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<strong>1938</strong> C A D I L L A C SIXTY America's Smoothest and Best Performing Eight Cylinder Motor Car The rear compartment is roomy and is upholstered and trimmed in a distinctive style. Complete appointments include a center arm rest. BODY: Five Body Types Unisteel Construction Fourteen Exterior Color Options Upholstery Selections: Six Cloths Four Leathers CHASSIS: 124 Inch Wheelbase Syncromatic Shift Ride Stabilizers front and rear ENGINE: <strong>Cadillac</strong>-built 90° V-type 8 346 Cubic Inch Displacement • 8 • REVISED 12-15-37
T H E N E W SIXTY SPECIAL First to Combine Practical Design \rYith Dynamic Styling Doors of unusual height and width and absence of running boards permit passengers to enter or leave the car with the greatest of eases. ENGINE (Cont.)z 135 Horsepower @ 3400 R.P.M. New Syncro-Flex Flywheel Improved Carburetion BODY: Five Passenger Touring Sedan Structurally All-Steel CHASSIS: 127 Inch Wheelbase Lower, More Rigid, Double-Drop Frame New, More Durable Transmission Waxed Rear Spring Liners The correctly designed Sixty Special provides extensive vision and unusual roominess. It has strikingly low, fleet lines. REVISED 12-15-37
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Page 4 and 5: 1938 Program: I N D E X T O C O N T
Page 6 and 7: T H E N E W C A D I L L A C S The G
Page 8 and 9: 1938 L A SALLE Cadillac Designed BO
Page 12 and 13: CADILLAC CUSTOM A Traditionally Lar
Page 14 and 15: CADILLAC Magnificent Among Fine Car
Page 16 and 17: CADILLAC Establishes a New High Eve
Page 18 and 19: At the receiving room every connect
Page 20 and 21: Developed for and first used by Cad
Page 22 and 23: kinds, are continually being tested
Page 24 and 25: CADILLAC V-TYPE ENGINE DESIGN The O
Page 26 and 27: quently to cancel each other, the i
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Page 30 and 31: the oil is reduced and oil consumpt
Page 32 and 33: V-Type Design Is Inherently More Ec
Page 34 and 35: TWO V-EIGHT ENGINES FOR 1938 Cadill
Page 36 and 37: forward part of the engine do not p
Page 38 and 39: soft, inexpensive cylinder block ir
Page 40 and 41: full compression and more efficient
Page 42 and 43: of these journals and their crankpi
Page 44 and 45: Valve Mechanism All Cadillac-built
Page 46 and 47: directly to the cooling water where
Page 48 and 49: In conventional carburetors this bo
Page 50 and 51: The concentric designed fuel chambe
Page 52 and 53: with that from the end cylinders, g
Page 54 and 55: throughout the speed range from max
Page 56 and 57: The control switch is of the push-p
Page 58 and 59: improves accessibility for servicin
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overflow pipe until it passes throu
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LUBRICATION Engine Lubrication SYST
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portant Cadillac feature is not fou
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The clutch throwout bearing has a s
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New, More Durable Transmission Engi
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The New LaSalle Chassis
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Front X-members are riveted to the
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drop back to its point of attachmen
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standpoint and in view of the resul
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equal length steering cross rods mo
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sorbers have more power to control
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esistor to body movements that it i
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day practically all car owners reco
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ake support plate, hence only one s
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Because' of longer wheelbases and g
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Hotchkiss Drive The Cadillac-LaSail
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L A S A L L E A P P E A R A N C E I
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A front opening hood is used. Since
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INTERIOR L U X U R Y Greater Comfor
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may easily enter the car from eithe
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In front of the driver is the instr
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UNISTEEL T U R R E T T O P B O D Y
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Weatherproofing and Sealing Every p
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Convertible Sedan 5 Passenger Touri
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CADILLAC SIXTY America's Fastest an
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Front View: One of the new Sixty's
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door supporting arm 01 even stronge
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From the side the dynamic quality o
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suggests racing car speed, and conc
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one-half times as much outward visi
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CADILLAC CUSTOM V-EIGHT Cadillac's
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grille from the fender fronts. Ther
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inches. The new Cadillac Custom V-8
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The Cadillac V-8 5-Passenger Sedan
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CADILLAC Most Magnificent FLEETWOOD
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door and trunk lid frames. Every st
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The windshield is higher, wider, ou
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inches more tonneau length and leg
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added to the luxurious Fleetwood eq
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FRONT SEAT MOVES 4-" FROM REAR POSI
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FRONT SEAT MOVES 4" FROM REAR POSIT
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CADILLAC FLEETWOOD 7-PASSENGER SEDA
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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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- & • B m Clack Clock llaaible Wh
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CADILLAC -LaSALLE Exclusive Accesso
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Bulletin No. 24 October 1, 1938 BLU
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Bulletin No. 25 October I, 1038 CAD
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Bulletin M». 26 October I, L938 i
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Bulletin No. 27 October 1, 1983 MOT
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AUTOMATIC BATTERY FILLER FOR ALL SE
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Bulletin No. 33 October 1. 193» GL
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Bulletin No. M October I. 19)18 SEA
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Bulletin No. 35 October 1, 1938 CAD
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Bulletin No. 36A. October 1. 1938 V
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CADILLAC An Owner's Manual covering
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You will want to know— RIGHT AWAY
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Cooling Liquid Level Tire Pressure
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Temperature Indicator The temperatu
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Locks and Keys Maximum protection i
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Cadillac-LaSalle Service Owner Serv
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Suggestions for Safer Driving Carbo
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Night Driving The first requirement
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High Speed Driving Your Cadillac au
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ubrication In order that your Cadil
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Under normal driving conditions, dr
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aintenance Suggestions Body The bod
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Cooling System The attention requir
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Wheels and Tires Use of Jack—The
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License Data Engine Numbers: Series
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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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