Few automobiles are fortunate enough to have the rich heritage
that
is
Cadillac. The name Cadillac is appropriately that
of
Antoine
’de
La Mothe’ Cadillac, the French
militqy
commander
who founded. the city
of
Detroit in.
1701.
What better name for
the oldat automobile manufacturer in Detroit.
Henry
M.
Leland,
known
as
the master of precision, commonplace as standardized parts are today, in
1908
initiated his precision manufacturing techniques at the parts were still individually hand fitted both in
founding of Cadillac
in
1902.
His
exacting standards production and service.
prompted the motto
by
which Cadillac has been guided
over
the
years
-
“Craftsmanship
A
Creed
-
Accuracy
A
Law.”
The introduction
of
the -first four cylinder engine in
1905
led the industry and enabled Cadillacs to travel at speeds
up to
50
mph.
For
attention to
quality
and innovation, the Royal
Automobile Club
of
England awarded the prestigious
Dewar Trophy
to Cadillac twice.
. .
first
in
1908
for
achieving perfect interchangeability of parts and again
for introducing the electric self starter, electric lighting
and ignition system on
1912
models. Cadillac is
the
only American manufacturer to win
this
honor and
the only manufacturer in the world to win it twice. As
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