Cadillac Series 90 Convertible Classic Cars Part 2

Picture Of 1939 Cadillac Series 90 Convertible Classic Cars

All that bulk to transport a pair of passengers for a $5440 price at that might have seemed excessive in the late Depression years. And so it was. After all, Cadillac also offered convertibles in Series 61 and 75, with a marvelous 140-horsepower V8 engine. A Series 75 convertible coupe could be obtained for a mere $3380, and 27 of those were built.

Picture Of 1939 Cadillac Series 90 Convertible Classic Cars

Only 134 Series 90 cars were produced this year, divided among a dozen body styles. But these mighty machines were on the way out. The V16 lasted only into 1940, a final relic of a more glorious era of motoring.

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Cadillac Series 90 Convertible Classic Cars Part 1

Picture Of 1939 Cadillac Series 90 Convertible Classic Cars

Just seven 1939 Cadilac Series 90 convertible coupes with the V16 engine were built in 1939 a hard sell by then, compared to Cadillac's smooth V8.

Picture Of 1939 Cadillac Series 90 Convertible Classic Cars

Massive, mighty, and defiantly magnificent. Those are just a few of the words that might be used to describe one of the last Cadillac V16 convertibles. Riding a lengthy 141-inch wheelbase, this convertible coupe tipped the scales at close to 5000 pounds.

Picture Of 1939 Cadillac Series 90 Convertible Classic Cars

The convertible Model 9067 flaunted its enclosed, sidemounted spare tires and reaching-ahead hood ornament, the latter of which sat atop a burly barrel-shaped grille and still-separate headlamps. But the main attraction lay beneath the hood: a 431- cubic-inch V16 engine making 185 horsepower. Like Cadillac's companion V8, the V16 engine featured dual carburetors, as well as separate water pumps and distributors for each cylinder bank.

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