page_title: Cadillac V8 engine
section_title: LaSalle
hierarchical_section_title: Cadillac V8 engine / Monobloc / LaSalle
caption_attribution_description: English: Cadillac - LaSalle 1937 V-8 Engine Detail (3592670909) Digital ID: 482058. Two belts, receiving their power from the crankshaft of the Cadillac and La Salle V-8s. Source: Photographs of General Motors and Chrysler car and truck models, 1902 - 1938. / 1902-1938. Cadillac - Chrysler - De Soto - Dodge - LaSalle - Plymouth. Photographs - Specifications. (http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/explore/?col_id=241) Repository: The New York Public Library. Science, Industry and Business Library. General Collection Division. See more information about http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?482058 and others at http://digitalgallery.nypl.org. Persistent URL: http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?482058 Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions; may be subject to third party rights (for more information, http://www.nypl.org/legal/flickr.cfm)
context_page_description: Cadillac was the first automobile maker in the world to mass-produce V8 engines. The company has produced many generations and variations of V8s since 1914. In 2010, when the Northstar engine series ended production, it became the last General Motors division to retain its own proprietary V8 design. This changed when Cadillac created the twin-turbo 'Blackwing' engine in 2019.
context_section_description: In 1937, the new monobloc flathead gained 24 cu in (390 cc) in Cadillac V-8 models to 346 cu in (5.7 L), while the LaSalle straight-8 of 1934–1936 that originated from Oldsmobile actually was replaced with the 1936 smaller 322 cu in (5.3 L) version at 125 hp (93 kW). In 1941, the LaSalle nameplate was phased out along with the 322 cu in (5.3 L), and Cadillacs, all 346 cu in (5.7 L) powered, were available with the new Hydramatic automatic transmission which debuted in Oldsmobile the previous year. These engines were produced through 1948.
caption: 1937 LaSalle V-8 Engine Detail
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