Cadillac 1995 DeVille Owners Literature page 6

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offer dose2 bocilec a: standard
equipment.
"The
Penaiti. ol Leadershly'
first appearec; in thr January
2 , 1915
1ssuc
of
The
Saturday Evening Post
aa an expression of the Cadillac com-
mitment
to
ieadershlp quality, and
mnovatlon
It
is
wldelp 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
€01-
lowed over the years. including the
synchro-mech clashless transmis-
sion,
a nation-wide comprehensive
45
'
V-16 Engine
servtcc policy. security plate glass.
chrome platlng and the first car to
be
designed
by a stylist
(
1927
La-
Salie/Harley
E a r l ) .
T h e
'30s
wit-
nessed production of the smooth and
quiet
VI;!
and
The
crisp, contemporary lines of
the
1938 6C
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.