Cadillac Le Mans

The Cadillac Le Mans was a concept car named after the famous Le Mans 24-hour race. While the concept of the Le Mans never went into production, it gave the designers the opportunity to show what they were capable of.

The Cadillac Le Mans was constructed by GM Styling who produced four of the vehicles for the GM of Motorama of 1953.

The car was named Le Mans to celebrate Brigg Cunningham’s participation in the 1950 race driving a Cadillac.

The Cadillac Le Mans was a car of which the GM designers could be justly proud. The body was made out of fibreglass and the two-seater vehicle was given a low profile design.

The design also included Cadillac’s first use of the wraparound windscreen. And the engine was a 250 hp CI V8.

Though never intended for production the Le Mans was showcased as an enticement for visitors to the Motorama to visit their local Cadillac showroom. It also encouraged the stylists at GM to develop the concept further.

One of the four Le Mans on show was taken back to GM Styling, where under the leadership of Harvey Earl further work was done. 

Quad headlamps were added, the first time this had been done with a GM car. The restyling proved to be test bed for a future model, the Eldorado Brougham.

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