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Cadillac 1941-1945

The Final pre-WW2 Models
including Cadillac production during WW2

 

 

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1902-1908 1909-1914 1915-1917 1918-1919 1920-1921
1922-1923 1924-1925 1926-1927 1927-1929 1930-1931
1930-1931 1932-1934 1935-1940 1941-1945 La Salle ads
1946-1949 1950-1954 1955-1958 1959-1960 1961-1964
1965-1967 1968-1970 1971-1975 1976-1980 1981-1985
1986-1990 1991-1995 1996-2000 2001-up  

 


1941
Series 60S, 61, 62, 63, 67, 75 (V8)

 

0844

10.14.40

C

Now a Cadillac for $1345...

[front end]

SEP

-

0844a

?

C

[Modern ad]

Chauffeir at rr door

4)

0845

Oct: 1940

-

An announcement... [GM ad]

[none]

MOT

-

0846

1941

-

Just released - first fashions for '41

[none]

? -

0847

Oct: 1940

-

Cadillac enters the medium price field...

[none]

MOT

-

0848

10.19.40

C

Now you can own a Cadillac...

62 Coupe

SEP

-

0849

1941

C

There's something in the air...

[small view]

BH&G

-

0850

1941

-

It adds so much to the joy of travel...

Limousine

? -

0851

1941

-

Correct in every detail...

Limousine

? -

0852

1941

-

A ride confirms the judgment of your eyes...

Limousine

? -

0853

Feb: 1941

-

Proudly built to be proudly owned...

Limousine

A&D

-

0854

02.15.41

C

Economy - even more surprising than price...

[front end]

SEP

-

0855

1941

C

Naturally America's most imitated motor car...

60S Sedan

? -

0856

1941

C

You can have everything...

62 Coupe

?

4)

0856a

1941

C

Now you can own a Cadillc for $1345....

Blue front ensemble

?

4)

0857

Mar: 41

C

And the world will approve your choice...

62 Coupe

NW

4)

0858

Apr: 1941

-

Unchallenged in the world's esteem...

75 Sedan

AM

3)

0858a 1941 - Presenting the greatest of them all... [front]

?

-

0859

1941

C

New master of the medium-price field...

[front end]

?

4)

0859a

03.10.41

-

Of course there's room

interior

T

-

0859b

03.15.41

C

Now you can afford the finest

[front end]

SEP

-

0859c

1941

C

Now Hydra-Matic Drive...

[front end]

SEP

-

0859d

1941

C

Now nothing stands in your way...

Coupe

?

-

0860

1941

C

Tomorrow's car at today's price...

62 Coupe

SEP

-

0861

04.21.41

C

And owners say «14 to 17 miles per gallon»

[front end]

?

-

0862

05.24.41

C

And it more than lives up to its name...

[front end]

SEP

-

0863

1941

C

Announcing the new Cadillac-engineered...

[front end]

SEP

-
0863a 1941 -

Specialized equipment for every funeral need... [2-page]

[front end] ?

4)

0863b 1941 -

Presenting...the Greatest of Them All (Fleetwood)

[front end +Limo] ?

4)

0863c 1941 -

Lowers price (commercial chassis/car ad)

Chas. +Limo ?

4)

0863d 1941 -

Maintenant la moins chère... (French ad)

[front end] ?

4)


1942
Series 60S, 61, 62, 63, 67, 75 (V8)

 

0864

11.01.41

C

Again you can thriftily come up to Cadillac...

[front end]

SEP

-

0865

11.15.41

C

Again the finest can be yours...

[front end]

SEP

-

0866

1942

-

1942 - Our fortieth year...

[emblem]

MOT

-

0867

1942

-

Cadillac-Fleetwood presents...

Limousine

?

-

0868

1942

C

Again a great new Cadillac... (2-page)

[2 models]

SEP

-

0868a

1942

-

[id] but B&W, grille and medallion only

grille

?

-

0868b

1942

-

Ad for Miller professional cars

'42 hearse

C&S

4)

0868c

1942

-

Ad for Superior professional cars

'42 hearse

C&S

4)

0869

1942

C

Again a low price buys the best...

[front end]

?

-

0869a

1942

C

Better than a rabbit's foot... [Fisher ad]

WW2 tank

?

4)


1943-1945
(Cadillac production during WW2)

 

0869b

1942

C

Time makes good things better... [Valvoline ad]

Mod. B + '42

?

4)

0870

06.01.42

-

Power to win [Allison engine ad]

P-40

T

-

0871

06.20.42

-

We're well into our third year...

P-40

SEP

-
871a ?

