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- Owner's Manual, "Instructions for Use and Care of the Single Cylinder Cadillac Models A, B, C, E, F, K, M, S, T," 1903-1908 - Henry Leland formed Cadillac in 1902, having created it from the remnants of the failed Henry Ford Company. Cadillac's first models were powered by a 10-horsepower, single-cylinder engine. The company continued building single-cylinder cars through the 1908 model year, by which time they were rather outdated. General Motors purchased Cadillac in 1909.
- 1903-1908
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Owner's Manual, "Instructions for Use and Care of the Single Cylinder Cadillac Models A, B, C, E, F, K, M, S, T," 1903-1908
Henry Leland formed Cadillac in 1902, having created it from the remnants of the failed Henry Ford Company. Cadillac's first models were powered by a 10-horsepower, single-cylinder engine. The company continued building single-cylinder cars through the 1908 model year, by which time they were rather outdated. General Motors purchased Cadillac in 1909.
- Preparing to Load the 1950 Lincoln "Bubble-Top" and 1956 Cadillac Presidential Limousines into Cargo Hold of C-130 Hercules Transport Plane, circa 1960 - Around 1960, the United States Secret Service began using one of Lockheed's versatile C-130 Hercules transport aircraft to carry presidential vehicles. This was faster and more direct than shipping state cars ahead of the President via railcar or boat -- though loading lengthy automobiles into the plane's cargo compartment was a persistent challenge.
- circa 1960
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Preparing to Load the 1950 Lincoln "Bubble-Top" and 1956 Cadillac Presidential Limousines into Cargo Hold of C-130 Hercules Transport Plane, circa 1960
Around 1960, the United States Secret Service began using one of Lockheed's versatile C-130 Hercules transport aircraft to carry presidential vehicles. This was faster and more direct than shipping state cars ahead of the President via railcar or boat -- though loading lengthy automobiles into the plane's cargo compartment was a persistent challenge.
- Advertisement for Cadillac Motor Car Company, "The Penalty of Leadership," 1919 - Cadillac introduced a V-8 engine -- a direct challenge to Packard's six-cylinder unit -- for 1915. When the new engine initially proved unreliable, Cadillac made vice into virtue with the advertisement, "The Penalty of Leadership." The ad likened Cadillac to an artist, author, or industrial innovator who is first mocked and then, with the passage of time, heralded as a visionary.
- January 11, 1919
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Advertisement for Cadillac Motor Car Company, "The Penalty of Leadership," 1919
Cadillac introduced a V-8 engine -- a direct challenge to Packard's six-cylinder unit -- for 1915. When the new engine initially proved unreliable, Cadillac made vice into virtue with the advertisement, "The Penalty of Leadership." The ad likened Cadillac to an artist, author, or industrial innovator who is first mocked and then, with the passage of time, heralded as a visionary.
- Hand Drill Used by Early Automobile Mechanic William W. Pring, 1899 -
- 1899
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Hand Drill Used by Early Automobile Mechanic William W. Pring, 1899
- Advertisement for the 1938 LaSalle Coupe, "You'll Love a LaSalle!" - This General Motors advertisement targeted women to consider all the 1938 LaSalle had to offer. The stylish LaSalle, a lower-priced car made by Cadillac, provided all the little luxuries and comforts and, according to the ad, was economical too. So, what's not to love about the LaSalle?
- November 01, 1937
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Advertisement for the 1938 LaSalle Coupe, "You'll Love a LaSalle!"
This General Motors advertisement targeted women to consider all the 1938 LaSalle had to offer. The stylish LaSalle, a lower-priced car made by Cadillac, provided all the little luxuries and comforts and, according to the ad, was economical too. So, what's not to love about the LaSalle?
- 1903 Cadillac Advertisement, "The Cadillac Up the Steps of the National Capitol" - Early automakers sometimes staged elaborate demonstrations of their vehicles' abilities, both to reassure hesitant customers and to generate publicity. If headlines were the goal, then the more outlandish the stunt the better. Cadillac proved the power and prowess of its 1903 runabout by driving one up the steps of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
- 1903
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1903 Cadillac Advertisement, "The Cadillac Up the Steps of the National Capitol"
Early automakers sometimes staged elaborate demonstrations of their vehicles' abilities, both to reassure hesitant customers and to generate publicity. If headlines were the goal, then the more outlandish the stunt the better. Cadillac proved the power and prowess of its 1903 runabout by driving one up the steps of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.