Cadillac Series 60S Gangster Special
Year:
1950
Manufacturer:
General Motors, Detroit, Michigan, USA. & Coachcraft, Los Angeles
Number Produced:
1
Specifications:
5440 cc OHV V8 engine
Weight: 4.24 tonnes
Description:
Based on a 1950 series 60S V8 Cadillac this exhibit has had special body treatment by Rudy Stoessel of Coachcraft, Los Angeles, providing a bomb proof floor, armour plated doors, 40mm thick bullet proof windows and a special hinged windscreen designed for ease of gun firing from inside.
Also installed at the time was an air-conditioning system that could quickly frost the windows even in 110-degree Fahrenheit heat
It was owned by American Mickey Cohan a dapper underworld gambler who worked for Al Capone and Lucky Luciano
The car was eventually confiscated by the Los Angeles police, and in 1961 Cohen was sentenced to 15 years for the then largest tax evasion in American history.