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Cadillac Suv
The name evokes images of high quality luxury cars. A car brand that
has been always associated with superior make, precision car
technology and innovation. It has become ingrained in our vocabulary
that everything of high quality has been tagged "the Cadillac" of
sorts.
As a high quality car manufacturer, Cadillac assures that every
vehicle that comes out of its assembly line fits to be called a
Cadillac. Ever since the introduction of the very first Cadillac in
1902, the company had made its mark on luxury cars and sport utility
vehicles.
The first Cadillac was first manufactured by the Cadillac Motor
Company, a company formed by former employees of the Henry Ford
Company. The 10 hp Cadillac rolled out of the factory floor on October
1902, marking the birth of one of America's top car manufacturers. The
first model was shown at the New York Auto Show, where it impressed
thousands and meriting 2000 orders. It defined Cadillac's position as
a reliable and precise manufacturer; the Cadillac was better made than
its nearest competitor. As a measure of its greatness, the Cadillac
was awarded the 1908 Dewar Trophy; for the most important advancement
of the year in the automotive industry, the interchangeability of its
car parts.
In 1909, the Cadillac Motor Company was purchased by General Motors,
and became its luxury car division. Cadillac not only made large
luxury vehicles, it also made "commercial chassis" institutional
vehicles such as ambulances, funeral home flower cars, hearses and
limousines.
It was under General Motor's management that numerous firsts and
technological advancements became standard features in Cadillacs. In
1911, the Cadillac became the first internal combustion engine
automobile to feature an electric starter, as opposed to the
competition's crank start. The first mass produced V8 engine became
available in 1915; shatter-resistant glass in 1926; and the first
fully synchronized transmission in 1928.
Pre-World War II Cadillacs were models for well-built, powerful, and
mass-produced luxury cars. These were aimed primarily at the upper
class market. In the 1930s, 12- and 16- cylinder engines became part
of the Cadillac stable. These cars were fitted with custom-built
bodies, and their engines were able to deliver a combination of high
power, smooth driving and quietness.
After the War, Cadillac introduced the "finned" car concept. Inspired
by the twin rudders of the Lockheed P-38, Cadillacs sported tailfins
in 1948. It reached its highest point in 1959, when the Cadillac had
the most recognizable tailfins in the automotive world.
Since then, the Cadillac became a symbol of innovativeness, of simple
elegance and bold design. Today, the Cadillac's stable include the
STS, XLR, XRX, CTS, EXT, ESV, the Escalade, the Deville and the V-
series. All of them carry the proud lineage of quality and luxury
packed with sophisticated Cadillac parts that only a Cadillac could
muster.
Despite its strong, recognizable design heritage, the Cadillac has
resisted any efforts to bring back its "old" or "retro" designs.
However, the Cadillac has trailblazed on a new road, the design
philosophy of "art and science" - a form Cadillac says "expresses
bold, high-technology design and invokes the technology used to design
it."
As a progenitor of bold ideas, the Cadillac has the world waiting for
its next innovation.
http://cadillac-suv.blogspot.com/
-Cadillac Suv-
The name evokes images of high quality luxury cars. A car brand that
has been always associated with superior make, precision car
technology and innovation. It has become ingrained in our vocabulary
that everything of high quality has been tagged "the Cadillac" of
sorts.
As a high quality car manufacturer, Cadillac assures that every
vehicle that comes out of its assembly line fits to be called a
Cadillac. Ever since the introduction of the very first Cadillac in
1902, the company had made its mark on luxury cars and sport utility
vehicles.
The first Cadillac was first manufactured by the Cadillac Motor
Company, a company formed by former employees of the Henry Ford
Company. The 10 hp Cadillac rolled out of the factory floor on October
1902, marking the birth of one of America's top car manufacturers. The
first model was shown at the New York Auto Show, where it impressed
thousands and meriting 2000 orders. It defined Cadillac's position as
a reliable and precise manufacturer; the Cadillac was better made than
its nearest competitor. As a measure of its greatness, the Cadillac
was awarded the 1908 Dewar Trophy; for the most important advancement
of the year in the automotive industry, the interchangeability of its
car parts.
In 1909, the Cadillac Motor Company was purchased by General Motors,
and became its luxury car division. Cadillac not only made large
luxury vehicles, it also made "commercial chassis" institutional
vehicles such as ambulances, funeral home flower cars, hearses and
limousines.
