Cadillac - Revision history

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 Probably one of the wildest boats ever conceived was the sixteen-foot Sea Lark. Industrial design Brooks Stevens was on retainer with [[Evinrude|Evinrude Motors]] for many years.  He was commissioned to design an annual feature boat on which [[Evinrude]] could hang their newest motor. It was displayed with great fan fair at the annual Chicago and New York international boat shows. The boat was not necessarily intended to be built for public consumption. It was a means for [[Evinrude]] to gain great publicity for their outboard motors. In 1957 Brooks came up with the Sea Lark to promote the new 35 horse power Lark outboard motor. The boat had a molded wood hull with fiberglass deck and aluminum trim. It was a marriage of the three boat building operations owned by Ray Wagemaker. The sporty two seat speedster had massive fins and featured twin bubble windshields. As far as can be determined, Cadillac made two of these boats. One has been discovered and is the coveted possession of a classic boat collector today.
-The boat firm first filed for trademark protection of “Cadillac” on October 28, 1955 and it was published in the Official U.S. Patent Register in March 1956. A month later General Motors filed an opposition with the Patent and Trademark Office. Going a step further, General Motors filed a lawsuit against Cadillac Marine & Boat Co. in February 1957 claiming the auto maker had rights to the name "Cadillac" and they wanted the boat builder to cease and desist using the name. In 1964 a federal court slapped the automaker's hands and said they did not have a monopoly on the name Cadillac. GM was ordered to pay $41,000 to the boat maker for legal fees and loss of reputation.
+The boat firm first filed for trademark protection of âCadillacâ on October 28, 1955 and it was published in the Official U.S. Patent Register in March 1956. A month later General Motors filed an opposition with the Patent and Trademark Office. Going a step further, General Motors filed a lawsuit against Cadillac Marine & Boat Co. in February 1957 claiming the auto maker had rights to the name "Cadillac" and they wanted the boat builder to cease and desist using the name. In 1964 a federal court slapped the automaker's hands and said they did not have a monopoly on the name Cadillac. GM was ordered to pay $41,000 to the boat maker for legal fees and loss of reputation.
-Cadillac Boat had a full page ad in The Boating Industry in May 1958. They pictured and describe aluminum, combination of aluminum and fiberglass, and molded wood boats. They were promoted as the “sweetest boat afloat.” [[Wagemaker]] also had a full page ad and [US Molded Shapes|U.S. Molded Shapes]] had half a page of advertising space in the issue.
+Cadillac Boat had a full page ad in The Boating Industry in May 1958. They pictured and describe aluminum, combination of aluminum and fiberglass, and molded wood boats. They were promoted as the âsweetest boat afloat.â [[Wagemaker]] also had a full page ad and [US Molded Shapes|U.S. Molded Shapes]] had half a page of advertising space in the issue.
 Thirty workers were back on the job in March 1960 after the plant being closed for one month.
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 Harrison Ash gained complete control of Wagemaker, Cadillac, and U.S. Molded Shapes in April 1961. He changed the business names to [[Ash Craft|Ash-Craft Company]] at that time.
-U.S. Molded Shapes, Inc. at Cadillac, Michigan was on the auction block on Tuesday 10 October 10, 1961. The machinery and brand name and good will were purchased by Chicago businessmen Frank Zale and Jerry Fencl. Fencl was head of [[Delta (Illinois)|Delta Boat and Marine Sales]] of Oaklawn, a builder of wooden boats. They had been obtaining their hulls from the Cadillac operation. Fencl’s brother Milo operated [[Milo Craft|MiloCraft Boats]] of Chicago, another builder of molded veneer boats.
+U.S. Molded Shapes, Inc. at Cadillac, Michigan was on the auction block on Tuesday 10 October 10, 1961. The machinery and brand name and good will were purchased by Chicago businessmen Frank Zale and Jerry Fencl. Fencl was head of [[Delta (Illinois)|Delta Boat and Marine Sales]] of Oaklawn, a builder of wooden boats. They had been obtaining their hulls from the Cadillac operation. Fenclâs brother Milo operated [[Milo Craft|MiloCraft Boats]] of Chicago, another builder of molded veneer boats.
 Only a few months later, in January 1962, U.S. Molded Shapes was sold to Kenneth Zick of Charlotte, Michigan. Eighteen workers were on the payroll at the time.
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 File:Cadillaca57001.jpg | 1957 Cadillac Ad
 File:Cadillaca57002.jpg |1957 Cadillac Ad
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 Cadillac Boat Company was a firm of boat builders located in Cadillac,
 Wexford County, Michigan, established in 1953. The company was located at
-7th Street  in Cadillac.  In 1955, John Bushnell served as manager,
+7th Street  in Cadillac.  In 1955, John H. Bushnell served as manager,
 secretary, sales manager and purchasing agent.  The company employed 27 men
 and 3 women in 1955.  By 1957, employment shot upward to 164 males and 3
-females.
+females. By 1958, Bushnell was Vice-President and director for sales. He arranged for Cadillac to be distributed in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana by the Dallas-based Manufacturers' Marketing Associates.
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 The company appears to have been renamed Cadillac Marine and Boat Company

