Re: Confidential Information for Cadillac Retail Salesmen

Posted by Jim L. in OR On 2013/9/15 15:15:59

For 1954 Cadillac could make many un-refutable claims as to size etc. The '54 Cad was an all new body which was bigger and Cadillac did fill it with many desireable features. If you compared a 1954 Cadillac to a 1951 Cadillac, you could make the many of the same arguments (1951 Cadillacs didn't offer Power stering either). Styling wise, I think it came down to be largely a matter of Taste. Cadillac simply screamed "LOOK AT ME, I'M RICH!!! Packard's Caviller and Patrician understated it.
I've had a 1955 (2nd year with '54 body) Cadillac (Fleetwood) and a '55 Packard Patriian. The fact that I'm here writting this shows which CAR I prefer. A lot of Cadillac's vs Packard's sales can be attributed to the fact it GM's money behind it. If Packard had GM:s organizational resources behind it I think the sales numbers - same cars - would have been condiderably different