Cadillac Series 370

The Cadillac Series 370 was a twelve-cylinder model built from October 1930 to the end of 1934. It was placed between the V8 Series 355 and the sixteen-cylinder Cadillac V-16, and its number roughly gives the engine displacement in cubic inches. The 45 degree V12 was a version of the 1928 V-16 shortened by four cylinders and produced 135 PS. The first model year, the Series 370-A of 1931, came on two wheelbases with Fisher bodies and about 25 variants with Fleetwood bodies, and a longer chassis stayed available for special coachwork. The range was trimmed in 1933, and in 1935 every V12 moved to the long 370.8 cm chassis with only Fleetwood bodies, 52 of them, in new styling with bulging fenders and a raked grille. It cost about 1,100 dollars more than the V8 cars and more than 3,000 dollars less than the V-16. In 1936 the name changed to Series 40, and about 9,000 had been built in four years.