Film: Henry M. Leland Speaking and Riding in 1906 Cadillac

[T Boyce]

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

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.

[Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621]

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.

[gary griffin]

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??

[R Schroeder]

All of the above.......
Pretty cool.
Roy

[Louis Smith]

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.