Photo section, 1907 Cadillac

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Unless otherwise specified all photos and illustrations are from Yann Saunders'
collection of Cadillac photos, advertisements and product catalogs,
reproduced courtesy of the Cadillac Motor Car Division and the Cadillac-LaSalle Club

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Basically unchanged for 1907, the single-cylinder Model K runabout and Model M Victoria retained their distinctive and
gracious charm of the previous year.; only the "box" shape of the Gray and Davis brass lamps enables the casual observer
to distinguish between the two years; base price of the runabout was $800, while the Victoria light touring sold for $950

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New for 1907 was this Model M light touring car with so-called "straight-line" body
underscored by the molding through the rear, side-entrance door and the base molding
of the front and rear seats; this model cost $950; two survivors are shown below

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Left: this old photo from the Croger Photo Company of Danville, IL, identifies
the car as a Cadillac 1904-05, whereas it depicts the Model M tourer of 1907
[ Photo: The Huff Report ]

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Also new for 1907 was this Model M convertible runabout with its ingenious folding tonneau
(see top of LH photo); it cost $1000 without lamps; at the right is an artist's view of that
popular car; the standard color for all the single-cylinder models in 1907 was Brewster
green upper with red lower; black pinstriping highlighted the wheels and lower body.

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The first fully-enclosed Cadillac built in any numbers was this single-cylinder Model M coupe, derived directly from the prototype commissioned by Henry Leland, for himself, just over a year earlier, from the Detroit coach builders Seavers and Erdman;
it proved a very popular model among doctors and traveling salesmen.; at $1200, it was the most expensive of the one-lungers

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The 1907 Model M delivery van remained
basically unchanged from the previous year;
priced at $950 it was the favorite of Detroit tradespeople

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New for 1907 were the Model G runabout and touring car, each priced at $2000; the runabout resembled closely its counterpart Model H
of the previous year; it received new, downward sweeping rear fenders; the Model G touring car was an all-new design with a straight-line
body resembling the four-cylinder Model D of 1905; body and running gear of both cars were finished in two shades of the
ever popular Brewster green, the lighter tint being applied to the lower body; the latter was also highlighted with white pinstriping;
Gray and Davis brass lamps continued to be offered at extra cost on both models; the body of the lamp was now cube shaped instead of cylindrical

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The touring car (left) was made less ornate around the rear body and side entrance doors; it was priced at $2500, that is $1250 less than the
Model L touring car of the previous year; optionally available for an extra $150 was Cadillac's cape cart top; the all new Model H limousine
on the right quite clearly was a toned-down version of the highly ornate Model L limousine of 1906; the quarter windows were enlarged, which
- while diminishing somewhat the privacy of the rear compartment occupants - gave the heavy limousine a more balanced appearance; like the
Model G, above, body and running gear of both cars were finished in two shades of Brewster green; white pinstriping was applied only to the
lower body; this year the price was down by $1400 to a more affordable (in 1907?) $3600; brass lamps remained optional items at extra cost

© 1996, Yann Saunders and the Cadillac-LaSalle Club, Inc.
[ Background image: Cadillac factory premises in 1907 - illustration from 1907 product brochure, Yann Saunders' collection ]