-

Since Cadillac is "In the Service..."

P-40

?

4)
871b Feb:1944

-

In war as in peace

[engine]

?

4)

0872

Oct: 1942

-

Wherever craftsmanship counts... [Fisher ad]

[misc.]

MOT

-

0873

Oct: 1942

-

We're doing the job we're best fitted to do...

[tanks]

MOT

-

0873a

?

-

We have the right job to do...

[tank cannon]

?

4)

0874

11.09.42

-

Only the products are different...

P-40

L

-

0875

06.07.43

-

It came out fighting...

[tank]

L

-

0876

07.17.43

-

Commando of the tanks...

[tank]

SEP

-

0877

09.30.43

-

Making its mark on a Nazi Mark IV...

[tanks]

L

-

0878

1943

C

Craftsmanship is still our stock in trade...

P-38

?

-

0878a

Apr.1944

-

Craftsmanship is still our stock in trade...

P-38

?

4)

0879

11.15.43

C

Cadillac's own «V» for victory...

[tanks/engine]

?

-

0880

12.11.43

C

Serving with distinction...

[motor/tank]

SEP

-

0880a

?

-

We're still working to Cadillac standards...

[plane/crest]

?

4)

0881

1943

-

Forty years of «know how» in its nose

[plane]

?

4)

0881a

1943

-

Our fourth year 'in the sky'...

[plane]

?

4)

0882

03.11.44

C

Some go through - some go over...

[tanks]

SEP

-

0883

04.15.44

C

Blood brother to yesterday's Cadillac...

[tank]

SEP

-

0884

04.29.44

C

Stalkers of the hidden devilfish...

P-40s

COL

-

0885

06.24.44

C

In the vanguard of invasion...

[planes]

SEP

-

0886

09.14.44

C

No wonder the Japs are amazed...

[tanks]

SEP

-

0887

09.30.44

C

Cannon on a rampage...

[tank]

SEP

-

0887a

Oct: 1944

C

Ask HIM about Cadillac engines...

[tank]

MOT

4)

0888

Oct: 1944

-

A record that speaks for itself...

[emblem]

MOT

-

0889

11.06.44

C

Pay-off for Pearl Harbor...

P-38

SEP

-

0890

1944

-

Arms for America «Cadillac style»

[nose of plane]

SEP

4)

0891

1944

-

A message from Cadillac to its owners...

P-40

?

4)

0892

1944

C

Peacetime power with a wartime job...

[tank]

?

-

0893

1944

C

Imprint of Cadillac power...

[tank]

? -

0894

1944

C

In training for twenty-seven years...

[motor]

? -

0895

1944

C

We've put 44 million man-hours in the air...

P-40

? -

0896

1944

C

Famous in peace - Distinguished in battle...

[motor]

? -

0897

1944

C

In complete agreement...

[none]

? -

0898

1944

C

Preview of Cadillac power...

[tank]

SEP

-

0899

1944

C

[id] different text layout

[tank]

?

-

0900

07.05.45

C

There's one thing he's sure about...

[none]

L

-

0901

1944?

C

Strictly Super [Fisher armament ad]

B29 bomber

SEP?

3)

0901b

1944?

C

GM-Chevrolet ad [with Cadillac crest]

[armament]

? 4)

0901c

1944?

C

GM-Oldsmobile ad [with Cadillac-powered tank]

[armament]

? 4)

0901d

1944?

C

GM-Oldsmobile ad [with Cadillac-powered tank]

[armament]

? 4)

0902

1944

C

I know what I'll buy first...

[none]

? -

0903

1945

C

Time makes good things better... [Texaco ad]

Sedan

? -

0903a

1945

C

Slugger (Lockheed ad showing P-38)

P-38

? -

0904

Oct: 1945

C

Just waiting for the day...

[none]

FOR

-

3) Ad is missing from the collection
4) The ad in the collection is a copy, not an original

 

Return to The (New) Cadillac Database© Index Page
or choose another selection of ads from the table below

 

1902-1908 1909-1914 1915-1917 1918-1919 1920-1921
1922-1923 1924-1925 1926-1927 1927-1929 1930-1931
1930-1931 1932-1934 1935-1940 1941-1945 La Salle ads
1946-1949 1950-1954 1955-1958 1959-1960 1961-1964
1965-1967 1968-1970 1971-1975 1976-1980 1981-1985
1986-1990 1991-1995 1996-2000 2001-up  

 

© 1996, Yann Saunders and the Cadillac-LaSalle Club, Inc.
[ Background image: excerpt of 1998 Eldorado ad - the fin is that of a 1960 Eldorado model ]