1993 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD Owners Manual

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FLEETWOOD
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OWNER'S LITERATURE

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine PENALTY OF
LEADERSHIP
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N every field of human endeavor, he that is first must perpetually live
in
the white light of publicity. ?Whether the leadership be vested
in a man
or in a manufactured product, emulation and envy are ever at
work. TIn art, in literature, in music, in industry, the reward and the
punishment are always the same. TThe reward is widespread recog-
nition; the punishment, fierce denial and detraction. TWhen a man’s
work becomes a standard for the whole world, it also becomes a target
for the shafts of the envious few. ?If his work be merely mediocre,
he
will be left severely alone - if he achieve a masterpiece, it will set a million
tongues a-wagging. vealousy does not protrude its forked tongue at
the artist who produces
a commonplace painting. VWhatsoever you
write,
or paint, or play, or sing, or build, no one will strive to surpass, or
to slander you, unless your work be stamped with the seal of genius.
TLong, long after a great work
or a good work has been done, those who
are disappointed
or envious continue to cry out that it can not be done.
?Spiteful little voices in the domain of art were raised against
our own
Whistler
as a mountebank, long after the big world had acclaimed him
its greatest artistic genius. ?Multitudes flocked to Bayreuth to worship
at the musical shrine of Wagner, whiIe
the little group of those whom he
had dethroned and displaced argued angrily that he was no musician at
all. TThe little world continued to protest
that hlton could never
build a steamboat, while the big world flocked to
the river banks to see
his boat steam by. YThe leader is assailed because he is a leader, and
the effort to equal him is merely added proof
of that leadership. qFailing
to equal
or to excel, the follower seeks to depreciate and to destroy - but
only confirms once more
the superiority of that which he strives to
supplant. TThere is nothing new in this. TIt is
as old as the world
and as old as the human passions
- envy, fear, greed, ambition, and the
desire to surpass. TAnd it
all avails nothing. TIf the leader truly
leads, he remains
- the leader. TMasteppoet, masteppainter, master
workman, each in his turn is assailed,.and each holds his laurels through
the ages. TThat which is good
or great makes itself known, no matter
how loud the clamor of denial. TThat which deserves to live-lives.
(Cad&= &tor Car Co. Detroit, Mich.)
THIS TEXT APPEARED AS AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE SATURDAY EVENING POST n JANUARY ZND. IN THE YEAR 191s 1 COPYRIGHT. CADILLAC MOTOR CAR DIVISION

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Henry M. Leland, known as the
master of precision, initiated his pre-
cision manufacturing techniques at
the founding of Cadillac
in 1902.
His exacting
standards 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 en- Club
of England awarded the pres-
tigious
-
to Cadillac twice
. .. first in 1908 for achieving
perfect interchangeability
of parts and again in
1912
1
for introducing the elec-
tric self starter, electric
lighting and ignition
system. Cadillac
is the only
American manufacturer to win this honor and the
gine in 1905 led the industry and only
manufacturer in the world to win
enabled Cadillacs to travel at speeds it twice.
As commonplace as stan-
up to
50 mph.
dardized parts are today, in 1908 parts
For attention to quality and in- were still individually hand fitted
novation, the Royal Automobile both in production and service.

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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Standardization opened the eyes of
the industrial world and was the cor-
ner-stone of modern
production. From this achievement
evolved the reference to Cadillac as
“Standard of the World.”
In
1909 Cadillac was purchased
by the then new General Motors
Corporation. Convenience, clean-
liness and all-weather comfort were
greatly enhanced in
1910 when Cad-
illac became the first manufacturer
to offer closed bodies as standard
equipment.
“The Penalty of Leadership”
first appeared in the January
2, 1915
issue of The Saturday Evening Post
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service policy, security plate glass,
chrome plating and the first car to
be designed
by a stylist (1927 La-
Salle/Harley Earl). The ’30s wit-
nessed production of the smooth and
quiet
V12 and 1-w ~ V 16 engines. - -
as an expression of the Cadillac com-
mitment to leadership, quality, and
innovation.
It is widely 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 fol-
lowed over the years, including the
synchro-mech clashless transmis-
sion,
a nation-wide comprehensive The
crisp, contemporary lines of the
1938 60 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
_i used in each tank.

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