1939 Cadillac - GM Heritage Center

HISTORY OF THE CADILLAC MOTOR CAR DIVISION
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An Impressive Record of Advanced Progress
Total
Year Production
Type of Cars
Produced
List Price
(Typical Car)
Wheelbase
Milestones
1902
1903
1904
1,698
2,457
1 cyl. "A"
1 cyl. "B"
$ 850
900
76'
76'
Detroit Automobile Co., established 1899, reorganized
as "Cadillac Automobile Co."
Cadillac Automobile Co. and Leland & Faulconer
consolidate as "Cadillac Motor Car
Company" with Henry M. Leland, grand old
man of the industry, as General Manager.
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1905
1906
1907
1908
3,942
4,059
2,884
2,377
/1 cyl. "F"
\4 cyl. "D"
/1 cyl. "M"
\4 cyl. "H"
1 cyl. "M"
4 cyl. "G"
4 cyl. "H"
/1 cyl. "T"
\4 cyl. "H"
950
2,800
950
2,500
950
2,000
2,500
1,000
2,500
76'
100'
76'
102'
76'
100'
102'
82'
102'
First Four Cylinder establishes Cadillac as
the pioneer of multi-cylinder motor cars.
Famous Johannsen gauges, First imported into
United States by Cadillac, enable Cadillac
to become the following year the—
First American Car to be awarded the Dewar
Trophy by Royal Automobile Club of London
for being First to achieve interchangeability
through standardization of parts.
1909
7,868
4 cyl. "30"
1,400
106'
Cadillac purchased by General Motors Corporation.
Four cylinder production increases six
times over 1908 production.
1910 10,044
4 cyl. "30"
1,600
106'
First to offer Closed Bodies as standard equipment.
Less than 10% of cars then produced
had closed bodies.
1911 10,166
4 cyl. "30"
1,800
116'
Custom Coachcraft by Fleetwood Body Company
begins.