Fisher V16 job #2901LX, special 7-passenger Sedan [1 only].
In my opinion, this car and the one below were very similar in appearance to Fisher
job #30-X, also described further below. In these two instances, the styling code
did not indicate any basic styling features. The initial digits "29"
suggest the cars were built (or commissioned) in 1929. The second two digits
presumably indicate the sequence in which Fisher built or recorded these special
jobs. Although suffix "L" might mean "leather" (for the roof
covering), in my opinion, in this case, it stands for "livery", that is a car in
livery service at the Cadillac factory. The suffix "X" indicates that the job
was an "ex"ceptional one.
Fisher V16 job #2951LX, special 7-passenger Sedan (same
explanation as above)[1 only]
Fisher V16 job #30X, special 7-passenger Sedan [test car] [1
only]. There is a photo in McC, p.138, top, right, showing a car with a
regular, short 1930 Fisher hood (with vertical louvers) that is identified as style
"30-X". The car that is identified in the Cadillac Master Parts List (MPL)
as "30-X" was indeed a 1930 model [initial digits "30"] but it had
some "ex"ceptional styling features [indicated by the suffix = "X"].
The McC photo shows a regular Fisher 7-pass. sedan on what appears
to be the standard V8 chassis for 1930, in my opinion style 162, which stands on a
134-inch wheel base. If you compare this 7-pass. car with the 7-pass. "Sixteen"
on p.149, center, right, you will notice that the latter car has a greater expanse
of hood ahead of the fender-mounted spare; that car stands on the 148-inch wheel
base chassis of the V16. In my opinion, Fisher would not have gone to the
trouble of tooling up to make just 30-odd special hoods for the 30-odd bodies it installed
on the new, V16 chassis; this would have meant stretching these hoods some 14 inches to
accommodate the larger engine. In my opinion, the Fisher-bodied sixteens probably all were
fitted with the regular V16 hood of the "Madame X" cars, featuring six vertical
ventilator doors and a straight belt molding. Regrettably, none of the Fisher-bodied
sixteens appear to have survived, so we may never know for sure.
In the absence of factory photos or drawings of the
Fisher-bodied
sixteens, one can't be sure if they had the standard Fisher-styled
hood, with vertical louvers, or if they got the new Fleetwood hood
with the six vertical vent doors, such as I have drawn here.
Fisher V16 style 30-152, 5-passenger Town sedan [3
units]
Once again, I am guessing that the Fisher-bodied
"Sixteens" of the first generation
all received the Fleetwood engine hood featuring six, vertical vent doors
Fisher V16 style 30-158, 2-passenger Coupe [3 units]
With a single, rear-mounted spare wheel, the
Fisher-bodied
V-16 coupe drawn here must have been one racy machine!
Fisher V16 style 30-159, 5-passenger Sedan [5 units]
Fisher V16 style 30-172, 5-passenger Coupe [2 units]
Fisher job #LX-2905, Special 5-passenger Town Sedan with
"Madame X" type windshield [1 only]
There are no known factory photos or drawings of
this job; the
above drawing was made up by me from parts of other drawings.
It is only my personal guess what the car might have
looked like
Fisher V16 job #LX-2913, Special 5-passenger Coupe with
"Madame X" type windshield [1 only]
Once again, with no factory photos or drawings to
go on, I made up the above
drawing merely to give a general idea what this unique car may have looked like
1933
Fisher (USA), style 33-168 2-passenger Convertible coupe on
143" wheel base V16 chassis [1 only]