AND A STORY OF CADILLAC IN GENERAL

This is a story of Cadillac in general And a Cadillac Eldorado 1975 model with chassisno.6L67S5Q245605 in special and how it ended up in Norway. It's the story of how it made its way from sunny Florida and Gulf Breeze, Pensacola. This is also the story of how my wife and me got our dream come true. But first, let me tell you the story about Cadillac.

One of my first pictures of the car, it was taken the 1st of July

The Cadillac's conetction to Movie and Music There isn’t a car in the American car industry that has a more mythical history than the Cadillac, and there ain't a car that has more connections to film, rock and country music than Cadillac. Names like rocklegends Chuck Berry, Eartha Kitt, Buddy Holly, Bo Diddley, Wanda Jackson and Roy Orbison, all have Cadillacs in their song lyrics, but the infamous connections don’t stop there . Carl Perkins and his brother almost lost their life after they had been thrown out of Carl's 8-set Cadillac after a collision with a pickup in 1956. Carl ended up in a hospital with medic plaster up to his ears. When Elvis went on stage with Carl’s song ”Blue Suede Shoes,” before he went on TV, climbing on top of the roof of his pink Cadillac. Even a decade later, when pop & rock came to Europe, the band kept on making tributes to the American car Cadillac. Among the groups that made tributes to Cadillac, using the name in the title of their song was the British band “Kinks” and the Swedish “Hep Stars”. In 2000, TVNorge, a Norwegian TV station, made soap called ”Cadillac”. In the nineties and the into the millennium, artists like Dwight Youkham, Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Cash, Sugarland, and Heidi Newfield have used Cadillac in theire songs and music videos. Words like “Pink Cadillac” and “Long black Cadillac” have become icons in the movie and music industry. Same as the legendary “Cadillac Farm” Cadillac are most famous for their use in movies like The Duke of Hazzard, Mustang Sally, Murder she wrote, The A-TEAM, Twins, Harley Davidson, and the Marlboro Man. There's even a Cadillac in the cartoon movie CAR called Caddy. Other Cadillac’s have been used in Die Hard, Superman II, Driving miss Daisy, Casino, and Spiderman. The list is long, and in the years to come, the list will be even longer. The legend of Cadillac as the ultimate car and the mother of all cars still lives on. If Henry Ford is the father of all cars, then : Cadillac is the mother of all cars.

The owner Peter Forester in the background

How Cadillac became Cadillac Cadillac is owned by General Motors. Cadillac was formed from the remnants of the Henry Ford Company. When Henry Ford departed, along with several of his key partners, the company was dissolved. With the intent of liquidating the firm's assets. Ford's financial backers called in engineer Henry M. Leland of Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing Company to appraise the plant and equipment prior to selling them. Instead Leland persuaded them to continue the automobile business using Leland's proven 1-cylinder engine. Henry Ford's departure required a new name, and on the 22th of August 1902, the company reformed as the Cadillac Automobile Company. The Cadillac automobile was named after the 17th century French explorer Antoine de La Mothe de Cadillac, who founded Detroit in 1701. Cadillac was purchased by the GM Conglomerate in 1909.

1903 Cadillac Model A Runabout

Some facts about Cadillac The first mass-production automobile V8 was introduced in the United States in 1914 by Cadillac, a division of GM. In the mid-20th century, the name became a synonym for "high quality," used in such phrases as "the Cadillac of watches," referring to a Rolex. Cadillac's current slogan is Life. Liberty. And The Pursuit. in reference to the inalienable rights mentioned in the United States Declaration of Independence. Cadillac helped to define advanced engineering, luxury, and style early in automotive history, and its vehicles have become known as the world's finest-made. Precision manufacturing of truly interchangeable parts was an award-winning industry first in 1908. In 1910, Cadillac was the first manufacturer to release cars with a fully enclosed cab as factory equipment.

Cadillac 1909

Some facts about Cadillac1912 In 1912, Cadillac was the first manufacturer to incorporate an electrical system that consisted of cranking, lighting, and ignition. And in 1912, Cadillac became the first manufacturer to offer an electric starter as standard equipment. It was developed by Charles Kettering and was marketed as a convenience device for female drivers. Anecdotally, Henry Leland insisted on this after a close friend was killed by a hand crank when his engine backfired on him.

1912 Cadillac Four Phaeton

Cadillac with V8 For the 1914 model year Cadillac introduced the first production V8 engine. In 1915, they were the first to regulate engine cooling by thermostatic means, and in 1922, they were first to introduce thermostatic control of engine carburetion. Cadillac, in 1926, was the first car to introduce shatter-resistant safety glass. By 1927, Cadillac was the first manufacturer to utilize the skills of a designer to style a car's body instead of an engineer.

1927 Cadillac Series 314A Sedan

Cadillac in 1928 In 1928, Cadillac's engineers were the first to design a fully-synchronized manual transmission using constant-mesh gears to prevent clashing upon executing a shift which increased drivability. Cadillac also introduced the 'Turret Top', the first all steel roof on a passenger car. Previously, the center of the roof was made from leather covered wood. The Turret Top increased safety and was quieter.

1928 Cadillac Series 341 Fisher Custom sport phaeton

1932 Cadillac Series 355-B

During 1931 through 1937, Cadillac, along with Buick and Oldsmobile, introduced the production independent wishbone front suspension in 1934. In 1932, Cadillac was also the first to build inherent balance in the V-8. By 1932, Cadillac offered the first production V-16 engine that included the world's first hydraulic valve lifters from 1930 through 1940 which included a V-12. In 1941, Cadillac became the first luxury car nameplate to offer an automatic transmission, GM's Hydra Matic in 1941

V8 - V12 - and V16 Cadillac from 1935-36

V8    1936 Cadillac Series 60