Cadillac was formed from the remnants of the Henry Ford Co when Henry Ford departed along with several of his key partners and the company was dissolved. With the intent of liquidating the firm's assets, Ford's financial backers,called in engineer HEnry Leland to appraise the plant and equipment prior to selling them. Instead, Leland persuaded them to continue the automobile business using Leland's proven 1-cylinder engine. Henry Ford's departure required a new name, and the company reformed as the Cadillac Automobile Company.

The Cadillac automobile was named after the 17th century French explorer Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, founder of Detroit in 1701.

Cadillac helped to define advanced engineering, luxury and style early in Automotive History and would come to be known as one of the world’s finest made vehicles. Precision manufacturing of truly interchangeable parts was an award-winning industry first in 1908. Cadillac was the first manufacturer to release cars with a fully enclosed cab as factory equipment in 1910. Standard electric engine starting and lighting was another award winner for 1912. Cadillac introduced the first production V8 engine for the 1914 model year. Cadillac was the first manufacturer to utilize the skills of a designer to produce a car's body instead of an engineer (1927). This gave the public a car that looked as good as it performed. Cadillac's engineers were first to design a manual transmission with synchronizers for increased drivability (1929) and were instrumental in the early development of the automatic transmission, beginning in 1932. Cadillac offered a production V16 engine from 1930 through 1940 and introduced the production independent wishbone front suspension in 1934. The marque introduced tailfins for 1948. From the late 1960s onward, Cadillac offered a fiber-optic indication system which alerted the driver of a failed light bulb.

This important car was purchased new by Elizabeth Arden, the world famous Cosmetic Company founder, is largely in original condition, and has a known history from new. Ms. Arden willed the car to her Chauffeur, and our client bought the car from his son. Since acquired, new paint, selective replating, new top leather, front seat leather, and new Diamondback Radial tires have been installed, as well as minor mechanical work needed to make the car a dependable tour car. The passenger compartment is in excellent condition and won an award for "Best Interior" at the 2007 Glenmoor Gathering, a testament to the care this car has had throughout its lifetime. The passenger compartment has many interesting features including jump seats, walnut trim, lighted vanity mirrors (naturally), adjustable seats, straps, and handles, division window, intercom, foot rests, and lambs wool carpeting. The car features Dual Side Mounts, Twin Mirrors and Twin Fog Lights, as well as wire wheels with full disc covers. This is an exceptional opportunity to acquire a truly important car with unmatched provenance and pedigree.

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