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...rest of the field and, with turf-devouring nonchalance, loped to victory by five lengths. In the winner's circle, tossing his head like a young virtuoso after a brilliant performance, the horse drew the fond gaze of his jockey, Steve Cauthen. Said Cauthen: "Arazi rides just like a Cadillac...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cadillac Colt The favorite to win the Kentucky Derby, Arazi races like the Second Coming of Secretariat | 5/4/1992 | See Source »

...wacky guitar riffs and lyrics such as "Baby, don't you drive around with Dr. Bernice/ She's not a lady doctor at all." Lowery is in top form with his mysterious but earthy images: "Baby, don't you drive around with Dr. Bernice/ That ain't a real Cadillac/ It's a Delta 88, spray-painted black/ With fake leather seats from Juarez...

Author: By Dan Sharfstein, | Title: A Listener's Perspective: Cracker | 4/16/1992 | See Source »

...last July by the HSC Security company as a guard at Carle Place High School on New York's Long Island. Now he is accused of firing 16 shots from a 9-mm gun, killing two young men and critically wounding three others as they sat in a parked Cadillac outside the school. HSC, which has since shut its operations, was required by law to submit Padilla's fingerprints to the state within 24 hours. Instead, the company waited more than seven weeks. According to Padilla's parents, their son is "mentally unstable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Report: Thugs in Uniform | 3/9/1992 | See Source »

...worst problems at General Motors in recent years has been the bland similarity of its products, which seem to have been stamped by the same cookie cutter. At a new-model preview several years ago, a Cadillac engineer was asked his opinion of the main difference between the look-alike Chevrolet Cavalier and Cadillac Cimarron. "About $5,000," he said dismissively. Many 1980s-era models were also prosaic, underpowered and poorly executed. But a handful of new models demonstrate that GM divisions, when well motivated and organized, can build distinctive, high-quality products. A sampler...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Silver Lining in the Showroom | 12/30/1991 | See Source »

...Cadillac Seville. This luxury sedan looks like a European touring car with added muscle tone. The handling is tight, the instrumentation is easy to read, and the STS version is refreshingly free of the chrome that gets slapped willy-nilly on other American cars. The zebrawood accents on the interior are real, not the plastic imitations earlier models used. It is the first luxury car in years that GM execs can truly call world class. At a $34,975 base price, it isn't cheap, but with Japanese and German competitors priced at as much as $8,500 more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Silver Lining in the Showroom | 12/30/1991 | See Source »

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