Description
Full color 9 1/2″ x 13 1/2″ ad that explains how Cadillac used their peacetime technology to develop engines and Hydra-Matic Transmissions for tanks. The text gives somewhat of a history mentioning that the M-5 Light Tank was developed first followed by the M-8 Howitzer Motor Carriage. Thousands of these machines were produced and are still in use in battlefields around the world. From the experience gained developing the previous tanks the M-24, which is pictured in the ad, was produced and is doing well in battle. These tanks are each using two of the Cadillac V-type engines driving two Cadillac Hydra-Matic transmissions. The text indicates that the wartime engines have been vastly improved over the peacetime engines which means that the post-war Cadillacs should be more dependable.
Source: March 19, 1945 Life magazine.
