Link to amazing video of Cadillac founder Henry Leland from about 1931 that reminds us that automotive history is important:
http://mirc.sc.edu/fedora/repository/usc%3A2844 (http://mirc.sc.edu/fedora/repository/usc%3A2844)
Near the end, Leland, his son and grandson go for a drive in a 1906 Cadillac (pulled by a towrope!) on the streets of Detroit.
Enjoyed that. First time I ever heard the voice of H M Leland. I guess they couldn't get the old girl to fire up on that day.
Thanks for posting.
Great film which inspired me to do a short research on Henry Leland. What a visionary and engineer. His dislike of mediocrecy and early affiliation with Ransom Olds was very interesting along with his founding of the Lincoln brand and his battles with the Ford family after they bought Lincoln, and his battles with the IRS. His accomlishments are milestones in industry as much as the auto industry. His assistance on quality scorning the "good is good enough" philosophy and insisting on greatness in his products and production methods makes me wonder what our Cadillacs would be like today if he had not joined GM and kept his standards. His cars would be Rolex quality today if that were the case??
All of the above.......
Pretty cool.
Roy
Quote from: gary griffin on May 04, 2013, 12:00:14 PM
Great film which inspired me to do a short research on Henry Leland. What a visionary and engineer. His dislike of mediocrecy and early affiliation with Ransom Olds was very interesting along with his founding of the Lincoln brand and his battles with the Ford family after they bought Lincoln, and his battles with the IRS. His accomlishments are milestones in industry as much as the auto industry. His assistance on quality scorning the "good is good enough" philosophy and insisting on greatness in his products and production methods makes me wonder what our Cadillacs would be like today if he had not joined GM and kept his standards. His cars would be Rolex quality today if that were the case??
Rolex quality with Rolex prices, which would have resulted in the great majority of us being in the Oldsmobile or Buick club.