Henry Leland, a native Vermonter, just couldn't leave well enough
alone. After founding the Cadillac Car Company in 1902 and then selling
it to General Motors in 1909, Leland began the Lincoln Motor Company in
1917 which built Liberty engines for U.S. military planes. Once
the first world war ended, he again started producing high-end and
meticulously crafted automobiles under the Lincoln name until the
company was bought by Ford in 1922. Both makes continue to be the
flagship for quality with their current manufacturers.
Not happy with
his success at Cadillac and Lincoln, however, Henry Leland dove headlong into
producing one of the most reliable, durable and sought-after electric
trains of the 20th Century, the Leland-Detroit Mono 2000 elevated
trolley.
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