Yesteryear Collection

Originally known as the "Standard of the World" the Cadillac is still the Americans prestige car. Powered by a so called "silent engine" this model has 4 cylinders with a total capacity of 6 litres developing 40-50 horse power. The car also had dual ignition and what was then the novel feature of self-starter. Now on display at Harrah's Automobile Collection, Reno, Nevada, U.S.A.

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The Cadillac 1913 is a Model 30 of the American automaker from Detroit. The Model 30 was built from 1909 to 1914, heavier engines were built in later years. The car had an electric starter as a novelty.

The (Y6-3) 1913 Cadillac joined the MOY range in 1968.

Variations/Rarities: The first colour scheme was a light gold body & chassis with dark red seats and grille insert and a smooth dark red roof. It had a brass plated windscreen frame, horn, radiator grille shell and headlights. The first issue had no roof locating tab (windscreen lug) to the top of the windscreen frame and no body cut outs for the seat roof locating pins. Soon the roof locating tab was added to the windscreen frame and soon after the seat pin cut outs were added.
The model was recoloured to a dark gold body & chassis with dark red plastics and 12 spoke brass plated wheels. Late in the run a dark red textured roof was fitted and the last gold body issue was fitted with yellow seats and a black textured roof.
The model was recoloured again to metallic green body & chassis with chrome 12 or 24 spoke wheels and a black textured roof. Initially it had the thin spare tyre carrier but was soon replaced by the thicker version. The green version is usually found with yellow seats and grille insert but light pink, pale blue and light green seats are hard to find. The light green seats version can also be found with red 12 spoke wheels.
There were six different baseplate variations for this model. Baseplate 1, 2 and 3 are found on the light gold model. The gold versions can be found with baseplates 3, 4, 5 and 6 and the green version with baseplate types 5 and 6.

The rare one is light gold without the windscreen lug.
Gold with a dark red or black textured roof or with a wider spare wheel carrier or the green version with thin spare tyre carrier are all hard to find as is the green version with light pink, pale blue or light green seats & grille insert.

This is one of the rare ones in the plated world. It appears in silver and also in the gold version which is found in one of the "Golden Veterans Sets" (Set C).

 

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Gold body & chassis

Glossy green body & chassis

  

Wheel sizes

The light gold and gold Cadillacs
 

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Smooth and textured roofs. The textured examples are less common

Different side lights

Spare wheel carrier with retaining tabs (1) and later issue with wider spare wheel carrier and no retaining tabs (2)

Without & with: (A) windscreen roof locating tab, (B) body cut outs for the seat pins and (C) roof locating tabs

Baseplate type A - 2 'Open' holes with raised perimeters
 

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Baseplate type B - Same as type A, but 'blind' hole in sump

Baseplate type C - Same as type A, but both holes 'blind'

Baseplate type D - No holes, no raised perimeters, incorrect '913' date

Baseplate type E - Same as type D, but full date 1913' reinstated

Baseplate type F - Same as type E, but with 2 'open' holes without raised perimeters

 

