Cadillac was formed from the remnants of the Henry Ford Co when Henry Ford departed along with several of his key partners and the company was dissolved. With the intent of liquidating the firm's assets, Ford's financial backers, called in engineer Henry Leland to appraise the plant and equipment prior to selling them. Instead, Leland persuaded them to continue the automobile business using Leland's proven 1-cylinder engine. Henry Ford's departure required a new name, and the company reformed as the Cadillac Automobile Company.

The Cadillac automobile was named after the 17th century French explorer Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, founder of Detroit in 1701.

Cadillac helped to define advanced engineering, luxury and style early in Automotive History and would come to be known as one of the world's finest made vehicles. Precision manufacturing of truly interchangeable parts was an award-winning industry first in 1908. Cadillac was the first manufacturer to release cars with a fully enclosed cab as factory equipment in 1910. Standard electric engine starting and lighting was another award winner for 1912. Cadillac introduced the first production V8 engine for the 1914 model year. Cadillac was the first manufacturer to utilize the skills of a designer to produce a car's body instead of an engineer (1927). This gave the public a car that looked as good as it performed. Cadillac's engineers were first to design a manual transmission with synchronizers for increased drivability (1929) and were instrumental in the early development of the automatic transmission, beginning in 1932. Cadillac offered a production V16 engine from 1930 through 1940 and introduced the production independent wishbone front suspension in 1934. The marque introduced tailfins for 1948.

This stunning car was delivered to a Ms.Virginia Watland of Albert Lea, MN to her specific order. In 1927 Cadillac offered over 50 body styles with over 500 color and interior combinations in an effort to make their offerings truly bespoke. Only the finest materials were used- the interior trim is all German Silver, and the woodwork is solid Walnut. Powered by the proven 314 CU IN V8, the car were true performers that rivaled the finest cars produced in period. One of only 3 known surviving examples of this body style, one resides in the ACD Museum, and the other one in Australia. This car was restored to an exceptional level, and has primarily been a show car- winning awards everywhere it has been presented. Its a CCCA Premier car. an AACA National First Place Winner among many other Awards.

Offered for the first time since restoration by the estate of the long term owner, this is a rare opportunity to acquire a sporting example of the finest Cadillac had to offer in 1927, with exceptional provenance and documentation.