Cadillac

thumb|Mr. Sloan, Cadillacs are made to run, not just to sell. ~ Henry M. Leland The Cadillac Motor Car Division (/ˈkædɪlæk/) is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors Company (GM) that designs and builds luxury vehicles. Its major markets are the United States, Canada, and China. Cadillac models are distributed in 34 additional markets worldwide. Cadillac automobiles are at the top of the luxury field within the United States. In 2019, Cadillac sold 390,458 vehicles worldwide, a record for the brand. Founded in 1902, Cadillac is among the oldest automotive brands in the world, fourth in the United States only to Autocar Company (1897) and fellow GM marques Oldsmobile (1897) and Buick (1899), and the second-oldest American automaker still operating. It was named after Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, who founded Detroit, Michigan. The Cadillac crest is based on his coat of arms. thumb|Well, there she sits buddy just a-gleamin' in the sunThere to greet a working man when his day is doneI'm gonna pack my pa and I'm gonna pack my auntI'm gonna take them down to the Cadillac ranch ~ Bruce Springsteen thumb|Well, it's the finest lookin' car that ever rolled off the lineAny other car, you'd just be wastin' your timeOh, one fine day I'm gonna make a Cadillac mine. ~ Stray Cats thumb|The Only Way To Travel Is Cadillac Style ~ Cadillac advertising, 1988-1991 thumb|I might not have any money, I might not have a Cadillac, but I'm proud of what I do and I don't answer to anybody. ~ A Bronx Tale thumb|I got it one piece at a time and it didn't cost me a dimeYou'll know it's me when I come through your townI'm gonna ride around in style, I'm gonna drive everybody wild'Cause I'll have the only one there is around ~ Johnny Cash thumb|"And what are you in now?""I had a Dodge.""Those are wonderful if you want to get somewhere. This is for when you've already arrived." ~ Mad Men thumb|Eldorado fins, baby, whitewalls in skirtsRides just like my little bit of heaven here on earthWell, buddy, when I die throw my body in the backDrive me to the junkyard in my Cadillac ~ Bruce Springsteen thumb|Cadillac, CadillacLong and dark shiny and blackOpen up your engines, let 'em roarTearing up the highway like a big old dinosaur ~ Bruce Springsteen thumb|As I was motorvatin' over the hillI saw Maybellene in a Coupe DeVilleA Cadillac a-rollin' on the open roadNothin' will outrun my V8 Ford. ~ Chuck Berry thumb|2008 Cadillac DTS-L thumb|They'll Take The Cadillac Tonight ~ Cadillac advertising, 1955 thumb|Well, I ain't Burt Reynolds and I ain't Tom SelleckI got bills up the pike and my car's an old relicI get Chevrolet pay, but I've got a big smile'Cause my little baby loves me Cadillac style ~ Sammy Kershaw thumb|Well, I ain't Goldfinger and I ain't Joe FashionAnd you can't buy much with the checks I'm cashin'So, people if you wonder why I'm a-ridin' with a smileIt's 'cause my little baby loves me Cadillac style ~ Sammy Kershaw thumb|Best Of All... It's A Cadillac ~ Cadillac advertising, 1982-1986 thumb|She got twenty-nine CadillacsTwenty-nine sables from Sach'sThey came from twenty-nine fellas who never had their armsAround the lady from 29 Palms ~ Allie Wrubel __NOTOC__ A She got twenty-nine CadillacsTwenty-nine sables from Sach'sThey came from twenty-nine fellas who never had their armsAround the lady from 29 Palms Allie Wrubel, "The Lady From Twentynine Palms" (1947), performed in its best-known recordings by the Andrews Sisters and Freddie Martin & His Orchestra B Ford then embarked on a brief but successful career as a racing driver. Victory in a race at Grosse Point brought him sufficient kudos for a second company, the Henry Ford Motor Company, founded just seven weeks later. Many invested who had already lost money financing the Detroit Automobile Company. The intention — of he backers at least — was to start making a car based on the one which had been responsible for Ford's famous racing victory. Yet only four months later, Ford was asked to leave and offered a severance payment of $900. The company was renamed the Cadillac Automobile Company and manufactured a car according to Ford's design, but with a single, rather than a two-cylinder motor. After 1909, as part of General Motors, Ford's arch rivals in later years, Cadillac became one of America's most prestigious makes of motor car — the exact opposite of the reputation Ford motor cars later acquired. Ray Batchelor, https://books.google.com/books?id=h3i7AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA19 Henry Ford, Mass Production, Modernism, and Design 19 9780719041747 1994 As I was motorvatin' over the hillI saw Maybellene in a Coupe DeVilleA Cadillac a-rollin' on the open roadNothin' will outrun my V8 Ford Chuck Berry, "Maybellene" (1955), written by Chuck Berry I might not have any money, I might not have a Cadillac, but I'm proud of what I do and I don't answer to anybody. A Bronx Tale (1993), directed by Robert De Niro, written by Chazz Palminteri. Spoken by De Niro's character Lorenzo Anello. C You Can Kill A Horse But Not A Cadillac Cadillac advertising slogan, 1905 They'll Take The Cadillac Tonight Cadillac advertising slogan, 1955 Best Of All... It's A Cadillac Cadillac advertising slogan, 1982-1986 The Only Way To Travel Is Cadillac Style Cadillac advertising slogan, 1988-1991 Well, I left Kentucky back in '49An' went to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly lineThe first year they had me puttin' wheels on