Cadillac 1993 Fleetwood Owners Literature page 5

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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.