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1903 Cadillac USA This Model A was the first Cadillac to be brought to Britain. Frederick Stanley Bennett imported it and drove it in the 1903 Thousand Miles Trial. Bennett subsequently became the official UK importer and was behind the standardisation tests of 1908 in which three identical Cadillacs were dismantled and then rebuilt from a mixed up pile of parts, proving the interchangeability of the components. Created in 1902 by Henry Leland, Cadillac was built upon the remains of the original Henry Ford Company. From the beginning Leland insisted on the highest standards of precision engineering in order to build a quality mass produced vehicle, demanding that 'We must make every piston so exact and every cylinder so exact that every piston will fit into every cylinder'. Despite these high production standards over 2000 Cadillacs were produced in 1903. Engine: 1609cc, 1 cylinder, overhead valve, 6,5hp Performance: 30mph Price New: £200 Manufacturer: Cadillac Automobile Company, Detroit Owner: Mr J.F. Bennett and Mrs M Southam Housing a collection of over 250 automobiles and motorcycles telling the story of motoring on the roads of Britain from the dawn of motoring to the present day, the award winning (Winner - The International Historic Motoring Awards of the Year 2012) National Motor Museum appeals to all age groups. From World Land Speed Record Breakers including Campbell’s famous Bluebird to film favourites such as the magical flying car, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and rare oddities like the giant orange on wheels. Don’t miss exciting extra features such as the Motorsport Gallery, Wheels and Jack Tucker's Garage - A permanent, multi award-winning 1930's garage has been created within the Museum, complete down to the last nut and bolt and rusty drainpipe. Whilst the building is a complete fabrication, everything in it - all the fixtures, fittings, tools and ephemera - are genuine artefacts collected over a period of 25 years. |
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Beaulieu National Motor Museum 18-09-2012
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| Author | Karen Roe from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK |
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