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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 very nice car has many original features, and a known history going back almost 40 years. 1 of only 220 made in 1949, the 75 Series was the lone hold out of the PreWar designs in the '49 Cadillac line up, the only difference being the new Overhead Valve V8 and more modern dashboard from the '48 model. About 25 of these fine cars are known to have survived. This was the top of the line car for Cadillac for '49, and these were typically ordered by important well heeled customers- it was not uncommon for them to be chauffeur driven. Featuring a completely original interior with simply amazing woodwork, the car still sports most if not all of it original paint. The Brightwork is in very very nice condition, and everything works in the car including the Hydraulic windows, and all guages. The clock is not working. It has a later radio, which works very well. The car starts right up, runs smoothly, does not smoke, shifts well, and stops well. It is tour ready! The engine was replaced with a '53 engine about 20 years ago, and the odometer was possibly reset at that time, so while the mileage is believable, we cannot guarantee it is correct. A good 5 footer, this impressive car is just the thing for summer or winter cruising, and is still quite show worthy with the patina one only finds in a car that has been well maintained and cared for its entire life.
A certified Milestone Car, the 75 Series Cadillac harkens back to the era of elegance and grace that was Post War America.
