1912 Cadillac Touring

1912 Cadillac Touring Model 30, with SELF STARTER

Here's a beautiful 1912 Cadillac Model 30 - the historic first production car with a self starter, and that self starter is still working today !

The former owner lavished attention and love on this car, almost everything has been professionally rebuilt - engine, transmission, brakes, and on and on. He owned it for 12 years, and before that it came from Jess Blaker, the famous horseless carriage collector in Central California.

It is beautifully finished in Blue and black, with correct Nickel trim.

Although it may not appear obvious, this car has a number of nice accessories, which weren't standard at the factory, including

Windshield - windshields were an accessory, believe it or not!
Warner speedometer
bulb horn
exhaust whistle
rim wind clock - which still works and keeps time !!

The work on this list includes Professional engine rebuild, brakes, new top, new radiator, Wheels all rebuilt, a rebuilt transmission - which operates very sweetly I might add - and lots and lots of cosmetic work. The owner wanted this car right for touring, and he got his wish after many dollars were spent. These invoices add up to over $71,000, and the supporting invoices are included too.

What a great looking car!

Although it looks like an antique, this is the first truly modern automobile, with self-starting, and electric lights!

Wonderful in side view. Those wheels were recently rebuilt.

The Nickel plating is very recent, and looks very rich and nice.

I can't stop staring at the deep refinished wood firewall, with the beautiful gauges and accessories. The speedometer works, we work our way left to see the amp gauge, the headlight switch - they work of course - the magneto ignition switch, the rim wind clock, the oil drip gauge, and the gasoline gauge.

pretty!

More lovely nickel.

Excellent leather seats .

Nicely redone steering wheel.

The top is new, and was redone in 2006, correctly and nicely.

Love that dashboard!

Here we see the clutch, the gas pedal, and brake, along with the gearshift. Just below the driver's seat cushion is the ignition switch - this powers the ignition, as well as the 24 volt system to start the car. The 24 volt system is recharged by an alternator driven off the back of the transmission, totally hidden unless you crawl under the car.

An imposing front view

Here you can see the reflections in the paint, and the relative cleanliness of the undercarriage. This car has been driven on tours, so it's not totally spotless under there, but it's still in good order. It should be noted that the left front fender has some paint cracking.

Great!

Here's the engine - it runs great ( it should run great after all the $$$$$ that were spent on it! ) 30 Horsepower 4 cylinder.

Copper water jackets and tubing.

Here's the manifold side.

Another look.

Excellent side lamps.

This is a great accessory, a train whistle - powered by exhaust gas, it makes a very Horseless Carriage like noise.

You pull this ring out to run the train whistle.

Nice linoleum on the floor, too. It shows only the slightest markings from touring use.

All in all - a great car - lots of documentation, a very significant year for Cadillac, and completely prepared and ready to tour now !

It includes lots of documentation, and user guides, and spare parts.