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Standard Catalog Of Cadillac 1903-2005, 3RD EDITION

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Better illustrated than the previous two editions, but there are a remarkable number of errors in the picture captions pertaining to year and model descriptions. Anyone using this as a "last word" reference had better look elsewhere.

This book has every specification on all the years and models of Cadillacs. It is an invaluable resource if you are looking for information on any Cadillac. It is especially useful if you buy a lot of them.

this book has a lot of information for the price and also a lot of pictures but there are quite a few errors in the years and models dealing with these pictures, i don't know where the good proof readers are today.

If you liked the 2nd Editon of the Standard Catalog of Cadillac, you'll undoubtedly be disappointed in this edition. This edition trades LaSalle information and price guide for a few more color photos of Cadillacs. While the LaSalle price guide is gone completely, the Cadillac price guide is unbelievably incomplete, leaving out pricing for 1921 through 1925, 1927-28, 1931 through 1935,38, 1940,46, 47,1950,51,52,1954 through 1958,1960through 1962 - and more. This edition leaves a lot to be desired for the true Cadillac/LaSalle aficionado.

it was the only book to have the knowledge and details for his 1938 caddy.
he's got 417 of 475 made and needed specific details that made his car special.

If you really like to read this is a great book. If you like Tables of Standards and lots of model pictures, you will be disappointed. The general organization can be quite different for model to model even if only a year of difference. You may find the item comparison at the first of one model and at the end of the next model. Forget it if you are a research scanner and want to compare the same item from introduction on. You are going to read a lot of words to find out what you want to know. It saving grace is that there is a lot of good detailed information.

I have always been a Cadillac aficionado and wanted another good reference for my collection. My cousin recommended the John Gunnell reference books as a good bet for a well-rounded source. I've read his Ford book and found it to be an excellent source for all things Ford, and therefore decided to order the Cadillac book.

The good news is that this book really is a great reference to have on hand, at least for the relative newcomer to the collector car world. The text is concise for the most part, fairly exhaustive, and the photos are mostly of good quality and in color. The book itself would make a great "coffee table" reference with its colorful covers, large size and numerous photos.

Once inside the reference, however, there seemed to be a lot of errors in spelling and sentence structure. On top of this, many of the photos are mis-labeled as to the model year and body style of the cars pictured. Not knowing much about the earlier Cadillacs of the 20th century, I'm not sure whether I can always trust the captions or not. I also found at least one instance of a block of text in one column being repeated, verbatum, in the next, as if that section had managed to escape the editorial staff. I almost got the impression that this was a pre-publication of some kind that had found its way into the general public before the final revision was released. I don't believe it is, however, it's just odd to me that they didn't seem to edit the book more carefully before its publication.

All-in-all, a wonderful reference book with loads of great information, and I would recommend it wholeheartedly as long as the buyer is aware of the editing "glitches" before purchase. I just wouldn't necessarily use it to win any bets without first checking another source for verification.

A very good book with all the statistics on every model immaginable. Stock Photographs from the original bochures provide the Cadillac feel and elegance. However some of the photos provided for some of the later models are ammature at best, which contributes to the decline of Cadillac quality of the 70's and 80's. Overall a great addition to any Caddy collector.

I owned a 1938 Cadillac when I graduated from High School. It was in it. Great photos of this classic era of General Motors best.

The heart of the book is year by year descriptions of each model, powertrains, options, and features. Some historical facts are noted along the way by year, which adds some context to the vehicle descriptions. This is very much more a reference book than a "coffee-table" book, although this most recent edition is more polished, with full color photos and glossy pages. John Gunnell, a life-long automotive historian, is the automotive books editor for KP Books.

The book is 10.7 x 8.3 x 1 inches and is paper bound, but I have not had any problems with my copies holding up to heavy use over time.

This book has been updated about every 5 years. I have one that ended in 1990, one that ended in 2000, and this one, which ends with 2005. Hopefully we will see a new one out next year that stretches through 2010. If a person could subscribe to this series of updates, I would. I have purchased 3 editions of this book so far -- so mark me as a happy repeat customer.

As a reference book, the Standard Catalog of Cadillac is not perfect. But it is tremendously useful if you are interested in the Cadillac marque at all. It is also an easy reference book to use, and well laid out. I recommend this book for any Cadillac library.