Owner's Manual

Henry M. Leland, known as the
master
of precision, initiated his pre-
cision manufacturing techniques at
the founding of Cadillac
in
1902. His exacting
standards prompted the
motto
by which Cadillac .'
has been guided over the
years - "Craftsmanship
A Creed -Accuracy A
Law:'
The introduction of
first in 1908 for achieving
perfect interchangeability
of parts and again in
1912
for introducing the elec-
tric self starter, electric
/' lighting and ignition
system.
Cadillac
is the only
American manufacturer
the first four cylinder en-
1 to win this honor and the
gine in
1905 led the industry and only manufacturer in the world to win
enabled Cadillacs to travel at speeds
up to
50 mph.
For attention to quality and in-
novation, the Royal Automobile
it twice. As commonplace as stan-
dardized parts are today, in
1908 parts
were still individually hand fitted
both in production and service.