CadillacsEvery day I'd watch them beauties roll byAnd sometimes I'd hang my head and cry'Cause I always wanted me one that was long and black Johnny Cash, "One Piece at a Time", One Piece at a Time (1976), written by Wayne Kemp One day I devised myself a planThat should be the envy of most any manI'd sneak it out of there in a lunchbox in my handNow gettin' caught meant gettin' firedBut I figured I'd have it all by the time I retiredI'd have me a car worth at least a hundred grand Johnny Cash, "One Piece at a Time", One Piece at a Time (1976), written by Wayne Kemp So the very next day when I punched inWith my big lunchbox and with help from my friendsI left that day with a lunch box full of gearsI've never considered myself a thiefBut GM wouldn't miss just one little pieceEspecially if I strung it out over several years Johnny Cash, "One Piece at a Time", One Piece at a Time (1976), written by Wayne Kemp I got it one piece at a time and it didn't cost me a dimeYou'll know it's me when I come through your townI'm gonna ride around in style, I'm gonna drive everybody wild'Cause I'll have the only one there is around Johnny Cash, "One Piece at a Time", One Piece at a Time (1976), written by Wayne Kemp D E F G H I K Well, I ain't Burt Reynolds and I ain't Tom SelleckI got bills up the pike and my car's an old relicI get Chevrolet pay, but I've got a big smile'Cause my little baby loves me Cadillac style Sammy Kershaw, first verse of "Cadillac Style," Don't Go Near The Water (1991), lyrics written by Mark Petersen Well, I don't have a condo in Panama CityYou could say I'm a member of the Poor Boy CommitteeBut I kinda feel rich when I've been with her a while'Cause my little baby loves me Cadillac style Sammy Kershaw, second verse of "Cadillac Style," Don't Go Near The Water (1991) Well, I ain't Goldfinger and I ain't Joe FashionAnd you can't buy much with the checks I'm cashin'So, people if you wonder why I'm a-ridin' with a smileIt's 'cause my little baby loves me Cadillac style Sammy Kershaw, third verse of "Cadillac Style," Don't Go Near The Water (1991) L Mr. Sloan, Cadillacs are made to run, not just to sell. Henry M. Leland, explaining to Alfred P. Sloan, the supplier of Hyatt bearings, that his bearings not (yet) met the requirements. As quoted in David Farber. Sloan Rules: Alfred P. Sloan and the Triumph of General Motors, p. 14 M [Don is visiting a Cadillac dealership, viewing the new 1962 Coupe de Ville] Wayne Kirkby: Afraid you'll fall in love? Don Draper: Something like that. Wayne Kirkby: Well, I can see you have good taste. This is the one. 1962 Coupe de Ville; does everything but make breakfast. What are you in now? Don Draper: I had a Dodge. Wayne Kirkby: Those are wonderful if you want to get somewhere. This is for when you've already arrived. Don Draper: Is that right? Wayne Kirkby: Of course, someone like you, you don't need to see yourself in a Cadillac; you walk about in one every day. How'd you like your car to look like that? Mad Men (television series), Season 2, Episode 7 "The Gold Violin", first aired 7 September 2008 N O P Q R S Well, there she sits buddy just a-gleamin' in the sunThere to greet a working man when his day is doneI'm gonna pack my pa and I'm gonna pack my auntI'm gonna take them down to the Cadillac ranch Bruce Springsteen, "Cadillac Ranch", The River (1980), written by The Boss himself Eldorado fins, baby, whitewalls in skirtsRides just like my little bit of heaven here on earthWell, buddy, when I die throw my body in the backDrive me to the junkyard in my Cadillac Bruce Springsteen, "Cadillac Ranch", The River (1980) Cadillac, CadillacLong and dark shiny and blackOpen up your engines, let 'em roarTearing up the highway like a big old dinosaur Bruce Springsteen, "Cadillac Ranch", The River (1980) James Dean in that Mercury '49Junior Johnson runnin' through the woods of CarolineEven Burt Reynolds in that black Trans AmAll gonna meet down at the Cadillac ranch Bruce Springsteen, "Cadillac Ranch", The River (1980) Oh, wake up in the morning,Brush my teeth and comb my hair.Well, wake up in the morning, Brush my teeth and comb my hair.Well, there's a big black Cadillac parked in the street over thereWell, it's the finest lookin' car that ever rolled off the lineAny other car, you'd just be wastin' your timeOh, one fine day I'm gonna make a Cadillac mine. Stray Cats, "Look At That Cadillac," Rant N' Rave With the Stray Cats (1983), written & composed by Brian Setzer I gotta get a CadillacLook at that Cadillac, look at thatLook at that Cadillac, look at thatRollin' down the avenueI'm gonna get me a Cadillac, too, if it's the last thing I do. Stray Cats, chorus of "Look At That Cadillac," Rant N' Rave With the Stray Cats (1983), written & composed by Brian Setzer Well, I got a job down at the liquor storeWell, I got a job down at the liquor storeWhoa, I ain't lazy but I don't want to work no moreWhen I get my pay-cheque put it right in the bankI'm puttin' all my money straight right in the bank Well, I'm a-half way to gettin' my big black Cadillac tank! Stray Cats, "Look At That Cadillac," Rant N' Rave With the Stray Cats (1983), written & composed by Brian Setzer Whoa, sittin' in a bar knockin' 'em back, up pulls a big black CadillacOut steps a kitten, stand back cats, 'way I go in that Cadillac! Stray Cats, "Look At That Cadillac," Rant N' Rave With the Stray Cats (1983), written & composed by Brian Setzer T U V W X Y Z External links Category:Car manufacturers of the United States