Find or Sell Used Cars, Trucks, and SUVs in USA

Unrestored Survivor 1936 Cadillac V12 Fleetwood Limousine Series 85 7 Passenger on 2040-cars

Year:1936 Mileage:100000
Location:

Santa Paula, California, United States

Santa Paula, California, United States
Advertising:

For your consideration is one very rare original 1936 Cadillac V12 Fleetwood Limousine Series 85 7 passenger vehicle.  It is equipped with a factory installed divider window, 2 jump seats, 2 spare wheels, 2 clocks, 2 ashtrays, a microphone, and luggage rack. This Cadillac was delivered new to Don Lee Cadillac in Los Angeles California, which later became Hillcrest Cadillac. We have the original build sheet on this vehicle. This vintage 1936 Cadillac is a true survivor still retaining its original paint and original interior! The work that has been done on the vehicle so far is as follows: The radiator, valves, brakes, carburetors, fuel pump and fuel tank. It is missing one spare tire hub cap, the lens on the speedometer & clock, the needle on the speedometer, the left jump seat back rest and one ashtray. If you are a lover of rare old vintage Cadillacs then this vehicle would be a great vintage project for you to complete. Winning buyer is fully responsible for covering all shipping costs involved in shipping this rare vintage classic American Made vehicle.   

A Short History On The Series 80/85 (1936–1937)

The Cadillac V-12 was renamed the Series 80 and 85 in 1936.The Series 80 and 85 featured a 131" and 138" wheelbase respectively.All V-12s were now Fleetwood bodied and had Turret Tops.A total of 901 V-12s were sold in 1936.In 1937 the Series 80 was dropped leaving only the long wheelbase Series 85.The only significant mechanical changes were the adoption of an oil-bath air cleaner and a pressure radiator cap.Sales were only 478.The Series 85 was discontinued at the end of 1937.

Model years 1936–1937
Body and chassis
Platform Series 80: C-body
Series 85: D-body
Related Series 80:
Cadillac Series 70
Buick Roadmaster

Series 85:
Cadillac Series 90
Cadillac Series 75
Buick Limited
Dimensions
Wheelbase Series 80: 131.0 in (3,327 mm)
Series 85: 138.0 in (3,505 mm)
Commercial: 156.0 in (3,962 mm)
Length Series 80: 206.3 in (5,240 mm)
1936 Series 85: 213.5 in (5,420 mm)
1937 Series 85: 215.9 in (5,480 mm)
Width 74.4 in (1,890 mm)
Height 69.5 in (1,770 mm)
Curb weight 4,900–5,500 lb (2,200–2,500 kg)

Engine Type
Type45 degree, overhead valve.
CylindersTwelve Cylinders.
BlockCast iron block on aluminum crankcase.
Bore & Stroke79.4mm x 101.6mm
Displacement6.035 Liter
Compression Ratio6.0:1 std. 5.65:1 opt.
Brake Horsepower150 hp @ 3600 rpm
Power112 kW @ 3600 rpm
Main bearingsFour.
Valve liftersMechanical with hydraulic silencer on rocker bushing.
CarburetorDual Detroit lubricator, type R-13, L-13, Model 51.


Drivetrain
TransmissionSelective, synchro transmission
Speeds3 Forward, 1 Reverse
ControlsLeft Hand Drive, center control, emergency lever at left under panel (rhd opt).
ClutchSingle disc clutch
DriveShaft drive Hotchkiss
AxleSemifloating rear axle
Drive Typespiral bevel drive
Overall Ratio4.6:1 std. 4.3:1 opt.
BrakesHydraulic brakes on four wheels.
WheelsDisc wheels.
Wheel size16 in.


On Mar-31-14 at 09:38:47 PDT, seller added the following information:

         !!!VERY Important updated informationon the car!!!!

The actual original mileage on the car is in fact 34,000 Original miles!

There is "ZERO" Rust on the car!

There is however some dry rot around the rear window wood.

The car has been off the road since 1945!

And as you might guess the car was actually in fact a true barn find

having sat in a barn for many many years before being discovovered.


I am listing this vehicle for an elderly friend of ours who is not

computer literate and I did not have all the detailed information needed

in hand when I first listed the car earlier this morning but in order to list it

I hand to put in some sort of mileage so I put in 100,000 which seemed

logical to me at the time but now I see what happens as usual when we

..........ass/u/me! :-) 

Auto Services in California

Zoe Design Inc ★★★★★

Automobile Parts & Supplies, Tire Dealers, Automobile Accessories
Address: 730 Salem St, Temple-City
Phone: (818) 549-9700

Zee`s Smog Test Only Station ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Automobile Inspection Stations & Services, Automotive Tune Up Service
Address: 143 E 16th St Ste A, Newport-Beach
Phone: (949) 650-2332

