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Photo Gallery «The noble Cadillac of the failed English king»

In 1941, General Motors delivered a very special Cadillac to the former King Edward VIII of England and his wife Wallis Simpson. It was a one-off built by Harvey Earl and his "Styling Section" and was hardly ever seen in public until a few years ago. Now, freshly restored, it can be purchased at auction in New York. This vehicle report tells the story of the special 1941 Cadillac and its owner Eduard VIII and shows it in impressive pictures, together with archive images of the series counterparts of the time.

Cadillac Custom Limousine "The Duchess" by General Motors (1941) - offered as lot 123 at the RM Auction "Art of the Automobile" on November 21, 2013 in New York

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Cadillac Custom Limousine "The Duchess" by General Motors (1941) - angeboten als Lot 123 an der RM Auction "Art of the Automobile" am 21. November 2013 in New York (© Owner - Courtesy of RM Auctions, 2013)

Cadillac Custom Limousine "The Duchess" by General Motors (1941) - angeboten als Lot 123 an der RM Auction "Art of the Automobile" am 21. November 2013 in New York (© Owner - Courtesy of RM Auctions, 2013)

Cadillac Custom Limousine "The Duchess" by General Motors (1941) - angeboten als Lot 123 an der RM Auction "Art of the Automobile" am 21. November 2013 in New York - Foto aus der Zeit (© Owner - Courtesy RM Auctions, 1941)

Cadillac Custom Limousine "The Duchess" by General Motors (1941) - angeboten als Lot 123 an der RM Auction "Art of the Automobile" am 21. November 2013 in New York (© Owner - Courtesy RM Auctions, 2013)

Cadillac Custom Limousine "The Duchess" by General Motors (1941) - angeboten als Lot 123 an der RM Auction "Art of the Automobile" am 21. November 2013 in New York (© Owner - Courtesy of RM Auctions, 2013)

Cadillac Custom Limousine "The Duchess" by General Motors (1941) - angeboten als Lot 123 an der RM Auction "Art of the Automobile" am 21. November 2013 in New York (© Owner - Courtesy RM Auctions, 2013)

Cadillac Custom Limousine "The Duchess" by General Motors (1941) - angeboten als Lot 123 an der RM Auction "Art of the Automobile" am 21. November 2013 in New York (© Owner - Courtesy of RM Auctions, 2013)

Cadillac Custom Limousine "The Duchess" by General Motors (1941) - angeboten als Lot 123 an der RM Auction "Art of the Automobile" am 21. November 2013 in New York (© Owner - Courtesy of RM Auctions, 2013)

Cadillac Custom Limousine "The Duchess" by General Motors (1941) - angeboten als Lot 123 an der RM Auction "Art of the Automobile" am 21. November 2013 in New York (© Owner - Courtesy of RM Auctions, 2013)

Cadillac Custom Limousine "The Duchess" by General Motors (1941) - angeboten als Lot 123 an der RM Auction "Art of the Automobile" am 21. November 2013 in New York (© Owner - Courtesy of RM Auctions, 2013)

Cadillac Custom Limousine "The Duchess" by General Motors (1941) - angeboten als Lot 123 an der RM Auction "Art of the Automobile" am 21. November 2013 in New York (© Owner - Courtesy of RM Auctions, 2013)

Cadillac Custom Limousine "The Duchess" by General Motors (1941) - angeboten als Lot 123 an der RM Auction "Art of the Automobile" am 21. November 2013 in New York (© Owner - Courtesy of RM Auctions, 2013)

Cadillac Custom Limousine "The Duchess" by General Motors (1941) - angeboten als Lot 123 an der RM Auction "Art of the Automobile" am 21. November 2013 in New York (© Owner - Courtesy of RM Auctions, 2013)

Cadillac Custom Limousine "The Duchess" by General Motors (1941) - angeboten als Lot 123 an der RM Auction "Art of the Automobile" am 21. November 2013 in New York (© Owner - Courtesy of RM Auctions, 2013)

Cadillac (1940) - der V8-Motor (© Archiv Peter Ruch, 1940)

Cadillac Series 62 (1940) - der V8-Motor leistete 135 PS (© Archiv Peter Ruch, 1940)

Cadillac Convertible Coupe (1941) - offene Variante mit vielen Ornamenten (© Archiv Peter Ruch, 1941)

Cadillac Series 60 Special Touring Sedan (1941) - "Five Passenger Touring Sedan" mit Karosserie von Fleetwood (© Archiv Peter Ruch, 1941)

Cadillac Series 61 Coupe (1941) - das Deluxe-Modell für fünf Personen (© Archiv Peter Ruch, 1941)

Cadillac Series 61 Touring Sedan (1941) - für fünf Insassen, hier als Deluxe-Modell (© Archiv Peter Ruch, 1941)

Cadillac Series 62 Convertible Sedan (1941) - mächtige Erscheinung (© Archiv Peter Ruch, 1941)

Cadillac Series 67 Touring Sedan (1941) - auch mit Trennscheibe zum Chauffeur erhältlich (© Archiv Peter Ruch, 1941)

Cadillac Series 67 Touring Sedan (1941) - mit Ausrichtung auf einen Chaffeur als Fahrer (© Archiv Peter Ruch, 1941)

Cadillac Series 75 (1941) - "Five Passenger Touring Sedan" von Fleetwood (© Archiv Peter Ruch, 1941)

Cadillac Series 75 (1941) - der " Formal Sedan" von Fleetwood (© Archiv Peter Ruch, 1941)

Cadillac Series 63 Touring Sedan (1941) - für fünf Passagiere, mit zusätzlichen Fenstern hinten (© Archiv Peter Ruch, 1941)

Cadillac Series 62 Touring Sedan (1941) - für die Passagiere blieb nur ein geringer Teil der Grundfläche (© Archiv Peter Ruch, 1941)

Cadillac Series 60 Special (1942) - mit Trennscheibe und speziellen Armlehnen erhältlich (© Archiv Peter Ruch, 1942)

Cadillac Series 62 Touring Sedan (1942) - einige Designelemente des Sondermodells "Duchesse" wurden hier übernommen (© Archiv Peter Ruch, 1942)