tc.
offer
dose2 bocilec
a:
standard
equipment.
"The
Penaiti.
ol
Leadershly'
first appearec;
in
thr
January
2,
1915
1ssuc
of
The
Saturday Evening
Post
aa an expression
of
the Cadillac com-
mitment
to
ieadershlp
quality,
and
mnovatlon
It
is
wldelp regarded as
one
of
the finest. documents ever
written and was published following
the introduction
of
the first produc-
tion
V8
engine. The
V8
was stan-
dard
in
all
1915
model
Cadillacs.
Many
Cadillac
"firsts" have
€01-
lowed over the years. including
the
synchro-mech clashless transmis-
sion,
a
nation-wide comprehensive
45
'
V-16
Engine
servtcc policy. security plate
glass.
chrome
platlng and the first car to
be
designed
by
a
stylist
(
1927
La-
Salie/Harley
Earl).
The
'30s
wit-
nessed production
of
the
smooth
and
quiet
VI;!
and
The
crisp, contemporary lines
of
the
1938
6C
Special series ushered
in
a
new
era
in styling.
During World
War
11,
shortly
after Pearl Harbor, Cadillac discon-
tinued
car
production for the first
time since
1902
in
order to construct
light
tanks, combat vehicles and
internal parts for Allison
V1710
en-
gines.
Two
Cadillac
V8
engines and
Hydra-Matic transmissions were
used in each
tank.
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