Information as from "The Yesteryear Book 1956-2002"
Issue Year of Release Colour Hood Seats & Grille Hood Location Pips Windscreen Lug Body Side Cut Outs Tyre Carrier Type Wheels Baseplate Type Baseplate Rarity Box
1 1968 Light gold body & chassis Smooth dark red Dark red No No No 1 Brass 12 spoke 13mm diameter A LESNEY ENGLAND VR E1
2 Light gold body & chassis Smooth dark red Dark red Yes No No 1 Brass 12 spoke 13mm diameter A LESNEY ENGLAND S E1/F
3 Light gold body & chassis Smooth dark red Dark red Yes No No 1 Brass 12 spoke 13mm diameter B LESNEY ENGLAND R E1/F
4 Light gold body & chassis Smooth dark red Dark red No Yes Yes 1 Brass 12 spoke 13mm diameter A LESNEY ENGLAND R E1/F
5 Light gold body & chassis Smooth dark red Dark red No Yes Yes 1 Brass 12 spoke 13mm diameter A LESNEY ENGLAND S E1/F
6 Light gold body & chassis Smooth dark red Dark red Yes Yes Yes 1 Brass 12 spoke 13mm diameter A LESNEY ENGLAND R E1/F
7 Light gold body & chassis Smooth dark red Dark red Yes Yes No 1 Brass 12 spoke 13mm diameter B LESNEY ENGLAND S E1/F
8 Light gold body & chassis Smooth dark red Dark red Yes Yes Yes 1 Brass 12 spoke 13mm diameter B LESNEY ENGLAND E1/F
9 Light gold body & chassis Smooth dark red Dark red Yes No Yes 1 Brass 12 spoke 13mm diameter B LESNEY ENGLAND E1/F
10 Light gold body & chassis Smooth dark red Dark red Yes Yes Yes 1 Brass 12 spoke 11,5mm diameter C LESNEY ENGLAND R E1/F
11 Light gold body & chassis Smooth dark red Dark red Yes Yes Yes 1 Brass 12 spoke 13mm diameter C LESNEY ENGLAND E1/F/G
12 1970 Dark gold body & chassis Textured dark red Dark red Yes Yes Yes 1 Brass 12 spoke 13mm diameter A LESNEY ENGLAND R F/G
13 Dark gold body & chassis Smooth dark red Dark red Yes Yes Yes 1 Brass 12 spoke 13mm diameter C LESNEY ENGLAND F/G
14 Dark gold body & chassis Smooth dark red Dark red Yes Yes Yes 1 Brass 12 spoke 13mm diameter D LESNEY ENGLAND D F/G
15 Dark gold body & chassis Smooth dark red Dark red Yes Yes Yes 1 Brass 12 spoke 13mm diameter E LESNEY ENGLAND S F/G
16 Dark gold body & chassis Textured dark red Dark red Yes Yes Yes 1 Brass 12 spoke 13mm diameter E LESNEY ENGLAND S F/G
17 Dark gold body & chassis Smooth dark red Dark red Yes Yes Yes 1 Brass 12 spoke 13mm diameter F LESNEY ENGLAND G
18 1975 Dark gold body & chassis Smooth dark red Bright red seat, dark red grille Yes Yes Yes 1 Brass 12 spoke 13mm diameter F LESNEY ENGLAND R G
19 Dark gold body & chassis Textured dark red Dark red Yes Yes Yes 1 Brass 12 spoke 13mm diameter F LESNEY ENGLAND S G
20 Dark gold body & chassis Textured dark red Dark red Yes Yes Yes 2 Chrome 12 spoke F LESNEY ENGLAND R G/H
21 Dark gold body & chassis Textured Black Bright yellow Yes Yes Yes 1 Chrome 12 spoke F LESNEY ENGLAND R G/H
22 Glossy green body & chassis Textured black Bright yellow Yes Yes Yes 1 Chrome 12 spoke F LESNEY ENGLAND S G/H
23 Glossy green body & chassis Textured black Bright yellow Yes Yes Yes 2 Chrome 12 spoke F LESNEY ENGLAND H
24 Glossy green body & chassis Textured black Bright yellow Yes Yes Yes 2 Chrome 24 spoke F LESNEY ENGLAND H
25 1981 Glossy green body & chassis Textured black Bright yellow Yes Yes Yes 2 Chrome 12 spoke E LESNEY ENGLAND H/I
26 Glossy green body & chassis Textured black Bright yellow Yes Yes Yes 2 Yellow 12 spoke WW F LESNEY ENGLAND D H/I
27 Glossy green body & chassis Textured black Bright yellow Yes Yes Yes 2 Red 12 spoke F LESNEY ENGLAND D H/I
Rarity: D - Difficult; S - Scarce; R - Rare; VR - Very Rare; ER - Extremely Rare
Box: E1 - End flap picture plus 'Matchbox ®'; F - Pink and yellow see-through; G - Purple and yellow see-through; H - Woodgrain effect with clear panel; I - Straw coloured with clear panels

 

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