1930 Cadillac V-16 Sport Phaeton
- Engine
- 45-degree V16, overhead-valve
- Colour
- Black with scarlet pinstriping
A 1930 Cadillac V-16 Sport Phaeton (engine no. 702455, body no. 47) of the rare body style 4260, one of only 85 built across 1930 and 1931, with just seventeen authentic survivors recorded. Delivered new to Towell Cadillac of Cleveland on 24 July 1930, the car passed through the Kellogg family before entering the care of New York dairy operator Walden Schmitz, who restored it and earned a CCCA Senior 1st Prize in 1972. A comprehensive later restoration by Oklahoma collector Jim Bradley returned the car to its original black-and-scarlet specification, and it was subsequently shown at the 2005 Oklahoma City Concours and the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$1,105,000
- 1930 →Private saleKellogg family memberpartial documentation
Original purchaser via Towell Cadillac of Cleveland; car was delivered in July 1930 finished in black with scarlet striping. Kellogg initials were noted on the doors.
- → 1998InheritanceJoan Dugganpartial documentation
Daughter of Walden Schmitz; inherited the car upon his death and subsequently sold it in 1998.
- 1998 →Private saleJim Bradleypartial documentation
Oklahoma-based collector who commissioned a thorough restoration returning the car to its factory color scheme; photo documentation of the restoration process is on file. Car was selectively exhibited during his ownership.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownWalden Schmitzpartial documentation
Hamburg, New York dairy operator who acquired the car in the early 1960s, restored it, and actively showed it in CCCA events. After earning top CCCA honors, he displayed the car inside a purpose-built addition to his home.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownGroendyke Collectionpartial documentation
Collection holding numerous V-16 automobiles; the car received routine professional maintenance throughout this period and was shown at major concours events.
Competition
- 1972Classic Car Club of AmericaCCCA Senior 1st PrizeSenior 1st Prize
Culmination of multiple years of CCCA competition entries by Walden Schmitz; the award prompted him to display the car permanently in his home.
- 2005Oklahoma City Concours d'Elegance
Shown by the Bradley family following completion of their restoration.
- 2017Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Most recent competitive appearance, exhibited as part of the Groendyke Collection.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
Walden Schmitz carried out a restoration of the car, returning it to show condition and enabling extensive CCCA competition over a number of years culminating in 1972.
Photographic documentation of the car in this older restored state is preserved in the file, confirming original component numbers on mechanical and body parts.
- —Restoration
Jim Bradley commissioned a full restoration closely matching the factory specification: all-over black coachwork with scarlet striping, though the chassis was finished in scarlet as a visual enhancement. Original structural components including the chassis frame and both axles were retained.
Photographic documentation of the restoration process is included in the car's file. The original Fleetwood body-number stamping in the sill wood was preserved.
- —Service
Regular maintenance carried out to the standard applied across the Groendyke Collection's automobiles during the car's tenure in that collection.
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