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Craftsmanship is still our stock in trade. A P-38 hitting a german aircraft. Cadillac WWII Ad
Craftsmanship is still our stock in trade. A P-38 hitting a german aircraft. Cadillac WWII Ad
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WWII Cadillac Ad showing a Lockheed p-38 hitting a Nazi aircraft. The rhythmic roar of the P-38 tells more eloquently than words of the superb fighting qualities built into its two perfectly synchronized engines. Foremost of the American-designed and built liquid-cooled aircraft engines is the Allison, which powers several of our top fighter craft and for which we at Cadillac produce vital precision assemblies.
Life Magazine, August 30, 1943. Art by John Vickery.
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World War II Cadillac advertisements are among the most iconic of thousands published in the USA.
On January 16, 1942, 39 days after Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt, with an executive order, created the War Production Board (WPB) to convert peacetime industrial production to meet the needs of the war, along with setting priorities and prohibiting the manufacture of non-essential goods.
Only 55 days after automobile production ended, Cadillac delivered the first tank. Just 17 days later, the second was shipped. Production was beginning to roll and soon to become a flood.
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World War II Cadillac advertisements are among the most iconic of thousands published in the USA.
On January 16, 1942, 39 days after Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt, with an executive order, created the War Production Board (WPB) to convert peacetime industrial production to meet the needs of the war, along with setting priorities and prohibiting the manufacture of non-essential goods.
Only 55 days after automobile production ended, Cadillac delivered the first tank. Just 17 days later, the second was shipped. Production was beginning to roll and soon to become a flood.
