[ last update:
05.29.2004 ] Best
viewed with a screen image size of 600 x 800 pixels
The (new)
Cadillac Database©
Photo Pages
Cadillac
1924-1925
Return to The (New)
Cadillac Database© Index Page
or go back to the Cadillac photo index page to pick another
year
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
These are the years during which the new, Cadillac V-63 (or Type
63) was made and marketed. Vibrations were further reduced by the use of a new
inherently-balanced, two-plane crankshaft. Introduced in September 1923, they
resembled the Type 61 of 1923 but the hood was slightly longer and an inch taller.
"Cabriolet" roofs (leather-covered) increased in popularity, as did imitation
landau irons to give the effect of a landau or convertible to a closed car.
Windshield posts were narrower, giving an overall lighter look to closed bodies.
Headlights were drum-shaped rather than bell-shaped; they were black-enameled but could be
order with nickel-plating, as could the radiator shell and hub caps. In 1925
nickel-plating became standard; the external sun visor got small, triangular, side
pieces. All models were mounted on a single chassis type of 132-inch wheel base A
new 5 passenger limousine was offered and a roomy sedan for seven passenger joined
the line in mid-year 1924; in 1925 the Cadillac "Coach" made its appearance;
this was a coupe for five passengers. This was also the first year for four wheel
brakes.
In October, 1924, Cadillac brought in the "Custom" line.
Five body styles were illustrated in the product catalog although there were eight in
total.
The distinguishing feature of the 1924-25 Cadillac models were the
new, drum-shaped headlights with the "shield" outline around the glass and a
small Cadillac crest at the top. The "Custom" line was identified by a
double belt molding, a slightly raked "A" pillar (windshield post) and a
"scrolled" radiator shell; the latter feature became standard throughout the
entire line in January 1925.
|  
Easy ID for 1924-25 Cadillacs are drum-shaped
headlights with a "shield" design around the glass and a
small Cadillac crest, top center. The new, "Custom" line got
nickel-plated headlights and a scrolled radiator (right)
|
This is the year that Cadillac bought over
Fleetwood Metal Body Co, of Fleetwood, PA
Additional information on the 1924 models and the
related sales literature may be found in The
(New) Cadillac Database© sections entitled "Descriptions
and Specifications of Cadillac Cars 1922- 1931", "Cadillac and
La Salle Sales
Literature 1920 - 1924" as
well as "Cadillac and La Salle
Sales Literature 1925 - 1929", and "Cadillac Dream
Cars 1920 - 1924" as well as "Cadillac Dream Cars
1925 - 1927".
Further recommended reading includes:
The "Standard Catalog of Cadillac, 1903-2000" edited by
James T. Lenzke, © 2000, published by Krause Publications, Inc., 700 E. State Street,
Iola, WI 54990 [ISBN #0-87341-925-1, Library of Congress #91-61301].
The Standard Line
(1924 and 1925)
The "Custom" Line
(1925 only)
[models are listed, below, in ascending
order of their initial cost]
 
In 1924 the rumble-seat roadster (left) cost the same as the touring car, i.e.
$3,085;
in 1925 (right) it went up to $3185 and got style #1151
|
Very similar in appearance to the 7-passenger touring car, the
1924 phaeton was equally priced at $3,085;
in 1925, it went up to $3,185 and got style #1150
  
Survivors
|
The standard line got this new model, the Cadillac
"Coach", in 1925; the style number was #6010 and it cost $3,185
Similar in outward appearance to the Victoria, this car had larger rear quarter
windows and a full-width rear seat accommodating three passengers; this is Cadillac's
first, true
coupe for five passengers, one of the most popular of all Cadillac styles, pre- and
post-WW2
|
 
In 1924, the roomy sedan for seven passengers, style
#5470, cost $3,585;
it resembled the "Suburban" model in external appearance but the latter had a
longer rear quarter window;
in 1925, the style number changed to #5680 and the price increased to $3,885
|
 
In 1924, the coupe for two passengers, style #5380, cost $3875;
in 1925, this became a part of the "Custom" line, style number #5710, and
cost $3975
Artist's view of the coupe, from period ad
|
In 1924, the coupe for five passengers, style #5280,
cost $3,950;
in 1925 this model joined the "Custom" line; the style number was #5740 and it
cost $4,350
This 1925 survivor illustrates perfectly the special
feature of
the new "Custom" line, being the second belt molding
|
 
New for 1924 was the "Landau", a formal coupe for five passengers
with enclosed rear quarters; it carried style #5290 and cost $4,150;
in 1925, the style number changed to #5700 and the car acquired a stylish,
oval rear quarter window; nonetheless, the price went down to $3,835
|
 
In 1924, the sedan for five passengers, style #5270, cost $4,150
in 1925, this became style #6150 and the price was reduced to $3,835
a "Custom" model, style #5750, right, was added to the line; it
cost $4,550
|
In 1924, the suburban for seven passengers , style
#5260, cost $4,250
[two survivors are shown immediately above];
in 1925, it got style #5730 and the cost increased to $4,950
In 1925, a new limousine version [with division],
style #5730,
below, joined the "Custom" line; it cost $4,950
Two "Custom" survivors are shown, above
|
With division glass, in 1924 the limousine for five
passengers, style #5460, cost $4,400; in 1925, it joined the new, "Custom" line
[style number and cost unknown]
|
 
In 1924, the semi-open-front limousine for seven
passengers, style #5300, cost $4,600;
in 1925, it became style #6030 and the cost decreased to $4,010
A second "Custom" edition, style #5760, right, was added in 1925 [cost unknown)
|
In 1924, the town brougham for seven passengers,
style #5370, cost $4,600;
in 1925, it joined the "Custom" line as style #5770 (cost unknown)
|
Return to The
(New) Cadillac Database© Index
Page
or go back to the Cadillac photo index page to pick another
year
© 1996, Yann Saunders and the Cadillac-LaSalle
Club, Inc.
[ Background image: 1924-25 "signature" headlight casing ]
