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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:'
4
The introduction of
the first four cylinder en-
Club of England awarded the pres-
tigious
-
1
to Cadillac twice
. . .
first in
1908
for achieving
perfect interchangeability
of parts and again in
1912
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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