The Cadillac V12 engine was a 45 degree overhead valve V12 that Cadillac built from 1930 to 1937 as the smaller companion of its V16. It was derived from the Series 452 sixteen cylinder engine and was functionally that engine less four cylinders: it kept the V16 four inch stroke but was bored out to 3.125 inches, giving a displacement of 368 cubic inches, about 6.0 litres. Output was rated at 135 horsepower with two carburetors. As with the V16, Cadillac designed the cars to make a statement, so all engine wiring and plumbing was hidden from view. The engine powered the Fleetwood bodied Series 370 models from 1930 to 1935 and the Series 80 and 85 of 1936 and 1937, and it remains the only V12 Cadillac ever offered in a standard production car.
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Cadillac also built a Series 452 engine-derived V12 between 1930 and 1937.
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Cadillac also built a Series 452 engine-derived V12 between 1930 and 1937.
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Output was rated at 135 hp (101 kW) with two carburetors.
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giving it a displacement of 368 cu in (6,030 cc)
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