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...brought their glistening yearlings to the Show last week, proudest was General Motors. Its litter was six-a full line. Apple of its eye was Cadillac, its high-priced line at $2,395 for the V8, $3,995 for the V-12's and $6,650 for the V16. Built only on order, the V16 remained a limited edition. All Cadillacs have independent front-wheel suspension ("knee- action...
...credited with developing Cadillac's huge, electric-smooth V16 is Lawrence P. Fisher, president of GM's Cadillac division and one of the seven Fisher brothers of body fame. Lawrence Fisher is now a notable art collector but he is also a mechanic who learned his trade at his father's forge and anvil. He had a new car up his sleeve for the Auto Show-a La Salle, completely redesigned and repriced at $1,495, a cut of $750 from last year's figure...
...Cadillac V16 production will be limited to 400 cars, each bearing a plate with its number and the owner's name. Cadillacs and La Salles bear distinctive labels in the upper left-hand corner of their sloping- radiators and have vacuum brake-boosters, last year available only on the two big Cadillacs...
General Motors' chief news was: further gearshift improvement; cars lower to the ground and with more head room; increased luxury of fittings. Cadillac. A V12 in addition to the La Salle V8, Cadillac V-8 and V16. Prices on the eights are lower than in the past twelve years...
Price: La Salle V8, $2,195 up; Cadillac V8, $2,695 up; V12, $3,795 up; V16, $5,350 up. Buick. A straight-eight...