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...CADILLAC The first car equipped with an electric starter opened up the road for women. Cadillac president Henry Leland pressed engineer Charles Kettering to devise the starter after a friend was killed trying to crank a car by hand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cars That Mattered | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

...CADILLAC The first postwar car with fins and V-8 power set a mood of exuberance that reached its peak with the shark-finned Caddy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cars That Mattered | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

...wider. It's now possible to wear a twin set and full pleated skirt without irony. (The poodle skirt, however, is still out of the question.) Auto designers are also beginning to use some of the hallmark motifs of the midcentury cars. Besides the fins planned for the Cadillac, the 1999 Mustang has triangular wind scoops on the side reminiscent of the 1964 model, and Ford is reintroducing the Thunderbird...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Design: Back To The '50S | 11/16/1998 | See Source »

...increasingly crowded SUV category. Newcomers include the Lexus RX300, which competes with the Cherokee on price but carries a luxury nameplate. (The Cherokee's wider track and improved power shifting make it more nimble than the RX300 in off-road driving.) Among other new SUV entrants: the Cadillac Escalade, a luxury version of the Chevrolet Tahoe, and the Suzuki Grand Viatra...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bigger, Faster...and Cheaper | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

...Joseph H. Pilates, was interned in England and forced to work as a nurse. Using springs and hospital beds, Pilates developed exercise equipment for injured and immobilized soldiers. He later brought the unique design to New York City, where he opened his first studio in 1926. The "Universal Reformer," "Cadillac," "Barrel" and "Wunda Chair," all resembling WWI-era torture devices, grew out of these original apparatus...

Author: By Alicia A. Carrasquillo, | Title: Pontius Pilates | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

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