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 File:Cadillaca58004.jpg |1958 Cadillac Ad
 File:Cadillaca58006.jpg |1958 Cadillac Dealer Ad
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 File:Cadillaca58002.jpg |1958 Cadillac Ad
 File:Cadillaca58004.jpg |1958 Cadillac Ad
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 File:Cadillacb58001.jpg | 1958 Magazine Ad
 File:Cadillaca58003.jpg|1958 Cadillac Article
 File:Cadillaca58001.jpg |1958 Cadillac Ad
 File:Cadillaca58002.jpg |1958 Cadillac Ad

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 File:Cadillaca58002.jpg |1958 Cadillac Ad
 File:Cadillaca58004.jpg |1958 Cadillac Ad
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 '''1960 and 1962 Information:'''
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-File:Cadillacbb001.jpg|1960 and 1962 Cadillac models
+File:Cadillacbb001.jpg|1960 and 1962 Cadillac outboard boat models
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 '''1958 Information:'''
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 File:Cadillacb58001.jpg | 1958 Magazine Ad
-File:BHBPHOTO280.JPG|1958 Cadillac Runabout test
+File:Cadillaca58003.jpg|1958 Cadillac Article
 File:Cadillaca58001.jpg |1958 Cadillac Ad
 File:Cadillaca58002.jpg |1958 Cadillac Ad
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-[http://www.fiberglassics.com/index.php?searchword=Cadillac&ordering=newest&searchphrase=exact&limit=20&Itemid=88&option=com_searchCadillac Boats in Use]
+[http://www.fiberglassics.com/index.php?searchword=Cadillac&ordering=newest&searchphrase=exact&limit=20&Itemid=88&option=com_search Cadillac Boats in Use]

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 File:Cadillacb54001.jpg | 1954 Brochure, Page 1
 File:Cadillacb54002.jpg | 1954 Brochure, Page 2
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 File:57cadillac001.jpg | 1957 Magazine Ad
 File:57wlv001.jpg | 1957 Magazine Ad
-File:Cadillaca570001.jpg | 1957 Magazine Ad
+File:Evinrudea57005.jpg| Cadillac in 1957 [[Evinrude]] Ad
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 File:BHBPHOTO280.JPG|1958 Cadillac Runabout test
 File:BHBPHOTO151.JPG|1958 Cadillac Runabout test
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-[http://www.fiberglassics.com/site-search-3?ordering=newest&searchword=Cadillac Cadillac Boats in Use]
+[http://www.fiberglassics.com/index.php?searchword=Cadillac&ordering=newest&searchphrase=exact&limit=20&Itemid=88&option=com_searchCadillac Boats in Use]