Cadillac Type V-63

1924 Cadillac Model 63

1924 Cadillac Model 63

The Cadillac Type V-63 is a large luxury automobile that was introduced in September 1923 by Cadillac as a 1924 model, replacing the previous Type 61. It used the GM C platform and was replaced by the Cadillac Series 355.

The V-63 used an improved version of the L-head V8 engine that made Cadillac famous. The main innovation was a cross-plane crankshaft which improved balance and smoothness. This design required complex mathematical analysis, and was simultaneously patented by Peerless. Both companies agreed to share the innovation, which has now become common. Another innovation in the V-63 was front-wheel brakes.

A line of "Custom" bodies was added for 1925, but the vehicle was otherwise largely unchanged. The line was refreshed for 1926 as the Series 314. It was built at the Cass Street and Amsterdam Avenue factory in Detroit, with the body provided by a number of coachbuilders, including Fleetwood Metal Body in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania.

Bibliography

Matt, Susan (2003). Keeping Up With the Joneses. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
(1923). "V-63 Cadillac Claimed Nearest to Perfection." Washington Post.

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Cadillac vehicle timeline, 1930s–1970s — next »
Type	1930s										1940s										1950s										1960s										1970s
Type	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Mid-size														WWII																																Seville
Entry-level							60			61		61/63					61
Entry-level								65			62						Series 62													6200						Calais						Calais
Full-size																														de Ville		de Ville				de Ville						de Ville						de Ville
Full-size	353	355					70		60S								Series 60S																															Fleetwood Brougham
Limousine	353	355					67/72/75										Series 75													6700						Series 75												FL Limo
Halo		V-12
Halo	V-16																											70		Eldorado Brougham
Personal Luxury																								Eldorado	Eldorado			Eldorado				Eldorado				Eldorado		Eldorado				Eldorado								Eldorado

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