Cadillac Orleans

The Cadillac Orleans was a concept car that Cadillac prepared for the 1953 auto show circuit and the first four door hardtop concept, with no B pillar between the doors. A Cadillac V8 produced 210 horsepower. It also carried suicide doors, a wrap around windshield, full air conditioning and several early safety ideas, including doors that opened only when the car was in neutral. A compartment in the backrest held an electric razor, a vanity case and a mirror, and a household outlet on an AC/DC converter let owners plug in devices. The Orleans never reached production, and its design ideas did not appear in a production Cadillac until the 1956 Sedan de Ville.