight can be evenly distributed.<br />
This diagonal rod fastens on the door at the upper<br />
hinge at the door center and extends to the bottom<br />
edge of the door on the locking side. At this point<br />
a brass take-up nut is conveniently located so that<br />
the door may be brought to proper alignment. By<br />
adjusting this nut, the door load can be distributed<br />
to both hinges and at the same time if the door is<br />
away from the top pillar bumper it can be adjusted<br />
so that the pressure on the bumper is even.<br />
The dovetails are self-adjusting to facilitate<br />
door alignment. Double dovetails one above the<br />
other are used on the front doors of the Fleetwood<br />
bodies. Single type dovetails are used on the<br />
rear doors of these bodies and on both the front<br />
and rear doors of Fisher bodies. The shoe has a<br />
spring rubber action to keep the door load higher<br />
and more nearly uniform and to assist in opening<br />
the door.<br />
Half-round lock bolts are used. Springs are also<br />
provided to take up the play in the lock bolts. An<br />
oiled spring loaded guide is used to help eliminate<br />
play and to keep the lock bolt oiled.<br />
The door locks are of such design as to permit<br />
the locking of all doors, including the right front<br />
door, from the inside.<br />
The locks are fitted with a pawl lever or trip<br />
button which protrudes inside of the door.<br />
Shutting the door and tripping the pawl lever up<br />
locks the door. Opening the door from inside the
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