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LEADERSHIP
(Cadllac Motor Car Co. Detroit. Mich.)
- THIS TEXT APPEARED AS AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE SATURDAY EVENING POST 7 JANUARY 2ND. IN THE YEAR 1915 COPYRIOWT, CADtLLAC MOTOR CAR DIVISION

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Henry M. Leland, known as the
Club of England awarded the pres-
tigious
1- master of precision, initiated his pre-
cision manufacturing techniques at
to Cadillac twice
the founding of Cadillac
k first in 1908 for achieving
in 1902. His exacting
standards prompted the
motto
by which Cadillac
has been guided over the
years
- “Craftsmanship
A Creed -Accuracy A
perfect interchangeability
of parts and again in
1912
for introducing the elec-
tric self starter, electric
lighting and ignition
system.
Cadillac is the only
LI
Law.” 4
The introduction of
American manufacturer
the first four cylinder en-
to win this honor and the
gine in
1905 led the industry and
enabled Cadillacs to travel at speeds
up to
50 mph. only
manufacturer in the world to win
it twice. As commonplace as stan-
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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the industrial world and was the
cor-
ner-stone of modern
production. From
t
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
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
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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 JV 16 engines., -
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
used in each tank.

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For the 1948 model, Cadillac
introduced the
e
which set the trend in automotive styling for nearly two decades. This
was followed
by the 1949 model with
the two door hardtop Coupe DeVille
and the modern overhead valve,
high compression V8 engine.
Engineering innovations, con-
veniences and styling dominated the
'50s and '60s. Cruise control, auto-
matic climate control,
tilt and
telescoping steering wheels, twilight
sentinel and four door hard tops all
debuted in these years. In 1957 the
Eldorado Brougham featured
ad-
vances such as air suspension, mem-
ory seat, automatic electric door
locks, transistor radio, a brushed stainless steel
roof and low profile
tires.
1953, was redesigned for 1967 as the
first front wheel drive personal lux-
ury car. The
472 cu. in. V8 engine
used
in all Cadillacs in 1968 and
1969 was enlarged to 500 cu. in. for
all 1970 Eldorados.
An Air Cushion Restraint Sys-
tem (airbag) was available for
1974,
1975 and 1976 Cadillacs.
Analog Electronic Fuel Injec-
tion was available, on
1975 Cadillacs
and was standard
on the new inter-
national size 1976 Seville. In
1978,
the Trip Computer option incor-
porated an on-board microprocessor.