World Class Collision Ctr ★★★★★

Automobile Body Repairing & Painting
Address: 12228 6th St, Rancho-Cucamonga
Phone: (909) 944-2777

WOOPY`S Auto Parts ★★★★★

Automobile Parts & Supplies, Auto Body Parts
Address: 501 e. Sixth St, Woodcrest
Phone: (951) 340-0001

William Michael Automotive ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Automobile Inspection Stations & Services, Automobile Electric Service
Address: 1800 Richard Ave, Monte-Vista
Phone: (408) 970-0466

Will Tiesiera Ford Inc ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, New Car Dealers, Used Car Dealers
Address: 2101 E Cross Ave, Goshen
Phone: (888) 221-4938

Auto blog

A car writer's year in new vehicles [w/video]

Thu, Dec 18 2014

Christmas is only a week away. The New Year is just around the corner. As 2014 draws to a close, I'm not the only one taking stock of the year that's we're almost shut of. Depending on who you are or what you do, the end of the year can bring to mind tax bills, school semesters or scheduling dental appointments. For me, for the last eight or nine years, at least a small part of this transitory time is occupied with recalling the cars I've driven over the preceding 12 months. Since I started writing about and reviewing cars in 2006, I've done an uneven job of tracking every vehicle I've been in, each year. Last year I made a resolution to be better about it, and the result is a spreadsheet with model names, dates, notes and some basic facts and figures. Armed with this basic data and a yen for year-end stories, I figured it would be interesting to parse the figures and quantify my year in cars in a way I'd never done before. The results are, well, they're a little bizarre, honestly. And I think they'll affect how I approach this gig in 2015. {C} My tally for the year is 68 cars, as of this writing. Before the calendar flips to 2015 it'll be as high as 73. Let me give you a tiny bit of background about how automotive journalists typically get cars to test. There are basically two pools of vehicles I drive on a regular basis: media fleet vehicles and those available on "first drive" programs. The latter group is pretty self-explanatory. Journalists are gathered in one location (sometimes local, sometimes far-flung) with a new model(s), there's usually a day of driving, then we report back to you with our impressions. Media fleet vehicles are different. These are distributed to publications and individual journalists far and wide, and the test period goes from a few days to a week or more. Whereas first drives almost always result in a piece of review content, fleet loans only sometimes do. Other times they serve to give context about brands, segments, technology and the like, to editors and writers. So, adding up the loans I've had out of the press fleet and things I've driven at events, my tally for the year is 68 cars, as of this writing. Before the calendar flips to 2015, it'll be as high as 73. At one of the buff books like Car and Driver or Motor Trend, reviewers might rotate through five cars a week, or more. I know that number sounds high, but as best I can tell, it's pretty average for the full-time professionals in this business.

Cadillac Elmiraj Concept slinks in Leno's Garage

Wed, 28 Aug 2013

Jay Leno's Garage has moved to Pebble Beach for the week. This time around, the affable comedian is taking a look at the Cadillac Elmiraj Concept that debuted during the Monterey car week, and is talking to General Motors vice president of global design, Ed Welburn.
There's plenty of reminiscing about what concept cars were like when these two were kids, before a fairly deep dive into the striking Elmiraj Concept itself. Welburn shares a few anecdotes about the design process behind the two-door concept, including how his designers changed his mind on the grille design.
After bringing up the Cimarron, Leno makes a solid point that the Elmiraj would be a solid production car that could even spawn a four-door variant. We couldn't agree more. Take a look below for the full video from Jay Leno's Garage.

Driving the 2016 Cadillac CTS-V at the old Elkhart Lake road course

Wed, Jun 24 2015

The placid community around Elkart Lake, WI, looks about as far removed from a glorious motorsport venue as you can imagine. A turn of the century downtown gives way to old-school resorts, beaches, and boat launches around the picturesque lake, with farms framing the rolling hills all around. But it was those very same meandering country lanes that gave birth to one of America's greatest racing circuits, some 65 years ago. Between the first race in 1950 and the opening of the dedicated Road America track in 1956, the roads around Elkhart Lake provided the setting for some great post-war racing. Competing on public streets was ultimately outlawed across the country, but not before drivers risked life and limb in the name of glory in the Wisconsin summer. Cadillac asked us out to the area recently, not to talk racing history, but to look forward at one of the most track capable cars the company has ever offered: the 2016 CTS-V. We got to drive the 640-horsepower beastie for an entire morning of hot laps at Road America, but unfortunately, we're not allowed to tell you about all of that right now. You'll have to wait until the embargo lifts on August 3, at which point we promise a full recounting of our adventure. Having the CTS-V for a full two days though, and in the spirit of the motorsport that imbues the air in Elkhart Lake, we took the Cadillac on a drive around the old 6.5-mile road course. Come for the new Caddy, but stick around to find out what the hell Wacker's Wend is. Cadillac Luxury Performance Videos