Photo Gallery «The discovery of the V8 - Henry Leland's big hit»
Cadillac founder Henry Leland is one of the great car pioneers. As early as 1908, he had demonstrated how precision manufacturing could be used to guarantee problem-free interchangeability of parts. Four years later, Cadillac presented the electric starter, and in 1915 the first American production V8 caused a sensation, heralding Cadillac's rise to the status of a luxury brand. This article tells the story of the beginnings of the engine type that Henry Ford would later make the standard drive in the USA for decades.
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