Cadillacs biography

Many car brands are called in honor of their founders. With the American luxury brand, things are different. How it all began the beginning of the history of the company was complicated and problematic. However, things went badly, and Ford threw his brainchild to their fate, allowing the rest of the investors to decide his fate. None of them had experience, because it was decided to turn to Henry Liland, the creator of Laland and Faulconer, a large industrial company for the production of engines and weapons.

Liland advised not only not to sell an automotive enterprise, but also offered his person as a leader. It was under its beginning that the company received a chance for life, and above all - a new name. So appeared Mark Cadillac. The first car was released at the end of the year Cadillac, an exact copy of the model A Ford, with the exception of the power unit. Under the front seat, the novelty was the engine produced by Liland's first company - a single -cylinder, with a capacity of 10 liters.

Immediately after the presentation of the world community, the company received an order for pieces of cars. A step towards standardizing the experience in the weapons sphere prompted Liland to think about the need to standardize production. In this connection, the following experiment was conducted. Three Cadillac cars Models K went off the assembly line in the year and immediately went to a kilometer race.

At the end of the master, they were completely dismantled. The details were mixed and then all three cars were assembled again - without the use of production equipment, but only with the help of wrench. As part of GM, the year has become fateful for the brand. It was this year that the company lost independence, became part of General Motors and received new development prospects.

Liland left Cadillac and opened his own automobile company - Lincoln. After the year of Lincoln will acquire Henry Ford, this brand will be the main competitor of Cadillac for many decades. Outstanding events of the brand history are represented by the releases of interesting car models, almost each of which was a breakthrough at its own stage. The eight -cylinder engine, which replaced the four -cylinder predecessor in the year, was gradually improving.

So, in the year, the manufacturer began to use the removable heads of the cylinders, and in the year, a counterbalant crankshaft was invented. In addition, the year was marked by the first front -the -way cars of the Cadillac. In the year, the ruler was replenished with minimalistic cadillacs - La Salle. The idea of ​​such a solution was the need to fill in the price of a “gap” between the premium Cadillac cars and budget Buick.

La Salle was extremely elegant and corresponded to trend trends in their time, because the brilliant Harley Earl, the future chief designer-stylist GM, worked over their image. This version has been produced for 13 years. The new Synchro-mech transmission, electric drive wipers and strong glazing-all this has become available to Cadillac customers. The end of the year did not go as the manufacturer of luxury American cars expected.

As soon as the new Cadillac model saw the light - the most luxurious and, as a result - dear, world exchanges were marked by the collapse, foreshadowing the great depression. A model with an index had a cylinder engine, an inch volume and an incredible power for its time in l. In the year, Cadillac began to be done with a front independent suspension.

In the year, one of the most successful brand models came out.

This is Cadillac 60 Special. Despite its belonging to the average price category 60, the car had an extravagant exterior and attracted the attention of a grateful public. While the era of aristocrats came to an end, the demand for chic cars fell. In this regard, the year was the last when cylinder cars were produced - expensive in terms of purchase and maintenance.

It was not for everyone to have such a car. Since the year, the air conditioning was added to the list of options for the cadillac, and an automatic transmission is installed as a gearbox. During the war, the American manufacturer switches to the creation of light tanks m, and immediately at the end, satisfies the demand of starving buyers with post -war models, subjecting them to only a slight external restyling.

Only in the year did the completely new Cadillac saw the light - corresponding to the spirit and the requirements of his time. He had long front wings, and small rear ones, which will subsequently grow, determining the fashion for all cars of the 10ths. In the year, Cadillac released the luxurious Eldorado - a convertible. He is a representative of a class of personal luxury cars.

And in the year the ultra-luxury Eldorado Brougham was released, which served more to aesthetic satisfaction of the demanding public than to solve transport problems. The model lasted 3 years, and ceased to exist. Cadillac x burns to compactness and chopped forms.To the honor of the manufacturer, it can be noted that the internal space that determines the comfort for passengers not only did not decrease, but even increased.

Cabriolets again appeared in the ruler due to the resumed demand. For the first time, an SUV appeared in the line. This is Cadillac Escalade, which today is one of the most popular brand models. It became practically a symbol of Cadillac - with its chopped design, a premium level of equipment and inexpressible charisma. The same year was the beginning of rebranding, and instead of romantic names, the manufacturer began to appropriate letter abbreviations with his models.

Today, Cadillac is the standard of luxury and premium, which can effectively emphasize the status of its owner. It is successfully sold in fifty world countries, but a larger number in North America. Of the expected novelties-Cadillac XT4, which has already been presented at the Motor Show in New York, and is preparing to appear in the interior of the official dealer closer to the end of the year.