It was under General Motor's management that numerous firsts and
technological advancements became standard features in Cadillacs. In
1911, the Cadillac became the first internal combustion engine
automobile to feature an electric starter, as opposed to the
competition's crank start. The first mass produced V8 engine became
available in 1915; shatter-resistant glass in 1926; and the first
fully synchronized transmission in 1928.
Pre-World War II Cadillacs were models for well-built, powerful, and
mass-produced luxury cars. These were aimed primarily at the upper
class market. In the 1930s, 12- and 16- cylinder engines became part
of the Cadillac stable. These cars were fitted with custom-built
bodies, and their engines were able to deliver a combination of high
power, smooth driving and quietness.
After the War, Cadillac introduced the "finned" car concept. Inspired
by the twin rudders of the Lockheed P-38, Cadillacs sported tailfins
in 1948. It reached its highest point in 1959, when the Cadillac had
the most recognizable tailfins in the automotive world.
Since then, the Cadillac became a symbol of innovativeness, of simple
elegance and bold design. Today, the Cadillac's stable include the
STS, XLR, XRX, CTS, EXT, ESV, the Escalade, the Deville and the V-
series. All of them carry the proud lineage of quality and luxury
packed with sophisticated Cadillac parts that only a Cadillac could
muster.
Despite its strong, recognizable design heritage, the Cadillac has
resisted any efforts to bring back its "old" or "retro" designs.
However, the Cadillac has trailblazed on a new road, the design
philosophy of "art and science" - a form Cadillac says "expresses
bold, high-technology design and invokes the technology used to design
it."
As a progenitor of bold ideas, the Cadillac has the world waiting for
its next innovation.
http://cadillac-suv.blogspot.com/
-Cadillac Suv-
<yusof.aziz08@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Cadillac Suv
>
> The name evokes images of high quality luxury cars. A car brand that
> has been always associated with superior make, precision car
> technology and innovation. It has become ingrained in our vocabulary
> that everything of high quality has been tagged "the Cadillac" of
> sorts.
>
> As a high quality car manufacturer, Cadillac assures that every
> vehicle that comes out of its assembly line fits to be called a
> Cadillac. Ever since the introduction of the very first Cadillac in
> 1902, the company had made its mark on luxury cars and sport utility
> vehicles.
>
What a load of crap. Cadillac has taken a fifty year break on building
quality cars. Anyone remember the Cimarron? They're beginning to get back
to high quality, they have a way to go.
Alan
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> <yusof.aziz08@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:7e913a90-06c3-4965-9bf7-9da11778a83d@x19g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
> > Cadillac Suv
> >
> > The name evokes images of high quality luxury cars. A car brand that
> > has been always associated with superior make, precision car
> > technology and innovation. It has become ingrained in our vocabulary
> > that everything of high quality has been tagged "the Cadillac" of
> > sorts.
> >
> > As a high quality car manufacturer, Cadillac assures that every
> > vehicle that comes out of its assembly line fits to be called a
> > Cadillac. Ever since the introduction of the very first Cadillac in
> > 1902, the company had made its mark on luxury cars and sport utility
> > vehicles.
> >
>
> What a load of crap. Cadillac has taken a fifty year break on building
> quality cars. Anyone remember the Cimarron? They're beginning to get
back
> to high quality, they have a way to go.
>
> Alan
>
Wasn't that the dressed up Chevy Cavalier? Reminiscent of that Lincoln they
made, which was basically a fancier Ford Granada. Both quite laughable.
BUT I would have NO problem with driving a new Cadillac CTS coupe or
convertible. Yee-ha!
John B.
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> <yusof.aziz08@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Cadillac Suv
> >
> > The name evokes images of high quality luxury cars. A car brand that
> > has been always associated with superior make, precision car
> > technology and innovation. It has become ingrained in our vocabulary
> > that everything of high quality has been tagged "the Cadillac" of
> > sorts.
> >
> > As a high quality car manufacturer, Cadillac assures that every
> > vehicle that comes out of its assembly line fits to be called a
> > Cadillac. Ever since the introduction of the very first Cadillac in
> > 1902, the company had made its mark on luxury cars and sport utility
> > vehicles.
