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1914 Cadillac Touring
Same as 1913 except:
Bodies
- Torpedo body no longer available.
- Landaulet treatment on Coupe.
- Five passenger "Inside drive Limousine" (actually a center door sedan) is a new style.
- Hinged steering wheel and hinged driver's seat cushion facilitate entrance and exit for front seat passengers at right side of car.
- With smaller side lamps, bodies now have the appearance of enclosing the occupants and all the machinery.
Chassis
- Hinged steering wheel.
- Speedometer drive located in left steering knuckle.
Drive line:
- Rear axle changed to Timken two-speed.
Engine
- Second ignition system for auxiliary use only.
- One distributor, one set of spark plugs.
- Fuel tank moved to rear of chassis.
- Hand pump on dash to pressurize tank for starting, camshaft driven pump for running.
- Power tire pump standard equipment.
I.D. DATA
There were no serial numbers for the 1914 Cadillac.
Engine numbers were stamped on top surface of crankcase--in front of and to the left of number one (front) cylinder.
Engine No.: 91005-99999: A-1 - A-5008.
STYLE
| Model Number | Body | Series | Passengers | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | 4-dr. | Touring | 7 | $2075 |
| NA | 4-dr. | Touring | 5 | $1975 |
| NA | 4-dr. | Phaeton | 4 | $1975 |
| NA | 2-dr. | Roadster | 2 | $1975 |
| NA | 2-dr. | Landaulet Coupe | 3 | $2500 |
| NA | 4-dr. | Standard Limousine | 7 | $3250 |
| NA | 2-dr. | Inside Drive Limousine | 5 | $2800 |
ENGINE
| Description | Vertical, in-line, L-head. Four cylinder. Individual cast iron cylinders, copper water jacket |
| Bore & Stroke | 114.3mm x 146.1mm |
| Displacement | 5.997 Liters |
| Brake Horsepower | 40-50 N.A.C.C. H.P.: 32.4 |
| Main bearings | Five |
| Valve lifters | Mechanical -- push rod -- roller cam followers |
| Carburetor | Float feed; made by Cadillac to C. F. Johnson patents |
CHASSIS
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1914 Cadillac Touring
| Standard Wheelbase | 3048mm |
| Special Chassis Wheelbase | 3404mm |
| Front/Rear Tread | 1422mm; optional: 1549mm |
| Tires | 36 x 4-1/2 |
DRIVETRAIN
| Transmission | Selective, sliding gear transmission |
| Speeds | 3 Forward and one Reverse |
| Steering position | Right hand drive, controls to right |
| Clutch | Leather faced cone clutch |
| Drive | Shaft drive |
| Axle | Full floating rear axle |
| Differential | two-speed bevel drive, bevel gear differential |
| Overall ratio | 3.67:1 or 2.5:1 |
| Brakes | Mech. brakes on two wheels -- service / foot / contracting -- emerg./lever/expanding |
| Wheels | Wood artillery wheels, 10 & 12 spoke, demountable rims |
| Wheel size | 27 in. |
| Optional Final drive ratios | 4.07 or 2.50:1 |
OPTIONS
HISTORICAL NOTES
1914 Cadillac Notes
- Introduced July, 1913.
- Innovations: Production two-speed rear axle.
- Model year sales: 14,002.
- Henry M. Leland was president and general manager
- D. McCall White replaced Frank Johnson as chief engineer
- Earl C. Howard was general sales manager
- Cadillac introduces a high-speed V-8 engine in September of 1914 for the 1915 model year
- The last four cylinder Cadillac for 67 years; and the final use by Cadillac of Alanson Brush design features.
- A 1914 Cadillac Touring (engine number 92,524) was awarded the 1913 Dewar Trophy as a result of electrical and two-speed-axle performance during a 1000-mile test conducted in September/October 1913.