Cadillac

Cyclone

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Credit: https://www.audrainautomuseum.org/styling-the-future/1959-cadillac-cyclone

Credit: https://www.supercars.net/blog/1959-cadillac-cy

Credit: https://www.motortrend.com/features/cadillac-cyclone-ed-welburn-drive/

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Details

Plaque Number

Member Only / 1

VIN

Gold Member Only

Chassis

Member Only

Model Year

1959

Plate

Color

Silver

Interior

Silver Leather

Original Market Specification

Transmission

Manual

Drive

LHD

Last known km/miles

MSRP

Status

Prototype

Owner Instagram

Gold Member Only

Datasource

https://www.below-the-radar.com/cadillac-cyclone-xp-74/

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Information

The Cadillac Cyclone XP-74 Concept was first unveiled at the Daytona 500 on February 1, 1959. It was designed by Harley J. Earl, which was the last "dream car" he designed before he retired at General Motors at the end of 1958.

While the base car is the 1959 Cadillac Series 62 convertible, the finished prototype featured a much smaller dimensions with a shorter wheelbase of 104 inches.

Under the bonnet is a 390 cubic-inch (6388cc) V8 engine that produces at 325 hp, which was all-new at that time. The engine is mated to a 3-speed Hydra-Matic automatic transmission paired with a 2-speed differential, which gives a total of six forward gears and sends the power to the rear wheels.

Sadly, the Cyclone never made it to production. However, it influenced every Cadillac model made, by equipping a Saginaw rotary-valve variable-ratio power steering as standard.

Location History

Country Flag Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States -- -- InfoResides at GM Heritage Museum

Country Flag Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, United States -- -- Info2023 EyesOn Design Automotive Exhibition

Country Flag Newport, Rhode Island, United States -- -- InfoOn display at the 2022 Audrain Concours gathering

Country Flag Newport, Rhode Island, United States -- -- InfoOn display at the 2019 Audrain GM concept car exhibit

Country Flag Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, United States -- -- Info2018 EyesOn Design Automotive Exhibition

Country Flag Warren, Michigan, United States -- -- InfoWas featured at a Motor Trend article from 2016, where Ed Wilburn drove around the Warren Technical Center

Country Flag Amelia City, Florida, United States -- -- Info2013 Amelia Island Concours d'Elégance

Country Flag Daytona Beach, Florida, United States -- -- InfoWorld Debut at the 1959 Daytona 500