> >
>
> What a load of crap. Cadillac has taken a fifty year break on building
> quality cars. Anyone remember the Cimarron? They're beginning to get
back
> to high quality, they have a way to go.
>
> Alan
>
Wasn't that the dressed up Chevy Cavalier? Reminiscent of that Lincoln they
made, which was basically a fancier Ford Granada. Both quite laughable.
BUT I would have NO problem with driving a new Cadillac CTS coupe or
convertible. Yee-ha!
John B.
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> > Anyone remember the Cimarron?
> Wasn't that the dressed up Chevy Cavalier? Reminiscent of that Lincoln they
> made, which was basically a fancier Ford Granada. Both quite laughable.
Lincoln Versailles. A decent car whose working-class roots showed a
little too clearly for the country-club crowd to which it aspired,
it got beaten in the marketplace by the Cadillac Seville in
particular, its most direct competitor. Its disc brake equipped
rear axle, however, was much appreciated by hotrodders with older
Ford products, and was always the first thing to get pulled off
whenever a Versailles got marched to the guillotine.
> BUT I would have NO problem with driving a new Cadillac CTS coupe or
> convertible. Yee-ha!
They've been making a nice car for several years now, at least since
the advent of the Northstar V8. Some of my older relatives favor
the SLS, and I can attest that it's quite pleasant to drive if you
like a bigger car. I haven't driven Cadillac's newer attempts to
reach a younger demographic, but one of 'em (I think it was the one
that is basically a fancy-dress Corvette) sure got bigger in my
mirrors and then smaller in my windshield in a shockingly brief span
of time, a few days ago.
--Joe
> Wasn't that the dressed up Chevy Cavalier? Reminiscent of that Lincoln they
> made, which was basically a fancier Ford Granada. Both quite laughable.
Lincoln Versailles. A decent car whose working-class roots showed a
little too clearly for the country-club crowd to which it aspired,
it got beaten in the marketplace by the Cadillac Seville in
particular, its most direct competitor. Its disc brake equipped
rear axle, however, was much appreciated by hotrodders with older
Ford products, and was always the first thing to get pulled off
whenever a Versailles got marched to the guillotine.
> BUT I would have NO problem with driving a new Cadillac CTS coupe or
> convertible. Yee-ha!
They've been making a nice car for several years now, at least since
the advent of the Northstar V8. Some of my older relatives favor
the SLS, and I can attest that it's quite pleasant to drive if you
like a bigger car. I haven't driven Cadillac's newer attempts to
reach a younger demographic, but one of 'em (I think it was the one
that is basically a fancy-dress Corvette) sure got bigger in my
mirrors and then smaller in my windshield in a shockingly brief span
of time, a few days ago.
--Joe
Ad absurdum per aspera wrote:
>>> Anyone remember the Cimarron?
>
>
>>Wasn't that the dressed up Chevy Cavalier? Reminiscent of that Lincoln they
>>made, which was basically a fancier Ford Granada. Both quite laughable.
>
>
> Lincoln Versailles. A decent car whose working-class roots showed a
> little too clearly for the country-club crowd to which it aspired,
> it got beaten in the marketplace by the Cadillac Seville in
> particular, its most direct competitor. Its disc brake equipped
> rear axle, however, was much appreciated by hotrodders with older
> Ford products, and was always the first thing to get pulled off
> whenever a Versailles got marched to the guillotine.
>
I thought the Seville was just a Nova in a (very unattractive) party dress?
The only close to contemporary example of an attempt to upscale a
chassis with a new body that comew close to turning my crank was the
Studebaker Avanti (basically a sexy fiberglass rebody of a Lark
convertible chassis) but then again it was an abject failure in the
marketplace, or at least wasn't enough of a "halo" car to get any warm
bodies into Studebaker dealerships...
nate
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>>> Anyone remember the Cimarron?
>
>
>>Wasn't that the dressed up Chevy Cavalier? Reminiscent of that Lincoln they
>>made, which was basically a fancier Ford Granada. Both quite laughable.
>
>
> Lincoln Versailles. A decent car whose working-class roots showed a
> little too clearly for the country-club crowd to which it aspired,
> it got beaten in the marketplace by the Cadillac Seville in
> particular, its most direct competitor. Its disc brake equipped
> rear axle, however, was much appreciated by hotrodders with older
> Ford products, and was always the first thing to get pulled off
> whenever a Versailles got marched to the guillotine.
