The Cadillac on This Day in History

This Day In History: The Cadillac Motor Company was founded on this day in 1902. It was named after Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, who founded Detroit, Michigan. In 1909, Cadillac was purchased by the General Motors. Al Capone had a bulletproof 1928 Cadillac that was impounded by the government and later used by President Roosevelt. Capone also owned one of the Cadillacs used in The Godfather and The Untouchables.

There is an interesting store behind Mary Kay's Pink Cadillac. Mary Kay Ash went to a Lincoln dealership in the late 1960s and asked them to create a custom car to help promote her Mary Kay Cosmetics. She was told "Little lady, go home and get your husband. And when you come back, we’ll get you into that Lincoln.” So, she went to a Cadillac dealer and the pink Cadillac was born, and she would reward her top sellers with these cars.