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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.
Henry Martyn Leland (Barton, 16 de fevereiro de 1843 — Detroit, 26 de março de 1932) foi um comerciante, inventor e industrial automobilista e de motores de aviação dos Estados Unidos, fundador da Cadillac e da marca de carros de luxo Lincoln.
Henry M. Leland (born February 16, 1843, Danville, Vermont, U.S.—died March 26, 1932, Detroit, Michigan) was an American engineer and manufacturer whose rigorous standards contributed to the development of the automobile.
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Henry Leland was a pioneer of quality manufacturing and interchangeable parts in the American automobile industry. He founded Cadillac and Lincoln, and worked with Ford and Kettering on innovations such as the electric self-starter.
Learn about Henry Martyn Leland, the pioneer of precision engineering in the automobile industry. He founded Cadillac and Lincoln car companies, developed the electric self-starter and the V-8 engine, and sold his businesses to Ford.
23 de set. de 2018 · Henry Leland strove to build an even better automobile. Flush with severance cash and stocks, he immediately founded the Lincoln Motor Company (named for his hero, Abraham Lincoln, who he'd helped re-elect in 1864), at first to build Liberty aero engines under license for the aerial battle over Europe.
[35:10] Henry Leland founds Cadillac when he is almost 60 years old: Henry Leland now embarked on the great adventure of his life; he would play an important role in the organization of Detroit’s first successful automobile company.