>
I thought the Seville was just a Nova in a (very unattractive) party dress?
The only close to contemporary example of an attempt to upscale a
chassis with a new body that comew close to turning my crank was the
Studebaker Avanti (basically a sexy fiberglass rebody of a Lark
convertible chassis) but then again it was an abject failure in the
marketplace, or at least wasn't enough of a "halo" car to get any warm
bodies into Studebaker dealerships...
nate
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> I thought the Seville was just a Nova in a (very unattractive) party dress?
Yeah, but painfully aware of that, they threw a lot of technology at
the project and came up with the kind of product differentiation that
the Lincoln Versailles didn't get, and the resulting car sold pretty
well. See for instance
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1976-1979-cadillac-seville1.htm
I thought its appearance wasn't bad either, though I also liked the
later "humpback" Seville, so feel free to disregard my comments on
automotive aesthetics.
I still see the occasional Seville, in conditions ranging from older
party's pampered pet, to beater, to the occasional dubbed-out unit,
whereas I think the Versailles has mostly undergone economic
realignment into the beer containment sector (and come to think of it,
I seldom see the once vastly more common Granada either).
Today, of course, we think of restyling and re-tuning corporate
platforms as a pretty routine part of life, but in the 70s there was
some lingering expectation that different makes (especially luxury
ones) would put out genuinely different cars -- remember the lawsuit
over GM corporate engines?
--Joe
Ad absurdum per aspera wrote:
>>I thought the Seville was just a Nova in a (very unattractive) party dress?
>
>
> Yeah, but painfully aware of that, they threw a lot of technology at
> the project and came up with the kind of product differentiation that
> the Lincoln Versailles didn't get, and the resulting car sold pretty
> well. See for instance
> http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1976-1979-cadillac-seville1.htm
>
> I thought its appearance wasn't bad either, though I also liked the
> later "humpback" Seville, so feel free to disregard my comments on
> automotive aesthetics.
>
> I still see the occasional Seville, in conditions ranging from older
> party's pampered pet, to beater, to the occasional dubbed-out unit,
> whereas I think the Versailles has mostly undergone economic
> realignment into the beer containment sector (and come to think of it,
> I seldom see the once vastly more common Granada either).
>
> Today, of course, we think of restyling and re-tuning corporate
> platforms as a pretty routine part of life, but in the 70s there was
> some lingering expectation that different makes (especially luxury
> ones) would put out genuinely different cars -- remember the lawsuit
> over GM corporate engines?
>
> --Joe
I found this sad:
"We found out, though, that Opel worked to much tighter tolerances and
smaller flanges than we did here in the States, so our manufacturing
people at Fisher Body said, 'No dice; we can't work with Opel pressings.
They just wouldn't fit our production system.'
nate
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>>I thought the Seville was just a Nova in a (very unattractive) party dress?
>
>
> Yeah, but painfully aware of that, they threw a lot of technology at
> the project and came up with the kind of product differentiation that
> the Lincoln Versailles didn't get, and the resulting car sold pretty
> well. See for instance
> http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1976-1979-cadillac-seville1.htm
>
> I thought its appearance wasn't bad either, though I also liked the
> later "humpback" Seville, so feel free to disregard my comments on
> automotive aesthetics.
>
> I still see the occasional Seville, in conditions ranging from older
> party's pampered pet, to beater, to the occasional dubbed-out unit,
> whereas I think the Versailles has mostly undergone economic
> realignment into the beer containment sector (and come to think of it,
> I seldom see the once vastly more common Granada either).
>
> Today, of course, we think of restyling and re-tuning corporate
> platforms as a pretty routine part of life, but in the 70s there was
> some lingering expectation that different makes (especially luxury
> ones) would put out genuinely different cars -- remember the lawsuit
> over GM corporate engines?
>
> --Joe
I found this sad:
"We found out, though, that Opel worked to much tighter tolerances and
smaller flanges than we did here in the States, so our manufacturing
people at Fisher Body said, 'No dice; we can't work with Opel pressings.
They just wouldn't fit our production system.'
nate
--
replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.
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