- Series 314 update for 1927
- Stylish sport coupe, body style 7000
- Ornate instrument panel
Cadillac's Series 314 replaced the old V-63 model in August 1925.
Considered a 1926 model, it continued to be updated in that
calendar year. By August, however, change was again in the wind, as
new bodies were introduced, coincident with the 1927 model year. In
the Standard line, these comprised a Type 7000 two-passenger sport
coupe and 7040 five-passenger sport sedan. Added to the Custom line
were a Type 7020 convertible coupe and a dual-cowl 1164-B sport
phaeton.
According to Cadillac production records, this comely sport coupe
was shipped on 3 August 1926 to Atlanta, Georgia, for Dr. James
Paullin, who took delivery on 20 October. The body was Duco
Adjutant Gray with a Cadillac Cream stripe. Its subsequent history
is unknown, until it ended up with Charlie Falk of Norfolk,
Virginia. The Merrick Auto Museum acquired it in 1996.
Fully restored, it is now maroon with black fenders and a white
pinstripe. The wood-spoke artillery wheels are painted body color
and have ornate white striping. Wide whitewall 33 � 6� tires are
mounted on demountable rims. The spare tire is mounted at the rear.
There is a black fabric-covered roof with landau irons on the rear
quarters, and a golf-bag door on the right-hand side.
The interior is upholstered in magenta pleated and buttoned mohair.
The instrument panel is a lesson in ornamentation. Located at the
center of the dashboard, it has four semicircular gauges in the
middle, flanked by a drum speedometer on the left and a Waltham
clock on the right. The entire ensemble is decorated with intricate
filigrees. The odometer registers barely 76,000 miles. Engine
temperature is monitored by a dog-bone MotoMeter in the radiator
cap.
This sport coupe model evokes a similar theme that Cadillac
introduced for 1949, then called the Coupe de Ville.To view this
car and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit
the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/hf19.
