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Cadillac
Vehicle Manufacturer

A manufacturer of cars and SUVs.  General Motors' premiere luxury brand.

Founded as the Cadillac Automobile Company in 1902.  The Cadillac Motor Car Co. was purchased by General Motors in 1909 at a price of $5,669,250.

In 1930, Cadillac became the first company to offer a 16-cylinder automobile engine in its cars.  In 1938 it offered the first sunroof and the first steering column gear shift.

The one millionth Cadillac was built on November 25, 1949, and was a 1949 Coupe deVille.  The four millionth Cadillac was produced June 19, 1969.

In 1970, Cadillac would begin to offer the 500 cu. in. engine in its cars, the first production passenger car engine of that size.  Just over a decade later, in a dramatic reversal, Cadillac's V-8-6-4 variable displacement engine debuted in 1981.  In 1985 Cadillac produced the first transversely mounted front wheel drive V8 car.  The Northstar engine debuted in 1992.

Vehicle names used by Cadillac currently and throughout history include:  Allanté, Aurora, Calais, Catera, Cien, Cimarron, Coupe deVille, CTS, Cyclone, deVille, DTS, Eldorado, Escalade, Fleetwood, Model 30, Model A, Model C, Model D, Model K, Sedan deVille, Series 10, Series 341, Series 353, Series 40, Series 452, Series 50, Series 60, Series 62, Series 75, Series 90, Seville, Sixteen, Solitaire, SRX, STS, Type 53, V-16, V-63, Vizon, Voyage, and XLR.

Dealerships include:  McGuire Chevrolet Cadillac

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Motorsports

The Cadillac CTS is used for competition in sports car racing.

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Images

	From the December 9, 1956 Chicago Bears vs. Chicago Cardinals game program View image, 4,012KB
	Ray Bray From the December 9, 1956 Chicago Bears vs. Chicago Cardinals game program View image, 1,016KB

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Die-Cast Cars

Type	Manufacturer	Item #	Series	Name	Scale	Paint	Notes
Die Cast	Hot Wheels	L3104-0917N	2007 All Stars	Custom '59 Cadillac	Small	Blue w/white flames
Die Cast	Matchbox	J2371-0910	MBX Metal	1963 Cadillac Hearse	1:81	Black
Die Cast	Majorette	03453010	300 Series	Cadillac Strech Limousine	1:58	Silver
Die Cast	Hot Wheels	57101-0710		Cadillac LMP	Small	Silver & Black

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Article Index

Date	Original Publisher	Article	Author
January 13, 2002	Voice of America	Cadillac's Future at a Crossroads	John Birchard
February 10, 2003	Voice of America	Rebound Seen for Cadillac Auto Brand	John Birchard
January 17, 2009	Wikinews	Cadillac unveils Obama's 'Beast', the 2009 Presidential State Car	Wikinews
March 11, 2009	Amazines.com	Cadillac: A Tradition of Innovation and Quality	Ronnie Tanner

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Last edited January 5, 2010

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