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[Wayne W.]

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Was it Lincoln ? Oh by the way I cheated on Wiki !!

Correct, and that is where the story comes full circle. When Lincoln got into trouble, Henry Ford acquired the company, effectively getting revenge for Leland`s bail out of Fords first company.

There are a lot of interesting stories like this out there. The leaders of these companies were very intertwined.

[Mike M.]

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I thought the man who died as a result of being hit in the jaw (resulting in gangrene) by the car's crank starter was Byron Carter, who produced the Cartercar. Interesting car as it had a friction drive like an older Snapper lawnmower. The assets of the Cartercar company were eventually purchased by GM (W.C. Durant) and maybe this is why Carter was considered a GM employee.

[Wayne W.]

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I thought the man who died as a result of being hit in the jaw (resulting in gangrene) by the car's crank starter was Byron Carter, who produced the Cartercar. Interesting car as it had a friction drive like an older Snapper lawnmower. The assets of the Cartercar company were eventually purchased by GM (W.C. Durant) and maybe this is why Carter was considered a GM employee.

It was Carter, a close friend of Leland, not a GM employee. He died a few weeks later from complications. Could have been gangrene.

[Sander B.]

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what car/brand from the 50/60's can be driven fullspeed in forward as well as backwards

Sander,

[Bruce C.]

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So...does anyone know how Cadillac got its name, that is, what does it mean, where did it come from, etc?

I'm just asking - have no clue. (But this is kind of fun.)

[Michael G.]

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Cadillac was named after the French explorer who founded Detroit, Antoine de Cadillac. Glad Davey Crockett didn't found Detroit, they'd probably have called it the Crock...

Mike

[Terry M.]

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Google is your friend:

http://www.cadillacforums.com/cadillac-history.html

[Mike M.]

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The CVT DAF?

[Sander B.]

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The CVT DAF?

bulls eye !

[Stewart A.]

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The Caddy Club over here is called the De La Salle Club. It's starting to make sense. Stewy

[Stewart A.]

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Sander I'm not sure of what car was as fast in forward as reverse but I do know the Lancia Stratos used to do over 100 mph in reverse. Stewy

[Edward M.]

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ok next Quiz Q

what car/brand from the 50/60's can be driven fullspeed in forward as well as backwards

Sander,

Kurt Busch's race car