Read what Curbside.TV recently posted about Cadillac and the history of this American icon. "Throughout history, Cadillac has played a significant role in transporting&hellip;{"id":1035,"date":"2012-03-02T11:57:57","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T19:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pomonaswapmeet.com\/?p=1035"},"modified":"2012-03-02T14:48:21","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T22:48:21","slug":"american-history-of-the-cadillac-limousine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/02\/american-history-of-the-cadillac-limousine\/","title":{"rendered":"American History of the Cadillac Limousine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.pomonaswapmeet.com\/2012\/03\/02\/american-history-of-the-cadillac-limousine\/1959_historical_cadill43\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1048\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1048\" title=\"1959 Historical Cadillac\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.pomonaswapmeet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/1959_historical_cadill43.jpg?resize=300%2C209\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" \/><\/a>Read what Curbside.TV recently posted about Cadillac and the history of this American icon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>&#8220;<\/em><em>Throughout history, Cadillac has played a significant role in transporting U.S. presidents in safety and in style. For President\u2019s Day, here are 10 tales of Cadillac and the Commander in Chief. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>President Woodrow Wilson rode in a Series 53, 1916 Cadillac through the streets of Boston during a World War I victory parade in 1919. Cadillac models were used during the war in Europe due to the power and durability of the engines, the first mass-produced V8s.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>A lavish 1928 Cadillac Series 341 town car was used late in the Calvin Coolidge administration.\u00a0The Series 341 was new for 1928 and featured a 90 horsepower V-8 with a smooth dual plane crankshaft, 3-speed manual transmission and tiltable beam headlamps. Fit for the President of the United States, the 1928 Cadillac embodied master craftsmanship and artistry.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>After the attack on Pearl Harbor,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/reviews.cnet.com\/2300-10863_7-10006756-6.html\">legend<\/a>\u00a0has it that President Franklin D. Roosevelt used a heavily armored 1928 Cadillac Town Sedan that was originally owned by gangster Al Capone.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>In 1938, two Cadillac convertibles, dubbed the \u201cQueen Mary\u201d and \u201cQueen Elizabeth,\u201d were delivered to the U.S. government. Named after the great ocean liners of the time, the vehicles were 21.5 feet long, weighed 7,660 pounds each and were equipped with a small arsenal, two-way radios and heavy-duty generators. Durable and reliable, the two \u201cQueens\u201d served Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. 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