Cadillac de ville hardtop coupe

Cadillac is a division of U.S.-based General Motors (GM) that markets luxury vehicles worldwide. Cadillac is among the oldest automobile brands in the world, second in America only to fellow GM marque Buick. The firm was founded from the remnants of the Henry Ford Company in 1902, almost nine years before Chevrolet. By the time General Motors purchased the company in 1909 Cadillac had already established itself as one of America's premier luxury carmakers. The complete interchangeability of its precision parts had allowed it to lay the foundation for the modern mass production of automobiles. It was at the forefront of technological advances, introducing including full electrical systems, the clashless manual transmission and the steel roof. The brand developed three engines, with its V8 setting the standard for the American automotive industry. In the 1950s its body styling became extravagany, especially at the rear, with tail fins inspired by the Lockheed P-38 fighter. After 1959 Cadillac simplified their designs and this 1960 de Ville Coupe, of which 21,585 were made, is now much sought after by collectors. (02.12.2015)This sound was recorded by Zoom H-6 Portable Multitrack Sound Recorder with SGH-6 Shotgun Microphone and edited in Ableton