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1. www.hagerty.com › media › peopleWhy Henry Leland, founder of Cadillac and Lincoln, is ...

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   Oct 16, 2019 · The backers reorganized the company, naming it after the erstwhile French nobleman who founded Detroit, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, and put Leland in charge. That’s why the first 1903 Cadillac is so similar to the original 1903 Ford Model A. They were both essentially Henry Ford’s designs (or designs done with Ford’s supervision).

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2. www.hemmings.com › stories › articleHenry M. Leland | Hemmings

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   Sep 23, 2018 · Ford, who was already envisioning the Model T, took his leave. Leland suggested naming the car after the founder of Detroit, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac. The first Cadillac arrived in 1903 and was an immediate success, its price notwithstanding. By 1908, Cadillac had five luxury models in its portfolio, all with fully interchangeable parts.

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   Why did Henry Leland win the Supreme Court?

   • Henry Leland spent the next nine years of his life in and out of court in an effort to compel Ford to keep his promises to Lincoln’s stockholders. Ford being Ford, he fought it to the Michigan Supreme Court, and won. Despite his vision and success, Leland’s philosophies weren’t rewarded in the 20th Century.

   Henry Leland lived, fought and lost by his principles - Hagerty

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   How much did Henry Leland pay for Ford?

   • The answer appears to be that it was a bargain: The $12 million or so that Ford ultimately paid for the company was, by Henry Leland’s own estimation, about a quarter of what it was actually worth and at least $2 million less than the Lelands had spent to build the company and its factory in the first place.

   The 19th Century Man: The Rise and Fall of Henry Martyn Leland

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   How did John Leland get into the auto industry?

   • Leland got another chance to get into the nascent auto industry the following year when, as a liquidator of the Detroit Motor Company, he talked the board, minus one unhappy member named Henry Ford, into reorganizing as a new company renamed after the city of Detroit’s founder: Cadillac.

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   When did Henry Leland die?

   • By then, Henry Leland was exhausted and broken. The decade-long battle with Ford had tarnished his once-unimpeachable reputation, as had the on-again, off-again tax claim, which reemerged in 1923; Ford Motor Company finally settled it for $1.5 million. Henry Leland died on March 26, 1932, at the age of 89.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Henry_MHenry M. Leland - Wikipedia

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   Henry Martyn Leland (February 16, 1843 – March 26, 1932) was an American machinist, inventor, engineer, and automotive entrepreneur. He founded the two premier American luxury automotive marques , Cadillac and Lincoln .

   • Born: February 16, 1843, Vermont, U.S.

   • Died: March 26, 1932 (aged 89), Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

5. ateupwithmotor.com › henry-leland-lincolnThe 19th Century Man: The Rise and Fall of Henry Martyn Leland

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   Feb 22, 2009 · THE 19TH-CENTURY MAN: HENRY LELAND. At the dawn of the 20th century, Henry Martyn Leland was already 56 years old, well into an exceptionally vigorous middle age. A farmer’s son from Vermont, Henry Leland became an apprentice machinist the summer before the Civil War. He reached the age of 21 in time to vote for Abraham Lincoln in the 1864 ...

6. www.hemmings.com › stories › 2019/04/01America's Car Museum seeking pre- and postwar Cadillacs for ...

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   Apr 1, 2019 · In This Article. Category: Classics. Make: Cadillac. Founded by machinist and inventor Henry M. Leland in 1902, Cadillac would go on to establish itself as one of the world's premier luxury automotive brands, renowned for its innovation, engineering, and design. LeMay - America's Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington, will open a new exhibit on May ...

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7. www.hagerty.com › media › peopleAmerican Frenemies: Cadillac and Lincoln were ... - Hagerty

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   Sep 3, 2018 · You won’t find the name Henry Martyn Leland etched in stonework atop any Detroit edifice or adorning a life-size statue. Nor are there many books detailing the life and times of this craftsman. That’s a pity because Leland is not only the patron saint of Cadillac and Lincoln, he also played a major role perfecting interchangeable parts, V-8 ...

8. www.hagerty.com › media › archivedHenry Leland lived, fought and lost by his principles - Hagerty

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   Nov 24, 2016 · Henry Leland spent the next nine years of his life in and out of court in an effort to compel Ford to keep his promises to Lincoln’s stockholders. Ford being Ford, he fought it to the Michigan Supreme Court, and won. Despite his vision and success, Leland’s philosophies weren’t rewarded in the 20th Century. First Durant, then Ford ...