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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 military
commander who founded the city of Detroit in
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better name for the oldest automobile manufacturer in Detroit.
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
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"Craftsmanship
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Creed -Accuracy
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Club of England awarded the pres-
tigious
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to Cadillac twice
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The introduction of
the first four cylinder en-
gine in 1905 led the industry and
enabled Cadillacs to travel at speeds
up to 50 mph.
For attention to quality and in-
novation, the Royal Automobile
Dewar Trophy
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first in 1908 for achieving
perfect interchangeability
of parts and again in 1912
for introducing the elec-
tric self starter, electric
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lighting and ignition
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Cadillac is the only
American manufacturer
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to win this honor and the
only manufacturer in the world to win
it twice. As commonplace as
stan-
dardized parts are today, in 1908 parts
were still individually hand fitted
both in production and service.
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