Looking for information on destination code for my 57 Cadillac

[Bill Balkie 24172]

Hello ,
  Every 6 months i post this request hoping someone will be able to help .  The destination code on my 57 Cadillac is MCD . Does any body know the meaning of that code ? I have added a picture  from the build sheet .  i would really like to know where my car started it's life .

  Thanks,
      Bill

[C.R. Patton II]

Hello Bill

I may have an answer to your question.

I spent my off day from work today at the intellectually stimulating Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum & Research Center archives in Dexter, Michigan.

One of these could be the destination of your vehicle.
Municipal Corparation of Delhi or the Marine Corps District.

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[Bill Balkie 24172]

Hello C. R. ,
  Thank you for your response , both places look a little strange to ship a 57 Cadillac Biarritz .  But stranger things have happened .No one else has been able to decode this shipping destination .Who knows it might of been   a gift   to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi or something to do with the marines . I would think it would of been shipped to a dealer first to be prepaired . very interesting . thanks Again

  Bill

[R Schroeder]

I put MCD location, in Google and came up with , MERCED California.
Roy

[David King (kz78hy)]

I looked at the 58 Cadillac club site that has a great listing showing codes, but that one is not there.

David

[Bill Balkie 24172]

David ,
   The fact that it is not listed really makes me want to know more about it . Could it be a misprint on the build sheet ?  There has to be a answer for this code .

    Bill

[R Schroeder]

Found another location for MCD

MCD

Mackinac Island, MI

Mackinac Island

USA

[Bill Balkie 24172]

Hello Roy,
  Are those code's authentic  G. M. shipping Destinations ? or are they just  general abbreviations  for a location like an airport code ?

  Thanks,
      Bill

[David King (kz78hy)]

Found another location for MCD

MCD

Mackinac Island, MI

Mackinac Island

USA

Since cars are not allowed on the Island, I doubt the car was delivered there.

David

[R Schroeder]

Yes Bill, they are airport codes and railroad codes , I guess.
Didn't know if GM used the same ones.
Roy

[R Schroeder]

I did find this site, and at the bottom is some info. There is no MCD on the list, but I see now where the codes were different from the cities.

I know its frustrating when you want info and cant find it. I know where my car was sold, but cant get any info as to who bought it.......ha

http://www.1958cadillac.com/members/technical/T1.html

[Bill Balkie 24172]

Hello Roy,
  Thanks so much for that information you sent . There is over 130 destination codes none are MCD . However my car does have a very old decal on the windshield that is from the Antique Automobile club Wisconsin . The code for Madison Wisconsin  MAD . Maybe this is a typographical error.

  Thanks Again ,
         Bill

[R Schroeder]

The only other thing I found relating to GM, was a reference to Motor Carrier Division.
Supposedly over size loads were put together and submitted to Motor Carrier Division , for shipment.
Other than that , it has me guessing.
Roy