The new Cadillacs for 1931 introduced some of the most beautiful styling of the Classic Era and incorporated the ideas of Harley Earl’s new Art & Color Section. Now available in V-8, V-12 and V-16 engine and chassis configurations, choices for luxury transportation were almost endless. This 1931 Cadillac 370A V-12 Fleetwood 4780 All Weather Phaeton from the Academy of Art University Collection is one of 169 built and is one of the most spectacular of the 1931 Cadillac open cars. Although Fleetwood referred to this body as an All Weather Phaeton, it would be considered a convertible sedan by other body builders, and it has roll-down glass windows with chrome frames that fit snugly into the folding tan canvas top.
